Benevolent bureaucrat: Ban Ki-moon updated Tue, October 20, 2009
Back in his native South Korea, the Korean Foreign Ministry nicknamed him "Ban-chusa," meaning "the Bureaucrat" or "the administrative clerk."
No winner in $5 million African leadership prize updated Mon, October 19, 2009
A $5 million prize to reward good leadership in Africa was dramatically awarded Monday to ... nobody.
Photos capture plundering of Earth's resources updated Tue, October 13, 2009
Last year's inaugural Prix Pictet photography award for environmental sustainability produced a stunning shortlist of photos.
Praise and skepticism greet Obama's Nobel Peace Prize updated Fri, October 9, 2009
The surprise decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize elicited swift reaction Friday, with some hailing the choice and others expressing astonishment and skepticism.
Musicians play for peace to mark WWII anniversary updated Thu, August 27, 2009
The Polish city of Krakow played host to a unique collection of some of the world's leading classical musicians on Tuesday for a special performance to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.
Environmentalists hope UN talks tough on climate change updated Sun, August 16, 2009
You're probably not thinking about what you would like for Christmas yet. But ask any environmentalist for their ideal gift and you'll get a version of this answer: a binding agreement at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen this December that is strong enough to match the science.
Pan Am bomber at heart of controversy since 1988 updated Thu, August 13, 2009
Pan Am Flight 103 was 31,000 feet in the air, heading for New York City, when it exploded over Scotland on the longest night of the year, December 21, 1988, killing 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground below.
Kenya shuns calls for independent tribunals on post-vote violence updated Mon, August 3, 2009
Kenya's plan to use its judiciary to try perpetrators of post-election violence reneges on an earlier pledge to use an independent tribunal, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
Kenya sets deadline for election violence tribunal updated Mon, July 6, 2009
A high-level Kenyan delegation has agreed with the International Criminal Court to set up a tribunal by July 2010 to prosecute those who instigated last year's devastating post-election violence.
Kenya sets deadline for election violence tribunal updated Mon, July 6, 2009
A high-level Kenyan delegation has agreed with the International Criminal Court to set up a tribunal by July 2010 to prosecute those who instigated last year's devastating post-election violence.
