Actor Ahn Sung-ki, 75 years old, passed away on the 5th, with mourners continuing to visit his funeral home for a second day.

President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa (left) confers the Order of Chinggis Khaan on former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Nov. 2, 2024. Credit: Office of the President of Mongolia ...

Pope Francis, Hillary Rodham Clinton and former UN chief Ban Ki-Moon will be honored at the upcoming Cinema for Peace gala in Berlin on February 19. The long-running gala run by the Cinema for Peace ...

September 30, 2024 — During the 79th meeting of the UN General Assembly in New York, Asia Society hosted several events with leaders from across Asia. 30th Anniversary of the United States-Vietnam ...

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) – Accepting the Power of One Award from Diwali Foundation USA, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the global organization is indispensable at a time when crises are ...

Addressing ambassadors during an open Security Council debate on “Leadership for Peace,” Ban challenged diplomats to reflect on moments in history when, despite deep rivalry, the Council was able to ...

PARIS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was among the most jubilant - and most relieved - of the leaders raising their arms on a stage on Saturday to celebrate a historic agreement on ...

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NAIROBI, Kenya, October 30 (UNHCR) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon this week visited the sprawling Dadaab refugee complex and praised the resilience of more than 350,000 Somali refugees there while ...

Name is pronounced Bahn Gi-moon, with the K uttered as a hard “g.” As a teen, he won a Red Cross-sponsored trip to the United States. He met President John F. Kennedy and decided then that he wanted ...

Before it began, United Nations officials had described U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s visit to Burma as a diplomatically risky mission that could end in failure. After it ended, following two ...