The Latest Breaking News from United Nations

Hundreds of protesters and bystanders were hit in the eyes by pellets fired by security forces, and might lose vision.

Exclusive: Philippe Sands KC says non-binding opinion will nevertheless be seen as ‘authoritative statement of law’

Israel’s foreign minister says country is ‘approaching the moment of an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon’

Israel vowed on Sunday to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and fanned fears that the war in Gaza will spread.

UN member states meet Monday seeking to finalize an international treaty on the fight against cybercrime, a text strongly opposed by an unlikely alliance of human rights groups and big technology companies.

Democratic NYC council member Susan Zhuang arrested for biting deputy police chief during protest. Alleges mistreatment by NYPD.

A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition on Sunday claimed a major victory over Mali's army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border.

US backed Israel in blaming Hezbollah for strike on Golan Heights but is ‘working on a diplomatic solution’

Editorial: Britain has a historic responsibility to back global attempts to properly regulate the world of offshore financial centres

The ‘Hunter S Thompson of PR’’s tell-all about the dark arts of media manipulation, promoting Assad, Gaddafi and the Qatar World Cup, is an entertaining if feverish glimpse into a secretive industry

Shorouq spoke to FRANCE 24 in November about the challenges facing pregnant women in Gaza, which is experiencing severe shortages of both food and medical care. Eight months later, we asked her how she and her family are coping; not only do they face a constant threat from air strikes…