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UN inspectors arrive in Iran for nuclear talks

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A team of U.N. inspectors arrived in Tehran early on Monday for talks on Iran's disputed nuclear program, a day after the Islamic Republic ordered a halt to its oil sales to Britain and France in apparent retaliation for tightening EU sanctions.
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U.S., EU welcome Iran nuclear letter, suggest talks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and European Union expressed cautious optimism on Friday over prospects that Iran may be willing to engage major powers in new talks, but underscored any resumed negotiations must be sustained and focus on the nuclear issue....
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Russia opposes UN General Assembly move on Syria

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia opposes a draft resolution on Syria at the U.N. General Assembly, saying it focuses entirely on Bashar Assad's regime and fails to address the armed opposition, a top Russian diplomat said Thursday....
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Wikileaks Banned From UN Conference on Wikileaks

UNESCO opens 2-day media conference in Paris...
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NGO says Israel army targets photographers at protests

International press advocacy group Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday accused the Israeli military of deliberately targeting news photographers covering Palestinian protests in the occupied West Bank....
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IMF's Lagarde praises Saudi role, no word on aid

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde praised Saudi Arabia's role in stabilising the global economy during a visit to Riyadh on Saturday, but there was no word on the possibility of a fresh Saudi contribution to the IMF's resources....
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IATA calls for U.N. deal to avert carbon trade war

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Global airlines called on Sunday for a deal brokered by a United Nations agency to avoid an impasse between China and the European Union over jet pollution spilling into a trade war....
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UN tells Israel of concern for Palestinian hunger striker

A UN envoy called on Israel on Friday to do all it can for the health of a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for the past 55 days in protest at his detention without charge....
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Cyprus rivals face deadline to keep UN peace talks alive

UN leader Ban Ki-moon will start two days of talks with the rival leaders of divided Cyprus on Monday having warned them that time is running out to seal an accord....
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World Bank warns of world danger

The World Bank has a warning for the developing world: prepare for the worst. The World Bank recently also announced that India is one of the economies that truly needs to prepare for an enormous global slowdown. Warnings of extreme uncertainties is flowing rather quickly out of the World Bank as they say that the crisis in Europe will spare no country....
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