Russian officials say they need more time to consult Moscow, BBC UN correspondent Barbara Plett reports.
The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN headquarters in New York asks whether the move is more than symbolic.
The BBC's Barbara Plett reports from the UN that the US had wanted to impose new sanctions to punish Pyongyang.
The BBC's Barbara Plett in New York says it is not clear how the UN Security Council will respond to Khartoum's request.
The BBC's Barbara Plett, in New York, says the Obama administration is very sensitive to accusations that the president is politicising his visit.
The BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad said it was not immediately clear where he would serve the sentence or whether he might be freed.
Mr Arafat's battered headquarters was described by a BBC correspondent at the scene, Barbara Plett, as resembling a lonely island in a sea of rubble.
The BBC's Barbara Plett says Pier 11 in Lower Manhattan has not closed as a result of the collision, avoiding a major disruption to water traffic.
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The UK has been investigating the possibility, but the BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN says there is little appetite in the Security Council for such a move.
Diplomats have played down expectations for Mr Brahimi's mission, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in New York, with no sign of fundamental divisions on the Security Council being bridged.
The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN says Mr Brahimi delivered a blunt assessment of the situation in Syria that reflected his frustration with the deadlock in the Security Council.
However, some other Council members are less critical of Khartoum, noting its right to defend itself from an armed rebellion, the BBC's UN correspondent Barbara Plett in New York reports.
The apparent co-ordination of the attacks, coming so soon after Lahore and the Taliban warning, could herald a new wave of violence in Pakistani cities, says the BBC's Barbara Plett in Islamabad.
For logistical reasons the African force already approved by the UN was not expected to even begin its offensive before September or October, the BBC's Barbara Plett reports from the UN in New York.
The BBC's Barbara Plett at the UN says that, despite the scepticism, this is the first strategy for ending the conflict that has the backing of the entire Security Council, including Syria's allies Russia and China.
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The BBC's United Nations correspondent Barbara Plett said there was a sense that the National Transition Council needed the money immediately and that countries were not willing to wait for the United Nations to pass another resolution.
The BBC's Barbara Plett, in New York, says Mr Annan told the closed session that Syria had said it was not ready to pull troops and heavy weapons out of the cities unless the armed opposition laid down their weapons too.
Plettenberg Bay is one of South Africa's most stunning chunks of coastline, and the town was bracing itself for the arrival of thousands of students who come each December for the "Plett Rage" - a riot of post-exams music and excess.
Much of the bidding at Thursday's auction happened remotely, by telephone and internet - but Jack Wang was so determined to buy the Nobel Prize medal that he flew in from California, and was prepared to offer double what he ended up paying, reports the BBC's Barbara Plett from New York.
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