Topic: Ban Ki-moon

Fatah, Hamas split widens amid Gaza war

Members of the secular Fatah movement, which controls the Palestinian Authority, are divided over how the group should respond to the ongoing Israeli offensive against Hamas.

Stop shooting, says UN chief, then get a Gaza cease-fire deal

Palestinian disunity could be a sticking point in cease-fire negotiations.

Bin Laden tape calls for holy war in Gaza

Israeli forces launched artillery fire into south Lebanon and went deeper into Gaza.

Hamas signals Gaza truce; Israel debates goals

Opinion: In defense of Israel's 'disproportionate' response in Gaza

It's war. Victory requires a superior military advantage.

Ghana's new president: Africa's symbol of a working democracy

John Atta Mills took the oath of office Wednesday after a closely contested race.

Israel agrees to brief bombing break in Gaza

The daily three-hour pause comes amid indications that cease-fire talks may be near.

A rush to broker peace in Gaza

Absent more forceful US role, others make frantic bid to halt fighting.

Will stimulus plans go global?

Efforts outside the US tend to amount to 1.5 percent of GDP or less, one tally finds.

Pursuit of Somali pirates to get hotter

UN allows antipiracy forces to chase them onto land, attack them by air. But Security Council seems unprepared to address the instability that makes Somalia a 'failed state.'

How a murder investigation could snarl Mideast peace

Syria is the prime suspect in former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination. But many say an international tribunal could cause it to turn away from engaging with the West and Israel.

World

Killing of Congolese civilians highlights urgency of UN summit

At least 12 people were killed Nov. 6 in the Congo. Today, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon called for rebels to restore the ceasefire.

A push for development abroad

Despite economic crisis, Bush urges the US and other wealthy nations to maintain foreign aid.

A financial new world order?

Bush says reforms must improve, not fetter, the free market; Europeans hint at more robust intervention.

Extreme poverty the focus at U.N. summit

Fewer people live in poverty now than in the 1990s, the UN wants to cut this number in half by 2015.

At U.N., a bolder approach to terrorism

The secretary-general held a symposium Tuesday on the victims of terrorism – the first conference on the topic held by the UN.

Learning to live globally

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

As G-8 meets, free trade under fire

Recent economic woes are raising new doubts about the benefits of globalization.

UN chief signals shift on Kosovo

Despite Russian and Serbian opposition, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Friday the UN would gradually cede its role.

Opinion: How to silence that Iran war drumbeat

War is not inevitable. Bold, transparent diplomacy can work.

Tensions as Kosovo inks Constitution

The document, signed Sunday, is seen as key to stability. But many issues remain unresolved.

How to cut the price of oil

Energy costs have become a driving force of inflation.

Nations offer Afghanistan aid, demand accountability

Afghans sought help for its $50 billion five-year plan as donors met in Paris June 12.

Israeli settlers' attack on Palestinian family captured on video

The recording's release comes as the UN Security Council prepares to discussa resolution demanding the halt of Israeli settlement construction.