He escaped vetoes and received more than the minimum nine votes needed to prevail; official endorsement is expected within next few days
Portugal’s former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres is considered the front runner, but his victory is by no means assured
US considering suspending cooperation unless Moscow takes immediate steps to end attacks on besieged Syrian city
Damage from strikes temporarily knocked hospitals out of service, further limiting medical care in city that has been hit hard by more than five years of fighting
US, Western allies say burden is on Moscow to halt fighting as cease-fire collapses
Scores of civilians, including children, killed as latest strikes ravage Aleppo
Foreign Minister Lavrov complains that since US, Russia agreed on truce that went into effect September 12, there have been by his count almost 350 opposition-led attacks in Aleppo alone
Tehran has been frustrated that foreign banks have shied away from dealing with Islamic republic
Several rebel-held areas of Aleppo were hit overnight Wednesday in the heaviest strikes the city has seen in months
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened General Assembly debate with a call to end Syria conflict
Declaration adopted in New York seeks to increase support to countries most affected by crisis, help displaced children and boost humanitarian funding
Annual General Assembly, beginning Monday, aims to make progress toward alleviating plight of world's 65 million refugees, displaced people
Martin Kobler, head of UN Support Mission in Libya, says oil production has sunk to 200,000 barrels per day and nation 'is running a 75 percent budget deficit'
Diplomats with knowledge of confidential Security Council vote told VOA that 67-year-old Guterres secured 12 votes 'encouraging' his candidacy
Of that 50 million, more than half have become displaced fleeing violence or conflict
Council meets in response to Pyongyang's firing of three medium-range missiles that landed in Japan's air defense ID zone
Assad regime 'has been found to have used chlorine gas against civilians in Syria, and that is a war crime,' British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft says
Third round of informal voting held Monday; at least two more rounds expected, with veto power being added
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