AFP - Afghan officials accused Pakistan Tuesday of being behind a suicide blast at the Indian embassy that left 41 people dead, saying the attack had the hallmarks of its intelligence agency.
AP - The United Nations in Sudan says a U.N. military observer and a monitor from Sudan's army have been shot and wounded in the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei. -- read full article
Reuters - The U.N. Security Council could
vote for sanctions against Zimbabwe as soon as this week,
France said on Tuesday, despite pressure from African states to
give their mediation efforts a chance first.
AFP - Holy sites in Israel, the residence of a former South Pacific island chief and an ancient Ottoman town in central Albania were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List on Tuesday.
AFP - The US ambassador to the UN said Tuesday that he was confident a sanctions resolution targeting Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and his cronies would be passed by the Security Council this week.
AFP - The US State Department on Monday condemned the murder of a top United Nations envoy in Somalia as "a brutal act" aimed at silencing moderates who seek peace.
AFP - The United Nations led worldwide condemnation of the bombing of India's embassy in Afghanistan, which left 41 dead in one of the worst attacks in the country since the fall of the Taliban.
AP - The Mexican government says UNESCO has added a Monarch butterfly reserve in southern Mexico to its list of World Heritage sites. -- read full article
AP - An 11th century temple that sits on Cambodia's disputed border zone with Thailand was designated as a world heritage site, a UNESCO official said Monday. -- read full article
AFP - A Hindu temple in Cambodia, two historic Malaysian trading towns and an early agricultural site from Papua New Guinea were added to UNESCO's World Heritage List on Monday.
AP - Disaster recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in Myanmar's cyclone-hit areas, despite logistical obstacles, a United Nations agency said Monday.
AP - Gunmen opened fire on people leaving a mosque in Somalia's capital on Sunday night, killing one of the country's senior U.N. officials and wounding his son and another man, a witness and a family member said. -- read full article
AP - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans on Friday to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against U.S. beef imports that have rocked the government.
Reuters - The United States said on Thursday it
expects the U.N. Security Council to vote next week on
sanctions against Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and top
aides in response to last week's widely condemned election.
