(VOVworld) – The Israeli military announced Thursday it will impose a 48-hour closure on the West Bank and Gaza Strip, banning Palestinians from entering Israel during the Jewish holiday of Passover....
(VOVworld) – Tensions in the East Sea have resulted from China’s tough actions, said Hugo Swire, British Minister of State for East Asia early this week at the Center for...
(VOVworld) – The Syrian opposition has withdrawn from peace talks in Geneva due to what it calls the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in Syria. This has stalled efforts to...
(VOVworld) - The first consultative meeting of Eurasian parliament speakers took place in Moscow on Tuesday to boost parliamentary cooperation between Asian and European countries
(VOVworld) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Barack Obama agreed during a phone call on Monday to effect a Syria ceasefire brokered by their two nations
(VOVworld) – On Tuesday, Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh received representatives of the Vu A Dinh fund and the “for beloved Hoang Sa and Truong Sa” fund. She said their activities...
(VOVworld) – The UN Security Council organized an open debate on the situation in the Middle East including the Palestinian question on Monday. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned attacks on...
(VOVworld) – At least 8 African refugees and more than 20 other migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their boats capsized
(VOV world) - Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Monday that Russia will continue to help the Syrian army combat the Islamic State (IS) and Jabhat al...
(VOVworld) – The UN called for an emergency 100-million USD humanitarian aid package for 1.7 million Somalis at risk of hunger and serious food shortage due to the ongoing...
(VOVworld) - Representatives of the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said Sunday that the Syrian opposition has threatened to abandon the UN-brokered peace talks if there is no progress on its...
(VOVworld) - Ensuring that UN peace operations effectively confront and respond to both current and future global peace and security challenges requires sustained efforts to bolster the right processes, strong partnerships,...
(VOVworld) – Czech President Milos Zeman rejected EC’s refugee resettlement quotas Monday
(VOVworld) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday that if the number of refugees entering Germany is kept at a low level, Germany could lift border control with Austria...
(VOVworld) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ready to act as mediator between the parties following the recent escalation of conflict in the zone of Nagorno-Karabakh,...
(VOVworld) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry held phone talks on Friday about measures to strengthen the ceasefire in Syria
(VOVworld) – The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management, AHA, opened its 3rd training course on natural disaster response and rescue work in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday. 16 officials from natural disaster management centers in...
(VOVworld) – German Foreign Minister Walter Steinmeier has strongly criticized the unilateral actions by some EU states in the migrant crisis
(VOVworld) – Thousand of Germans marched on Saturday to protest against war and demand a more humanitarian policy for refugees
(VOVworld) – More than 40 resolutions have been approved at the 31st regular meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday