Taiwan torch relay for UN entry
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Taiwan's president kicks off a nationwide torch relay to highlight the island's bid to join the United Nations.
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Taiwan says it regrets the United Nations&#39; decision not to consider allowing the island a seat in the world body. Taiwan&#39;s foiled bid is seen as another victory in China&#39;s efforts to diplomatically isolate the self-governed island.
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About 250,000 people demonstrated in two  Taiwan cities on Saturday to back the island&#39;s doomed efforts  at securing United Nations membership, a move condemned by  rival Beijing and rejected by ally Washington.
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A key General Assembly committee rejected Taiwan's bid to join the United Nations on Wednesday, the 15th straight year the island has been thwarted in its attempt to become a member of the world body.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept 19: As the UN General Assembly began its 59th session, calls for the reform and expansion of the UN Security Council have gained new momentum with more nations staking
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Chinese mountaineers will carry the Olympic torch to the top of Mount Everest, making the final assault on the world's tallest peak from a staging camp some 500 yards from the summit, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Thursday.
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Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Wang Guangya gestures during the UN Security Council vote at the United Nations in New York, Sept.
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Japan, Brazil, India and Germany are joining forces to lobby for permanent seats on the UN Security Council. The move comes as a high-level panel prepares recommendations on reforming and enlarging the most powerful UN body.
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Although the nation&#39;s most recent bid to join the United Nations ended in failure, ROC President Chen Shui-bian called for international support of Taiwan&#39;s participation in the world body in a Sept.
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China hailed the United Nations&#39;  standard rejection of Taiwan&#39;s membership bid on Thursday,  saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of &quot;one  China.&quot;
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Taiwan&#39;s African allies on Sunday gave their backing to the island&#39;s bid to secure a seat in the United Nations.
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11 October 2004 - With the United Nations and its workers facing a level of threat that has increased exponentially over the years, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed a new security structure to help protect the more than 100,000 UN officials and
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Hundreds of thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets on Saturday in support of the island&#39;s latest bid for United Nations membership, which has been criticised by China and the United States.
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Rockers from Taiwan took their island&#39;s uphill struggle for U.N. membership to American arenas this year as the first Asian extreme metal group on hard rock icon Ozzy Osbourne&#39;s Ozzfest tour.
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Taiwan will hold two referendums next month on joining the UN, the island's election commission says.
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The Olympic torch will not stop in Taiwan, because Taipei and Beijing have failed to resolve differences over the issue.
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China hailed the United Nations' standard rejection of Taiwan's membership bid on Thursday, saying the self-ruled island was an inseparable part of "one China".