International Organization News

7:25 AM EST
2/9/2012 Arab League seeks UN help to revive Syria missionUnited Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday disclosed the Arab League’s intention to revive its observer mission in crisis-hit Syria.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, International Organization, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Revolutions

11:01 AM EST
2/6/2012 U.S. suspends diplomacy in Syria, shifts gears to tighten Assad supply linesThe United States on Monday announced the immediate suspension of its embassy operations in Damascus and withdrew all American personnel from Syria.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, International Organization, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

10:49 AM EST
2/2/2012 Shoes, stones rain on U.N. chief’s car in GazaPalestinian protesters threw shoes and stones at the car of United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon during his visit to Gaza Strip on Thursday.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Demonstration, Politics, International Organization

12:38 PM EST
1/31/2012 U.S. urges Security Council action on SyriaA day after the United States strongly denounced civil violence by President Bashar al-Assad's government, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to work on a resolution to endorse the Arab League plan.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, International Organization, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent

7:20 AM EST
1/25/2012 United Nations opens main office in Mogadishu in return to SomaliaThe United Nation’s political office for Somalia officially moved from Nairobi to Mogadishu on Tuesday as the Transitional Federal Government hails its gains and advances its fight against Al-Shabaab toward the outskirts of the capital.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, International Organization

10:15 AM EST
1/24/2012 Croatia says goodbye to Balkans in referendumCroatia on Monday waved goodbye to the Balkans as two-third of Croatian voters endorsed their country's entry to the 27-nation EU bloc in July next year.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Referenda, International Organization

9:25 AM EST
1/24/2012 EU imposes oil embargo on Iran in support of U.S.-led sanctions campaignIn what could increase tensions between Iran and Europe, the European Union on Monday imposed an oil embargo on the Islamic nation.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, Alliances, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Oil And Gas - Upstream Activities, International Organization

11:44 AM EST
1/23/2012 EU bans new imports of oil, petrochemicals from IranThe European Union announced on Monday it will ban new imports of crude oil and petrochemical products from Iran in a bid to cut the country’s source of funding for its nuclear program.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Oil And Gas - Downstream Activities, Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, International Organization

8:48 AM EST
1/18/2012 European Parliament appoints Germany’s Martin Schultz as new presidentEuropean Parliament on Tuesday elected German Socialist Martin Schultz as its new president. Schultz, who won the election with a comfortable majority of 387 votes out of 670 cast, will replace Jerzy Buzek of Poland.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, Executive (government), International Organization

11:45 AM EST
1/17/2012 Rights group protests abductions, secret killings in BangladeshInternational rights groups are seeking answers from Bangladesh authorities for ongoing abductions, disappearances and secret killings. A report released last week expressed alarm at the increasing numbers of professionals, including lawyers, university students, small businessmen and pro-opposition political activists, being abducted by armed plainclothed men.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Police, Investigation, Politics, International Organization