Topic: United Nations Security Council

Putin, EU likely to remain at odds

Disputes between Russia and the European Union are wide-ranging. Contentious topics will likely be under discussion at Friday's meeting in Brussels between leaders of the two political powerhouses.

Opinion Israel's settlement push kills two-state solution, leaving Palestinians few options

Ban Ki-moon, UN Security Council slam Israel on settlements

Russia, NATO: Assad could lose Syria to rebels (+video)

North Korea rocket test shows long road to credible missiles

Russia: Assad is losing control of Syria

US hesitates to forcefully condemn North Korean rocket launch

North Korea rocket launch: Why China only 'expresses regret' (+video)

As North Korea celebrates surprise rocket launch, alarm mounts abroad (+video)

Defiant North Korean rocket launch gives Kim Jong-un a boost (+video)

North Korea extends window, plans for rocket launch (+video)

Syria chemical weapons scare: Is Assad threatening to use them, or lose them? (+video)

Syria calls chemical weapon reports 'pretext for intervention' (+video)

NATO urges North Korea to cancel rocket launch

Opinion Flawed graph weakens case against Iran nuclear program (+video)

Europe's big powers unify to push against Israel settlement plans (+video)

U.N. pulls staff from Damascus, as fighting in Syria escalates (+video)

Russia, China warn North Korea about potential rocket launch

China warns North Korea about rocket test plans (+video)

Opinion US support for Mahmoud Abbas's UN bid for Palestine could save two-state solution (+video)

Backchannels Who backs Palestine UN bid? Ehud Olmert, among others (+video)

Opinion Obama must offer a 'grand deal' with Iran on its nuclear program

Satellites show more activity at North Korean missile site

Opinion Mali security nightmare: Why foreign intervention alone won't stop the chaos

Did Syria drop cluster bombs on a playground near Damascus?