News on United Nations Security Council

U.N. Security Council calls for nuclear disarmament

2010-06-25T20:34:09Z

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council, at a historic summit meeting chaired by U.S. President Barack Obama, unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution on Thursday calling on nuclear weapons states to scrap their deadly arsenals.

It is the fifth time t...

Rice: Bush approach best to achieve Mideast peace

2010-06-25T23:34:58Z

Rice says Bush Mideast initiative should not be shelved before seeking UN endorsement

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday that the Mideast peace process President Bush launched is the best chance yet to end the conflict between Isra...

CORRECTION South Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-19T19:31:47Z

CORRECT DATE - South Korean Marines patrol along the coast on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. A U.S. governor visiting North Korea called for it to show maximum restraint to planned Sou...

South Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-19T18:30:52Z

South Korean Marines patrol along the coast on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 29, 2010. A U.S. governor visiting North Korea called for it to show maximum restraint to planned South Korean milit...

APTOPIX South Korea Koreas Clash

2010-12-19T09:01:18Z

South Korean marines patrol on Yeonpyeong island, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a frequent unofficial envoy to North Korea, has called for the North to show maximum restraint to planned South Korean military dril...

UN Koreas Clash

2010-12-18T17:31:33Z

Vitaly Churkin, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations, speaks to the media Saturday Dec. 18, 2010 at the Russian Mission in New York during a news conference regarding the U.N. Security Council scheduling of an emergency meeting at

UN Iraq

2010-12-15T11:31:10Z

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, meets with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before a session of the United Nations Security Council, at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010. (AP Photo)