U.N. Approves Treaty To Regulate Multibillion-Dollar Global Arms Trade
National Public Radio
National Public Radio
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the first U.N. treaty to regulate the estimated $60 billion global arms trade on Tuesday. The goal of the Arms Trade Treaty, which the U.N. has sought for over a decade according to the Associated Press, is to keep illicit weapons out of...
World Autism Awareness Day: UN urges early interventions for people on autism spectrum
United Nations
United Nations
Print 2 April 2013 – Early interventions can help people on the autism spectrum reach significant gains in their abilities, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said, urging international attention to autism and other developmental disorders. “Now is the time to work for a more inclusive...
Cyprus bank chief seeks to allay fears
CNN
CNN
April 2, 2013 -- Updated 0452 GMT (1252 HKT) (Financial Times) -- The head of Cyprus's central bank has sought to deflect blame for the chaos that has engulfed the island's financial system but has promised a steady lifting of capital controls and played down the risk of a flight of deposits from...
North Korea 'to restart Yongbyon nuclear reactor'
BBC News
BBC News
North Korea says it will restart all facilities at its main Yongbyon nuclear complex, which it shut in...
March 'deadliest month' in Syria's war
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
March was the bloodiest month yet in Syria's two-year-old conflict with more than 6,000 documented deaths, an activist group has said, blaming the increase on heavier shelling and more violent clashes. Rami Abdul-Rahman, who heads the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said the toll was...
South Korea vows fast response to North; U.S. deploys stealth jets
New Straits/Business Times
New Straits/Business Times
SEOUL : South Korea will strike back quickly if the North stages any attack on its territory, the new president in Seoul warned on Monday, as tensions ratcheted higher on the Korean peninsula amid shrill rhetoric from Pyongyang and the U.S. deployment of radar-evading fighter planes. North Korea...
Karzai meets Qatar emir on Taliban office
The Times of India
The Times of India
DOHA: Afghan President Hamid Karzai held talks on Sunday with the emir of Qatar during a visit to discuss opening a Taliban office in the Gulf state, as...
Pope Calls for ‘Peace in All the World,’ in First Easter Message
The New York Times
The New York Times
VATICAN CITY — In his first Easter Sunday message, Pope Francis passionately called for “peace in all the world,” urging Israelis and Palestinians to “resume negotiations to end a conflict that has lasted all too long,” calling for an end to the civil war in Syria, and...
N Korea vows to 'strengthen nuclear weapons'
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
North Korea has pledged to strengthen its nuclear weapons programme, a day after announcing it is in a "state of war" with South Korea, as the region remains tense amid a military build-up by both North and South Korea. A meeting on Sunday of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party,...
Nato alarm over Afghan army crisis: loss of recruits threatens security as handover looms
The Independent
The Independent
Thousands of recruits are quitting the newly formed Afghan police and armed forces every month, raising fears over their ability to protect the emerging democracy when coalition troops leave the country in less than two years' time. For every 10 new soldiers recruited to the Afghan National Army...
C. African Republic: March in Favor of New Leader
The New York Times
The New York Times
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — A demonstration in support of Central African Republic's new leader Michel Djotodia was held in the capital, Bangui. Several hundred residents marched through the city of 700,000 Saturday, carrying banners endorsing Djotodia, who came to power last week...
North Korea declares 'state of war' with South
New Straits/Business Times
New Straits/Business Times
SEOUL : North Korea on Saturday declared it was in a “state of war” with South Korea and warned Seoul and Washington that any provocation would swiftly escalate into an all-out nuclear conflict. The United States said it took the announcement “seriously”, but noted it followed a familiar...
Syrian rebels capture key town near Jordan
Philadelphia Daily News
Philadelphia Daily News
Associated Press Posted: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 3:01 AM BEIRUT - Syrian rebels on Friday captured a strategic town near the border with Jordan after a day of fierce clashes that killed at least 38 people, activists said, as opposition fighters expand their presence in the south, considered a...
Kenya awaits presidential election ruling
BBC News
BBC News
Kenya's Supreme Court is to announce its decision on a challenge to the election of Uhuru Kenyatta as president. The appeal was lodged by Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Mr Kenyatta's rival in a presidential poll earlier this month. Official results said Mr Kenyatta beat Mr Odinga by...
