World U.N. chief: Aral Sea a 'shocking disaster' The Associated Press Apr 5, 2010 NUKUS, Uzbekistan — The drying up of the Aral Sea is one of the planet’s most shocking environmental disasters, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki…
World U.N. chief can't judge if Gaza probes are 'credible' The Associated Press Feb 6, 2010 UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he could not determine whether the Israelis or Palestinians had conducted credible in…
World U.N. chief visits Cyprus to boost peace talks The Associated Press Feb 1, 2010 NICOSIA, Cyprus — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cyprus on Sunday in a bid to re-energize slow moving talks aimed at reunifyin…
World Help steps up, but so does scale of Haiti tragedy By Alfred de Montesquiou and Mike Melia Jan 19, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The staggering scope of Haiti’s nightmare came into sharper focus Monday as authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5…