NewsBrief

Main Menu

EU Focus

EU Policy Areas

Themes

The World

Offices & Agencies

Top Stories

Nine die in bomb blast at Syrian military post

Articles: 2, Last update: May 19, 2012 10:30:00 PM, Start: May 19, 2012 10:00:00 PM

Sources: 2 , Peak: 43, Current rank: 49, Previous rank: 50, Change: 0%

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

2 Americans Jailed in Haiti in Pro-Army March

Source country ABCnews Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:18:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Michel Martelly[1]; Gary Desrosiers[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Two Americans are among 50 people jailed during a march by hundreds of military fatigue-wearing protesters pressing for the return of Haiti's disbanded army, a police spokesman said Saturday. Gary Desrosiers of the Haitian National Police said the Americans are being held because they were acting as.......

Articles published more than 3 hours ago

2 Americans Detained in Haiti in Pro-Army March

Source country ABCnews Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:15:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Michel Martelly[1]; Gary Desrosiers[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Two Americans are among 50 people who were detained during a march in Haiti that drew hundreds of protesters pressing for the return of the country's disbanded army, a police spokesman said Saturday. Gary Desrosiers of the Haitian National Police said the Americans were held because they were acting.......

Articles published more than 4 hours ago

Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9

Source country AP Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:19:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] peacekeeping[2]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Walid Muallem[1]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Al-Nusra Front[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Hervé Ladsous[1]; Barack Obama[1]; Anne Gearan[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Jim Kuhnhenn[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Society; Security; Terrorist Attack; Ban Ki-moon; Conflict; UN Bodies; External Relations;

Quotes in this article

Barack Obama said: "We all believe that a peaceful resolution and political transition in Syria is preferable,"

BEIRUT (AP) â€” A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in increasingly frequent bombings in the country's major cities to target the regime's security services. President Barack Obama said the members of the Group of Eight industrial nations support the U....

Articles published more than 6 hours ago

Nine dead in Syria bomb attack 17:19 Syria says bombing the latest proof that the uprising against Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot

Source country irishtimes Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:35:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[3]; peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[2];

Entities: Kofi Annan[1]; Khan Sheikhoun[1]; Saad Hariri[1]; Hervé Ladsous[1]; Rafik al-Hariri[1]; Bashar Assad[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Society; Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies;

A car bomb blew up at a Syrian military post in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor today killing nine people, an attack that Syria said was the latest proof that an uprising against president Bashar al-Assad is a foreign plot. The official Sana news agency said the blast had been the work of a suicide.......

Ladsous : L'objectif de la mission des observateurs est de stopper la violence et d'entamer un processus politique en Syrie

Source country Sana-fr Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:09:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations Unies[1]; ONU[2]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Robert Mood[1]; Raghda Bittar[1]; Kofi Annan[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Hervé Ladsus, secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix à l'ONU, a affirmé l'achèvement du déploiement des observateurs militaires et des éléments civils en Syrie, précisant que l'opération est faite avec une rapidité sans précédente dans l'histoire des Nations Unies...

Ladsous: UN Observer Mission Aimed at Halting Violence and Starting Political Process through Annan's Initiative

Source country Sana-en Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:08:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Peacekeeping[1]; UN[8]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Ahmed Fawzi[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

DAMASCUS, (SANA) United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous stressed on Saturday that the process of spreading military and civil observers has been completed, pointing out that the process was completed with swiftness that is unprecedented in UN history...

Siria: attentato a Deir Az-Zur

Source country euronews-it Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:08:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] peacekeeping[1]; Nazioni Unite[2];

Entities: Francesca Morvillo[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters; Terrorist Attack; Security; UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Diciannove persone sono state uccise questo sabato in Siria, secondo l'Osservatorio siriano per i diritti umani. Nove di loro hanno perso la vita in…...

Ladsous: el objetivo de la Misión de Observadores es detener la violencia e iniciar un proceso político

Source country Sana-es Saturday, May 19, 2012 6:00:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Naciones Unidas[1]; ONU[2]; Mantenimiento de la Paz[1];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Damasco, SANA El Secretario General Adjunto de Operaciones de Mantenimiento de la Paz, Hervé Ladsous, afirmó...

La mission des observateurs rediscutée

Source country lematin-CH Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:27:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations unies[3]; ONU[6]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Quelque 260 observateurs de l'ONU ont été envoyés en Syrie pour surveiller le cessez-le-feu, constamment violé depuis. Des responsables sont arrivés à Damas pour faire le point....

Syrian TV: Suicide Bombers Strike Military Again

Source country voanews Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:23:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[2];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Bashar Assad[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Terrorist Attack; Security; UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Quotes in this article

Hervé Ladsous said: "I would remind you that this is a process," "We have reached certain elements of our objectives. We are not there yet, but it is a process that will be continuing with the support of all those concerned in order, first and foremost, to achieve this cessation and, in the first time, confirm the reduction of the violence"

The death toll in Syria is rising following another suicide bombing apparently targeting the country’s military. Syrian state television says nine people are now dead and more than 100 injured after a suicide attacker detonated a car bomb in Syria's eastern city of Deir el-Zour Saturday....

Interview: Increased U.N. presence in Afghanistan expected after 2014

Source country xinhuanet_en Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:12:00 PM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UNITED NATIONS[1]; peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1];

Other categories: Society; Security Council; UN Bodies;

Quotes in this article

Hervé Ladsous said: "I think there is an expectation from many countries, ... as ISAF countries pull back, that an increased U.N. presence will also be necessary to compensate in a way,"

by Xinhua writer Gu Zhenqiu UNITED NATIONS, May 19 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming NATO summit in Chicago will discuss the issue of security in Afghanistan for 2014 and beyond, with an increased U.N. presence in Afghanistan being expected after a NATO pullout, a senior U.N. official told Xinhua....

Des responsables de l'ONU à Damas

Source country Europe1 Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:01:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations unies[1]; ONU[3]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Kofi Annan[2]; Ban Ki Moon[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Trois responsables de l'ONU, dont un adjoint de l'émissaire international Kofi Annan, étaient samedi à Damas pour discuter de l'évolution de la mission des observateurs déployés en Syrie, déchirée par les violences.Il s'agit de l'assistant de Kofi Annan pour la Syrie, Jean-Marie Guéhenno, du.......

Articles published more than 12 hours ago

Top UN officials arrive in Syria to assess observers' progress on ground

Source country xinhuanet_en Saturday, May 19, 2012 10:10:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[12]; peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Walid Muallem[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Hervé Ladsous[2]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[2]; Khan Sheikhoun[2]; Bashar Assad[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

DAMASCUS, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Three senior UN officials arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus Friday to assess the observers' mission which is operating in Syria to monitor the implementation of the six-point plan brokered by UN-Arab League joint special envoy Kofi Annan....

Un rapport du Pentagone accuse à tort la Chine de manquer de transparence sur ses dépenses militaires

Source country french-news Saturday, May 19, 2012 9:50:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations Unies[1]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Hu Jintao[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

WASHINGTON, 18 mai (Xinhua) -- Le Pentagone a accusé à tort vendredi la Chine de manquer de transparence sur ses dépenses militaires, et d'être responsable d'intrusions informatiques dans le cyberespace américain. Selon le rapport annuel du département américain de la Défense sur le développement.......

India seeks its rightful role on world stage: Envoy

Source country economictimes Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:03:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[5]; peacekeeping[1];

Entities: Hardeep Singh Puri[1]; Naveen Jindal[1]; Singh Puri[1];

Other categories: Security Council; UN Bodies;

New Delhi's UN envoy has a made a strong case for a governance architecture that accommodates and acknowledges India's contribution...

UN officials in Syria to assess observers' mission

Source country chinadaily Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:37:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[8]; peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Walid Muallem[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Hervé Ladsous[2]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[2]; Khan Sheikhoun[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

Three senior UN officials arrived in Syria Friday to assess the observers' mission to monitor the implementation of the six-point plan brokered by Kofi Annan....

Top UN officials arrive in Syria to assess observers' progress on ground

Source country peopledaily Saturday, May 19, 2012 7:13:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[8]; peacekeeping[1]; United Nations[1];

Entities: Walid Muallem[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Hervé Ladsous[2]; Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[2]; Khan Sheikhoun[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: Society; UN Bodies;

Arrivée en Syrie de trois responsables de l'ONU pour évaluer les progrès de la mission d'observateurs sur le terrain (SYNTHESE)

Source country french-news Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:59:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations unies[1]; ONU[8]; maintien de la paix[2];

Entities: Walid Muallem[1]; Jean-Marie Guehenno[1]; Hervé Ladsous[2]; Robert Mood[2]; Kofi Annan[4]; Khan Sheikhoun[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Trois hauts responsables de l'ONU sont arrivés vendredi à Damas, capitale syrienne, pour évaluer la mission des observateurs en Syrie qui est chargée de surveiller la mise en œuvre du plan en six points négocié par l'émissaire conjoint de l'ONU et de la Ligue arabe, Kofi Annan....

Pinoy peacekeepers in Golan Heights receive UN medals

Source country gmanews Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:42:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[8]; peacekeeping[3]; United Nations[1];

Other categories: Security Council; UN Bodies;

The latest batch of Filipino peacekeepers the fifth contingent in the Golan Heights continued to do the Philippines proud as they were given United Nations medals for their valuable service....

KCNA Commentary Terms Lee Myung Bak Modern Day Traitor of 1905

Source country kcna Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:44:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[1]; peace-keeping[1];

Entities: Lee Myung-bak[12]; Kim Kwan[1]; Kim Kwan-Jin[2];

Other categories: Security; UN Bodies;

Pyongyang, May 18 (KCNA) -- Traitor Lee Myung Bak who was born to be a pro-Japanese is sticking to the pro-Japanese line before his death. It was reported that he would dispatch Kim Kwan Jin, puppet minister of Defense, to Japan so that he might meet his Japanese counterpart to conclude a pact on.......

CJC rechaza pauta de doble rasero de EE.UU.

Source country kcna Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:44:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] mantenimiento de la paz[1]; ONU[14];

Other categories: Security Council; Security; UN Bodies;

Pyongyang, 18 de mayo (ACNC) -- En relacion con que son violados gravemente los derechos independientes de Corea y otros Estados soberanos por la aplicacion abierta de la logica de coaccion al estilo norteamericano en el Consejo de Seguridad de la ONU segun la pauta de doble rasero de EE.UU....

Un conseiller militaire de l'ONU arrive en Syrie pour contrôler la mission des observateurs

Source country french-news Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:48:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations unies[1]; ONU[8]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Robert Mood[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Khan Sheikhoun[1]; Babacar Guèye[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

DAMAS, 18 mai (Xinhua) -- Un haut responsable de l'ONU est arrivé vendredi à Damas, capitale de la Syrie, pour y passer en revue la mission d'observation actuellement déployée sur le terrain dans ce pays dans le but de surveiller l'application du plan en six point négocié sous la médiation de.......

Arrivée en Syrie du chef des opérations de maintien de la paix de l'ONU

Source country french-news Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:48:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] ONU[5]; maintien de la paix[2];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

Quotes in this article

Hervé Ladsous indiqué: "Je suis venu ici pour regarder la façon dont vont les choses"

Le sous-secrétaire général de l'ONU pour les opérations de maintien de la paix, Herve Ladsous, est arrivé vendredi soir à Damas, capitale syrienne, afin d'examiner la mission d'observation de l'ONU en Syrie....

UN peacekeeping chief arrives in Syria

Source country trendnews-az Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:04:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[5]; peacekeeping[2];

Entities: Hervé Ladsous[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

UN under-secretary-general for peacekeeping Herve Ladsous arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus late Friday to check on the UN observer mission in Syria. "I have come here to look at the way things are going," Ladsous, who came along with UN representative to the Middle East Judi Helton, told Xinhua upon arrival....

Articles published more than 1 day ago

Now UK troops may be sent to join Syria peace mission as total killed in violence reaches 10,000

Source country dailymail Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:43:00 AM CEST | info [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] UN[5]; peacekeeping[1];

Entities: Robert Mood[1]; David Cameron[1]; Kofi Annan[1]; Bashar Assad[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Security; Security Council; Terrorist Attack; UN Bodies; Ban Ki-moon;

Senior sources say the UK could end up sending dozens of soldiers to monitor alleged atrocities by President Bashar al-Assad's regime....

Processus électoral en Guinée: jeunes élèves et étudiants à lécole de la démocratie.

Source country africaguinee Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:42:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations Unies[1]; maintien de la paix[1]; nations unies[1];

Entities: Lansana Conte[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

CONAKRY- L’ONG américaine « National Démocratic Institute » (NDI) en partenariat avec le programme des nations unies pour le développement a procédé ce vendredi 18 mai 2012, au lancement officiel d’une campagne nationale d’éducation civique et électorale a constaté sur place africaguinee.com....

Ladsous : La mission d'observation onusienne travaille avec efficacité pour que celle-ci soit accomplie

Source country Sana-fr Saturday, May 19, 2012 12:00:00 AM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] ONU[1]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Robert Mood[1];

Other categories: Security Council; UN Bodies;

Hervé Ladsus, secrétaire général adjoint aux opérations de maintien de la paix à l'ONU a indiqué que le Conseil de sécurité qui exprime la volonté suprême de la communauté internationale...

TIMOR ORIENTAL: Taur Matan Ruak, président du Timor: «Notre peuple aspire maintenant à ce que la paix perdure»

Source country rfi-fr Friday, May 18, 2012 11:51:00 PM CEST | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [PeaceKeeping] Nations unies[2]; ONU[1]; maintien de la paix[1];

Entities: Taur Matan Ruak[2]; José Ramos-Horta[3]; José Ramos[1];

Other categories: Political Unrest; UN Bodies;

Le Timor oriental fête ce week-end les dix ans de son indépendance, proclamée le 20 mai 2002. Ce micro-Etat, l’un des plus pauvres de planète, reste meurtri par une guerre de 24 ans face à l’occupant indonésien, qui a fait plus de 180 000 morts. Le pays se relève peu à peu avec l’aide des Nations.......

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next

Tools