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The UN's comeback moment: will hope and history chime?
Should the American and Iranian presidents manage to grasp a handshake in the margins of the UN general assembly, it could prove the most important handshake since the ending of the cold war.
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Scientists say it is unlikely that Comet Ison has survived its journey around the sun, with video from Nasa showing the comet appearing to disappear – though questions still remain.
The UN security council calls for the Syrian government to allow immediate access to provide desperately needed aid, saying that the humanitarian situation is getting dramatically worse.
Ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock, the United States and Russia agree on a UN Security Council draft resolution designed to rid Syria of its chemical weapons.
Should the American and Iranian presidents manage to grasp a handshake in the margins of the UN general assembly, it could prove the most important handshake since the ending of the cold war.
A UN inspectors’ report into the Damascus chemical weapons attack in August says there is “clear and convincing evidence” that sarin was used.
As the US begins talks on Russia’s proposal to place Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, Russia rejects a draft resolution drawn up by France authorising force.
Navi Pillay says the south Asian island nation is heading “in an authoritarian” direction four years after the end of its bloody civil war.
Military intervention would be legally justified on humanitarian grounds, even if blocked by the UN security council, according to a summary of the UK government’s legal advice.
The UK has drafted a resolution and is seeking the backing of the UN Security Council for “all necessary measures to protect civilians” in Syria, said David Cameron.
Political cogs are set in motion to prepare governments for possible military action in Syria, ahead of what is set to be a confrontational UN Security Council meeting.
As UN experts inspect the site of suspected chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the international community talks tough about the possibility of military intervention over the “outrage”.
Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong reaches a settlement with The Sunday Times who he sued for £1m over an article suggesting he was using performance enhancing drugs before his confession.
As Greece faces yet another strike, Channel 4 News kicks off its Austerity Kids series by hearing from Athens student Tony Rigopoulos about what it’s really like growing up amid the eurozone crisis.
Human rights groups react with disgust to David Cameron’s decision to attend the Commonwealth summit in Sri Lanka this November, as our Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Miller reports.
Lakshmi Mittal, who for eight years has topped the Sunday Times Rich List, loses his place to Alisher Usmanov – as Russians top three of the top five places.