UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Friday unanimously approved a resolution endorsing an international road map for a Syria peace process, a rare show of unity among major

The frontrunner to be South Korea's next president has apologised after sparking a public uproar for jokingly likening the skin colour of an African scholarship student to coal. Kim Moo-sung, the

Heavy rains continue to pummel the Philippines, threatening to aggravate flooding that has prompted the government to declare a state of "national calamity". The death toll after a week of devastating

Counting is under way in Rwanda after a referendum that could change presidential term limits, and preliminary results show an overwhelming majority supporting the amendment that could allow President Paul

The UN Security Council has unanimously agreed on the text of a draft resolution for peace talks in January and a ceasefire aimed at ending the war in Syria. All 15

Foreign ministers from around the Middle East and Europe are meeting in New York City for talks to bring the Syrian government and armed opposition to the negotiating table. Friday's meeting

Libyan lawmakers were set to sign a disputed UN-sponsored agreement on a unity government yesterday despite a warning from the heads of rival parliaments that the deal has no legitimacy. World

Australia has been ranked as the second-best country in the world for its quality of life by a UN report that assessed economic, education and life-expectancy data. The nation's "Human Development

China has issued its second ever "red alert" warning, advising residents that heavy air pollution is anticipated to shroud northern parts of the country this weekend. The bad air quality is