U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea missile launching
The U.N. Security Council on Monday denounced North Korea's weekend missile launch, urging members to "redouble efforts" to enforce sanctions against the reclusive state.
Israeli PM, angered by anti-settlement U.N. vote, summons U.S. ambassador
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned the U.S. ambassador to Israel to discuss the U.S. abstention in a U.N. Security Council resolution demanding an end to settlement-building.
U.S. intended to allow passage of U.N. draft critical of Israel
The United States intended to allow the U.N. Security Council to approve a resolution demanding an end to Israeli settlement building, two Western officials said on Thursday, a major reversal of U.S. practice of protecting Israel from such criticism.