United Nations Security Council

...particularly with Indonesia, which is a very complex country to deal with," he said. Mr Rudd's policies have isolated Australia and killed its chances of getting enough votes for a seat on the UN Security Council (UNSC), Mr Haigh said.

In this article: Kevin Rudd, UNSC, Indonesia, John Howard, Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs, Goose, APEC, and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

...his swan song address following his failed re-election bid; he was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to impose new sanctions aimed at reducing the arms flowing into...

In this article: Ted Stevens, Democracy, Slinky, Nobel Prize, World War II, Bill of Rights, Cholesterol, Mark Gastineau, and Judy Woodruff

...suspected of committing war crimes in its member states, if those countries cannot or will not conduct the trials themselves. The U.N. Security Council also can ask the court to investigate a case. The United States refused to ratify...

In this article: United States, U.N. Security Council, Rome Statute, Washington, Human Rights Watch, U.N., and Omar al-Bashir

By Arun Kumar, Washington, Nov 19 : The Obama administration should announce its support for a permanent seat for India on the UN Security Council during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the White House next week, a US expert...

In this article: India, United States, Climate change, Manmohan Singh, Security Council, New Delhi, Washington, and Sustainable development

...U.N. sanctions aimed at its nuclear and missile activities, arms trading and import of luxuries, U.N. experts say in a new report. The Security Council imposed the sanctions, including arms embargoes, asset freezes and travel bans, in...

In this article: United Nations, Security Council, North Korea, Pyongyang, Seizure, U.S. Treasury Department, and Kim Jong-il

New Delhi, Nov 17 : Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has called for 'a comprehensive reform of the UN Security Council' including expansion in both the permanent and non-permanent membership categories of the council. Attending the second...

In this article: UN Security Council, Meira Kumar, United Nations, New Delhi, and New York

In this article: UN Security Council, Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, Israel, Yasser Arafat, and Ehud Barak

Italy has launched a new bid for the European Union to have its own seat on the United Nations Security Council after the passing of the Lisbon Treaty. The Italians are seeking German support for the move, which could renew questions...

In this article: European Union, UN, Franco Frattini, Italy, Britain, Lisbon, Javier Solana, and Francesco Paolo Fulci

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia brought what it called threats of war from neighboring Venezuela to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday after Hugo Chavez, leader of the neighboring country, told his army to get ready to fight. For months...

In this article: Hugo Chavez, Security Council, Colombia, Venezuela, Alvaro Uribe, United States, Bogota, Washington, Rafael Correa, and George W. Bush

...send a report calling for Israel and the Palestinians to investigate alleged war crimes during last winter's conflict in Gaza to the UN Security Council "as soon as possible." The 15 council members have already received copies of the...

In this article: Security Council, Gaza, Ban Ki-moon, Israel, UN, and Palestinian militants