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UK and US warn of axing aid to Houthi-run Yemen
Fears from UN that Iran-aligned group seeks to exploit humanitarian supplies and funds
Fidel Castro: Fiery leader of the Cuban revolution who defied the West
Old age claimed Cuba’s ‘Commandante’ after a clutch of failed assassination attempts and the Cuban pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war. Critics will remember a reckless bully – admirers a hero who refused to bow to the United States.
UN security council to discuss Syria's nuclear activities
Security council unlikely to agree on punitive measures against Syria for refusing to cooperate with investigations into its suspected nuclear activities.
UN condemns attacks on French and US embassies in Syria
Rare criticism from the Security Council as Syrian ambassador claims American and French diplomats 'distorted and exaggerated' the facts.
UN agrees to 7,000-strong peacekeeping force for South Sudan
UN adopts resolution "welcoming the establishment of the Republic of South Sudan ... upon its proclamation as an independent state" and laid out plans to maintain peace in a territory that has endured decades of violence.
Arab Spring bad for region's economies says UN report
Wave of pro-democracy uprisings across the Middle East and North Africa is stalling economic growth in countries affected, says report on progress towards achieving the UN¿s anti-poverty targets.
Strauss-Kahn's bail waived as doubts arise over accuser
Cyrus Vance, the Manhattan district attorney, said investigations would continue "until we have uncovered all the facts".
Qatar's Sheikha Mozah urges UN to protect children and schools
Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser, a UN education envoy, told dignitaries at UN headquarters yesterday that 42% of the children who are denied access to classrooms are living in conflict-ridden countries.
UN sends Ethiopian troops to disputed Sudanese town of Abyei
Security Council to deploy 4,200 soldiers to territory after North and South Sudan signed a deal in Addis Ababa last week agreeing to withdraw from Abyei and allow in peacekeepers.
Tunisia joins international war crimes court
Tunisia is the fourth Arab country to join the International Criminal Court and the first to join up since a wave of pro-democracy uprisings started sweeping the region.
Qatari becomes the next UN president
Doha's ambassador, Nassir Abdulaziz Al Nasser, was elected by acclamation and will start work in September, which means he may oversee the debate over whether Palestinians should gain membership of the UN.
40% of seized amphetamines confiscated in Middle East
Saudi Arabia accounts for more than half of seizures in the region.
Rival leaders agree to demilitarise Abyei and let Ethiopian peacekeepers patrol Sudan
Negotiators hopeful demilitarised zone between North and South Sudan will end the killings around contested border region.
Kuwait faces new political turmoil over fate of prime minister
The prime minister will need support from 25 of 49 eligible MPs in a vote of non-cooperation on June 23, or the emir will face the difficult choice of sacking him or calling an early election.
UN report on North Korea-Iran links stalled
The deadlocked report says North Korea appears to have been breaking UN sanctions by exchanging ballistic missile technology with Iran.
