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The leaders of the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities on Friday urged the United Nations to help reactivate reunification talks, following a three-week-long recess for elections which resulted in a crucial change of leadership in the Turkish community. Cyprus President Demetris Christofias, who is also leader of the Greek community, asked UN Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon in a telephone ...

Oct. 29 (Bloomberg) -- The United Nations said it’sreviewing security in Afghanistan after Taliban militants raideda Kabul guesthouse and killed at least five UN workers in a bidto disrupt next month’s presidential elections . Three gunmen, armed with assault rifles, grenades andsuicide vests, attacked at dawn yesterday and fired atinternational staff as they tried to escape. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the “despicableand brutal” killings, while the Obama administration saide

EU foreign ministers have failed to agree on sending a peacekeeping force to the Democratic Republic of Congo, as requested by UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon.

Cyprus has complained to the United Nations over its oil dispute with Turkey, accusing Ankara of harassing oil exploration vessels within its exclusive economic zone, the semi-official Cyprus News Agency reported on Wednesday. In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in late November, President Demetris Christofias cited at least three more" serious incidents taking place involving the ...