As a United Nations summit on the Internet next week in Tunisia nears, last-minute politicking is on the rise. On Thursday, for instance, tech companies held an event in Washington to back the ...

Arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity, said former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. Globalization, the international trade in goods and services with ...

The internet and social media were once hailed for creating new opportunities to spread democracy and freedom. And Twitter, Facebook, and other social media did indeed play a key role in popular ...

He became the seventh General Secretary of the United Nations (UN), working tirelessly to bring peace to war ravaged countries. His death, according to his family in a statement from the Kofi Annan ...

Despite geopolitical tensions, meaningful cooperation on trade remains possible. “Globalization is a fact of life. But I believe we have underestimated its fragility,” United Nations Secretary-General ...

(Editors' note: For the holidays, CNET News.com is revisiting some favorite pieces from earlier in the year. This perspective first appeared on Nov. 5, 2002.) The new information and communications ...

Speaking about the ongoing processes, the Russian leader remembered the former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, adding that he was "a brilliant diplomat" MOSCOW, December 7. /TASS/. Global economic ...