Nick Harper
UN Security Council vote in 24 hours, NZ could win seat
The United Nations is preparing to vote on which countries will join the Security Council - a vote that could see New Zealand elected in. Audio
Mc Cully calls UN Security Council impotent
The Foreign Minister, Murray McCully, has told the UN General Assembly in no uncertain terms it must fundamentally improve its performance in preventing conflict - accusing the Security Council of… Audio
UN climate change summit about to open
A UN climate change summit opens in a few hours in New York, the first time world leaders have met to talk about global warming since Copenhagen in 2009. 120 heads of state will be there in what UN… Audio
The UN and US announce three day ceasefire in Gaza
A three day ceasefire in Gaza started just minutes ago after a breakthrough this morning with the UN and United States announcing a humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas. Audio
Radical Muslim preacher to appeal his conviction
The radical Muslim preacher brought down by key evidence from a New Zealand woman will appeal his convictions on terror charges. Audio
Barriers to helping Nigerian soldiers rescue schoolgirls
US defence officials have outlined in stark terms the barriers to helping Nigerian soldiers rescue hundreds of kidnapped schoolgirls - citing the military's gross human rights abuses. Audio
Boston marathon victims remembered
A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon. Audio
Bomb scare at finish line one year on from Boston marathon
A man has been arrested after two suspicious backpacks were found at the finish-line of the Boston marathon. Audio
UN Security Council meeting to discuss the future of Crimea
In New York, the heat was turned up another notch at the latest UN Security Council meeting to discuss the future of Crimea. Audio
Mick Jagger's girlfriend found dead
Mick Jagger's girlfriend, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott, has been found dead in her New York apartment. Audio
New York explosion kills 3
Three people have died and 63 injured, after an explosion cause by a gas leak flattened two buildings in East Harlem, New York. Audio
West and Russia trade accusations over Crimea
In New York, a stormy session unfolded at a dramatic security council emergency meeting, with Western and Russian envoys hurling accusations at each other for two and a half hours. Audio
Nick Harper - The Ukraine
The latest developments in the Ukraine with correspondent Nick Harper from the U.N. in New York. Audio
UN uninvites Iran to Syria peace talks
The United Nations has done an about-face, withdrawing its invitation to Iran to join the peace conference on the Syria crisis. Audio
New York train driver may have had "highway hypnosis"
The driver of the train that derailed in New York on Monday may have "nodded off" or been suffering from "highway hypnosis." Audio
Latest from New York on train crash
American investigators in the Bronx in New York are combing the scene of a train derailment, which killed four people and injured over sixty others. Audio
First major round of US polls since Obama won second term
New Yorkers have chosen a new mayor to replace long-serving incumbent Michael Bloomberg. Audio
US hedge fund SAC Capital confess to criminal conduct
After a ten year long investigation a once mighty US hedge fund has become the first big Wall Street company in a generation to confess to criminal conduct. Audio
Israeli PM warns world not to trust Iran's charm offensive
Israel's Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the world not to trust Iran's new charm offensive. Audio
UN weapons inspectors about to head into Syria
The Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says Syria will respect the United Nations resolution to destroy his regime's chemical weapons. Weapons inspectors are due to head into Syria after the UN Security… Audio
