Baghdad, Aug 8 (JEN) In a significant development, the US on Friday said it has launched an air strike against militants in conflict-hit Iraq.

Washington, Aug 8 (JEN): Amid ongoing conflict in Iraq, US President Barack Obama has authorised air strikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq to help Iraqi forces as well as to pr ...

New York , Aug 8 (JEN) As Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorists continue to overrun areas of northern Iraq, the United Nations has begun coordinating humanitarian assistanc ...

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) The head of the UN agency mandated to defend press freedom on Thursday condemned the death of journalist Timur Kuashev in Russia and called for a thorough investigatio ...

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) Two senior UN officials warned on Thursday that although the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has vastly improved since this time last year ...

New York, Aug 8 (JEN) The United Nations flag is flying at half-mast on Thursdayat the world body's New York Headquarters in memory of the UN staff members killed since the beginning of the ...

Perth, Aug 6 (JEN): In a show of unity, commuters on Wednesday helped to free a man after his leg was trapped between the platform and the train in western Australia.

New York, Aug 7 (JEN) A senior United Nations peacekeeping official on Wednesday warned that after just three years of independence, South Sudan is now on the brink of a humanitarian catastr ...

New York, Aug 7 (JEN) As the temporary ceasefire continues to hold in Gaza, senior United Nations officials on Wednesday urged Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, a ...