http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ban_Ki_moonFind stories, videos, and photos about Ban Ki-moon from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:58:04 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Ban_Ki_moon14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Ban Ki-moon from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/pakistan.bhutto.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/18/pakistan.bhutto.inquiry/index.html#cnnSTCTextA United Nations commission investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto said Tuesday that it met with Pervez Musharraf, the military ruler who was in power at the time.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/17/italy.food.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/17/italy.food.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextSomewhere in the world, a child dies of hunger every five seconds -- even though the planet has more than enough food for all.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/15/un.hunger/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/11/15/un.hunger/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations launched an online appeal for individual donations to fight hunger as donor nations tackle an economic crisis and, for the first time in history, more than 1 billion face starvation worldwide.Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/afghanistan.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in the Afghan capital Monday, less than a week after an attack on a guesthouse killed five U.N. workers and wounded nine others.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/afghanistan.attack.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/31/afghanistan.attack.arrests/index.html#cnnSTCTextSix Afghans have been arrested for planning this week's guest house suicide attack that killed five U.N. employees in Kabul, Afghanistan's chief of national security said Saturday.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/bankimoon.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/20/bankimoon.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextBack in his native South Korea, the Korean Foreign Ministry nicknamed him "Ban-chusa," meaning "the Bureaucrat" or "the administrative clerk."Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/30/vietnam.typhoon.ketsana.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextKetsana, downgraded from a typhoon to a tropical depression, set its sights on a fourth nation Wednesday -- barreling toward Laos after leaving a trail of destruction and death across southeast Asia.Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/03/sudan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/08/03/sudan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned an attack Sunday in southern Sudan that killed 161 people.Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/26/guinea.bissau.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/07/26/guinea.bissau.elections/index.html#cnnSTCTextGuinea-Bissau will hold a runoff presidential election Sunday, five months after the leader of the West African nation was assassinated by a group of soldiers.Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/myanmar.suukyi.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/04/myanmar.suukyi.ban/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations chief Ban Ki-moon was denied permission to see Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, reporters traveling with the secretary-general said Saturday.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/srilanka.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/29/srilanka.death.toll/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 20,000 civilians were killed in the final months of Sri Lanka's civil war -- nearly three times previous estimates, The Times newspaper in Britain reported Friday.Fri, 29 May 2009 09:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/sri.lanka.surrender/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/26/sri.lanka.surrender/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's police chief on Tuesday urged "people who have links to terrorist activities" to surrender at the nearest police station or army camp.Tue, 26 May 2009 07:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/sri.lanka.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/sri.lanka.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter visiting a displacement camp in Sri Lanka on Saturday and flying over the site of the last battle in the country's recently ended civil war, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the sites "appalling."Sun, 24 May 2009 04:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.united.nations.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/pakistan.united.nations.refugees/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed on the need for additional humanitarian aid after meeting with Pakistani President Asif Zardari on Tuesday.Wed, 13 May 2009 07:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sri Lankan army launched an operation against Tamil rebels in the country's north early Monday, the military said, claiming to have rescued thousands of civilians trapped in a government safe zone.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/thailand.protests.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/11/thailand.protests.summit/index.html#cnnSTCTextDemonstrators stormed a hotel Saturday where Asian leaders were to meet, forcing the indefinite postponement of the Association of South East Asian Nations summit.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/29/obama.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/29/obama.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Barack Obama has invited the leaders of 16 major economies to Washington for a forum on energy and climate next month, the White House announced Saturday.Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/02/guineabissau.general/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/03/02/guineabissau.general/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe president of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated Monday morning, a day after an explosion killed the head of the West African country's military, the prime minister said.Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/08/madagascar.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/08/madagascar.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the leaders of Madagascar to resolve their differences after an anti-government rally a day earlier turned violent and left more than two dozen people dead.Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/un.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/06/un.iraq/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon paid a visit to Baghdad on Friday to congratulate its citizens for last weekend's "remarkable" Iraq-led provincial elections, a process he said "augurs well for the transition process and the solidifying of Iraq's national reconciliation."Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/31/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA "handful" of United Nations staff members are working around the clock to save a growing number of children caught in heavy crossfire between government forces and Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka's volatile northeast, a U.N. spokesman said Saturday.Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.foreign.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/03/israel.gaza.foreign.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders offered a range of reactions to the Israeli ground offensive launched Saturday in Gaza.Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/28/gaza.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday supported the Security Council's call for an immediate stop to the violence in Gaza that has left nearly 280 people dead and hundreds wounded.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 04:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/congo.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextRebel forces have declared a cease-fire after four days of fighting in the North Kivu province of eastern Congo, the French ambassador to the United Nations said after Security Council talks on the unfolding humanitarian crisis.Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/26/un.focus.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/09/26/un.focus.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeeking to make the world of autism a little smaller, members of the international diplomatic community gathered Friday at the United Nations World Focus on Autism.Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/myanmar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/25/myanmar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn explosion rattled Myanmar's main city, Yangon, on Thursday morning, the eve of the one-year anniversary of a junta crackdown on anti-government protesters, police said.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/24/myanmar.dissidents/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday applauded the release of several political prisoners by the government of Myanmar, including the nation's longest-serving political prisoner.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/myanmar/index.html#cnnSTCTextMyanmar's ruling junta agreed Friday to "allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities" into the country to help cyclone survivors, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/23/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in China Saturday to observe earthquake relief efforts, China's state-run news agency reported.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815525,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Saudis have finally promised to increase oil output. But energy experts are skeptical it will bring much reliefTue, 17 Jun 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/markets/oil/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/16/markets/oil/index.htmOil prices briefly spiked more than $5 per barrel to a trading record Monday, but crude tumbled throughout the afternoon as traders took profits after prices couldn't get over the $140 a barrel hump.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812247,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1812247,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA well-known Burmese satirist is in jail after providing aid to cyclone survivorsFri, 06 Jun 2008 08:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/biofuels.Rome2/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/06/05/biofuels.Rome2/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe merits of increasing biofuel production in the middle of a crisis over skyrocketing food prices is being hotly debated at a United Nations summit, but the top U.S. delegate says consensus on the issue is possible.Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:11:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811638,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUN chief Ban Ki-moon says $15 billion to $20 billion is needed each year to boost food production to combat hungerWed, 04 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811380,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1811380,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWorld food production must rise by 50% by 2030 to meet increasing demand, UN chief Ban Ki-moon told world leadersTue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/29/iraq.conference/index.html#cnnSTCText"Notable progress" has been made in Iraq despite persistent problems, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday at an international summit to promote peace in the violence-wracked country.Thu, 29 May 2008 12:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809732,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA leading children's charity said it uncovered evidence of widespread sexual abuse of children at the hands of U.N. peacekeepers and international aid workersTue, 27 May 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1809499,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAid soon will be able to reach the more than 1 million cyclone victims still waiting for their first assistance if Burma's military regime allows the assistanceMon, 26 May 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/china.earthquake/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's Premier Wen Jiabao Saturday gave U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon a dramatic look at damage caused by the massive quake that hit Sichuan province earlier this month as the death toll from the catastrophe jumped past 60,000.Sun, 25 May 2008 05:38:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738434,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRising food prices, trade tensions and social unrest are prompting a rethink of the EU's ambitious hopes for running cars and trucks on biofuelThu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/29/un.food/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/29/un.food/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations is establishing a task force to address the global food crisis, which is "increasingly resulting in social tension," the world body said Tuesday.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1735789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1735789,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe United Nations plans to establish a task force to tackle the global food crisis to avert "social unrest on an unprecedented scale," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon saidTue, 29 Apr 2008 11:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1735016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1735016,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said a sharp rise in food prices has developed into a global crisisFri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/zimbabwe.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/04/16/zimbabwe.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe failure to release the results of last month's Zimbabwe elections could cause the situation in that country to deteriorate further with "serious implications" for its people, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned Wednesday.Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/un.pol.pot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/un.pol.pot/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn the tenth anniversary of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot's death, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed Tuesday for the senior leaders of the regime to be brought to justice.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/10/argentina.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/04/10/argentina.torch/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs government billboards called on residents in Buenos Aires to enjoy Friday's planned leg of the Olympic torch run, officials in the Argentine capital were planning for possible disruptions such those that have occurred in other relay cities.Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712867,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1712867,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA senior U.N. official says 58 groups in 13 countries still recruit and use child soldiers many of whom are killed, maimed, abducted and raped and denied access to humanitarian groupsWed, 13 Feb 2008 15:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/04/kenya.diplomacy/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe death toll from post-election violence in Kenya climbed to more than 1,000 Tuesday as government and opposition politicians discussed plans that could eventually lead to a power-sharing agreement.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/05/kenya.deathtoll/index.html#cnnSTCTextKenya's government Tuesday announced it will find and prosecute anyone who sent "hate text messages" that helped incite ethnic tensions after the contested election in December.Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/03/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/03/kenya.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo days after reaching a plan with the Kenyan government to end violence that has wracked the country for more than a month, the opposition party asked both the United Nations and the African Union to send in peacekeepers.Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/01/somalia.msf/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/02/01/somalia.msf/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe medical aid charity, Medecins Sans Frontieres, is pulling international staff out of Somalia after three of its members were killed.Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:10:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1709156,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSome of the world's most prominent diplomats are in Kenya trying to prevent an all-out ethnic war from plunging east Africa's most important economy into chaosFri, 01 Feb 2008 19:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/28/somali.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/01/28/somali.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mine exploded Monday on a road in southern Somalia, killing four people -- three members of the medical humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres and a journalist.Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:04:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704436,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1704436,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA gathering of Presidents and prime ministers looked impressive. But the unspoken question was whether this forum would lead to real changeThu, 17 Jan 2008 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/16/davos.profiles/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/01/16/davos.profiles/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith over 200 public figures attending this year's World Economic Forum in Davos, the Swiss town is set to be a real-life who's who of international statesmen and politicians. Below we've profile a few of this year's big hitters.Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/afghan.hotel.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/15/afghan.hotel.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextSecurity forces have detained four people in the attack on a luxury hotel in the Afghan capital, authorities said Tuesday. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/afghan.hotel.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/afghan.hotel.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least five people and a suicide bomber were killed in a Monday attack on a luxury hotel in Kabul, while six others were wounded, officials said.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/bali.agreement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/16/bali.agreement/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a dramatic reversal Saturday, the United States rejected and then accepted a compromise to set the stage for intense negotiations in the next two years aimed at reducing carbon dioxide emissions worldwide. Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/climate.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/15/climate.conference/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United States has rejected a proposal Saturday by developing nations to clarify their responsibilities to control greenhouse gas emissions, prolonging a tense logjam blocking agreement on negotiations for a new global warming pact, The Associated Press reports. Sat, 15 Dec 2007 06:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/lebanon.deadlock/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/lebanon.deadlock/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he is "extremely concerned" about the delay in electing a new Lebanese president, a hiatus that has gone "well past the constitutional timeframe."Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/17/spain.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/17/spain.climate/index.html#cnnSTCTextClimate change is "severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action" can head it off, a United Nations scientific panel said in a report on global warming issued Saturday.Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:44:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1685199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1685199,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA U.N. panel's final report on climate change underscores the immense challenge facing the world Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1682877,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsNew fighting between Ethiopian troops and Somali insurgents is extinguishing the hope that the chaos was endingMon, 12 Nov 2007 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/17/un.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for the "immediate and unconditional release" of the head of the World Food Programme's Mogadishu office after his arrest, a spokesman said. Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/01/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/10/01/darfur.peacekeepers/index.html#cnnSTCTextUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed outrage after rebels killed at least 10 African Union soldiers in an unprecented attack on a peacekeeping base in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur.Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1659170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1659170,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe First Lady talks about her rare bit of international political activismWed, 05 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653172,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653172,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSevere floods have destroyed more than a tenth of North Korea's farmland at the height of the growing season, official media said WednesdayWed, 15 Aug 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1644303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1644303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told President Bush on Tuesday the United Nations is speeding up efforts to find a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur that has killed more than 200,000 peopleWed, 18 Jul 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.moon/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/22/iraq.moon/index.htmlU.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon ducked in surprise when an explosion rattled Baghdad's Green Zone on Thursday where he was delivering a televised news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/13/un.secretary.general/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/10/13/un.secretary.general/index.htmlThe U.N. General Assembly has appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the United Nations' next secretary-general from January 1.Sat, 14 Oct 2006 00:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/nkorea.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/nkorea.talks/index.htmlNext week's six-party talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear weapons program are likely to have a "positive outcome", according to South Korea's foreign minister Ban Ki-moon.Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:59:00 EST