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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un waves at the end of a major military parade to mark 100 years since the birth of the country's founder and his grandfather, Kim Il-sung in Pyongyang. Kim delivered his first public speech and vowed to push for "final victory" for his impoverished state despite a failed rocket launch two days ago.
North Korea suspends last project with South, Putin cites Chernobyl
Reuters 08 Apr 2013
North Korea suspended its sole remaining major project with the South on Monday, after weeks of threats against the...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon listens to journalists' questions during a joint press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Sofia, May 5, 2010. The two-day panel, to be addressed on May 6 by Ban, brought together more than 150 government officials, analysts and journalists from across eastern Europe, as well as activists who took part in the upheavals in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia.
UN Secretary General: Egypt needs 'meaningful aid'
Egypt Independent 12 Feb 2013
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for "meaningful aid" to Egypt and Libya in order to help both...
Palestinians walk past the debris of a destroyed home following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, on 19 November 2012. An Israeli airstrike early Monday killed three Palestinians in a car in central Gaza, medics said, raising the toll to 85 as Israel's relentless air campaign entered its sixth day.
Israel mulls Gaza truce as toll tops 100
AFP 20 Nov 2012
Israeli leaders Tuesday discussed an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza's ruling Hamas, reports said, before a...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon listens to journalists' questions during a joint press conference with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Sofia, May 5, 2010. The two-day panel, to be addressed on May 6 by Ban, brought together more than 150 government officials, analysts and journalists from across eastern Europe, as well as activists who took part in the upheavals in Egypt, Yemen and Tunisia.
Ban Ki-moon to visit Egypt for talks on Gaza
Reuters 18 Nov 2012
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Egypt on Monday for talks with the Egyptian president and other...
People's Assembly Speaker Saad al-Katany during a brief session of Parliament, the first since the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled the chamber unconstitutional on 14 June 2012.
Katatny to head delegation to Gaza Monday
Egypt Independent 18 Nov 2012
The Freedom and Justice Party called on members of all political currents to join a delegation to the Gaza Strip Monday...
Ban Ki-moon defends Iran visit, says pushed for change
Reuters 01 Sep 2012
  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has defended his controversial visit to Iran, saying on Friday...
Syrian rebels hit back at Assad’s air power
Reuters 01 Sep 2012
  Rebels seized an air defense facility and attacked a military airport in eastern Syria on Saturday, a monitoring...
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy (R), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (C) and Iran's former president Akbar Hashem
US welcomes UN and Egyptian criticism of Iran and Syria
AFP 30 Aug 2012
WASHINGTON — The United States welcomed Thursday a decision by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and Egyptian President...
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon visits the Sultan Colony, an Internally Displaced Persons' camp, in the Province of Punjab, near the city of Multan, in Pakistan, August 15, 2010. UN chief Ban Ki-moon pledged to speed up international aid for as many as 20 million people hit by Pakistan's floods, warning the
UN chief defies US, Israel; plans to attend Tehran summit
Reuters 22 Aug 2012
  UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to attend a summit meeting of leaders of non-...
Syrian forces pound Aleppo and Damascus
Reuters 26 Jul 2012
BEIRUT — Damascus and Aleppo came under shell fire on Thursday as troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad...