US says Iran missile test may have broken UN rules
The White House said Tuesday that Iran likely breached a UN Security Council resolution when it tested a long-range ballistic ...
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France carries out first air strikes on IS in Syria
United Nations: France carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria on Sunday, launching a ...
UN urges action against spread of small arms
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called on world governments to step up arms control, in particular by keeping track ...
UN watchdog ‘seriously’ worried by North Korea nuclear program
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Monday he is "seriously" worried about the North Korean nuclear program, which ...
Global arms treaty enters into force on Wednesday
A treaty laying down international rules for the $85 billion dollar global arms trade goes into force on Wednesday, with ...
India votes against U.N. draft resolution on nuke pact
India has voted against the provisions of draft resolutions calling for signing of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT), ruling out ...
North Korea defies UN censure to fire missile into sea
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un guided the military's latest rocket-firing drill, state media said Sunday, confirming the missile launch which ...
UN calls crisis talks as Iraq militants advance on Baghdad
Militants have seized the Iraqi city of Tikrit as a militant offensive sweeps closer to Baghdad, prompting the UN Security ...
Eighteen countries ratify UN treaty on arms trade
A total of 18 countries filed documents Wednesday ratifying a UN treaty to regulate the $80-billion-a-year conventional arms trade. One ...
US, biggest exporter, signs landmark UN arms treaty
US President Barack Obama's administration signed a UN treaty Wednesday to track exports of firearms and other conventional weapons, offering ...
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