Susana Malcorra
Venezuela gate-crashes meeting with regional powers
Venezuela's top diplomat turned up uninvited to a meeting of the South America's Mercosur on Dec. 14, despite Caracas' suspension from the trade bloc for failing to meet democratic and trade standards.
Jeremic moves up to second in race to become new UN secretary general
NEW YORK - Former Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic, Belgrade's candidate for the new UN secretary general, has moved up to second place after the fifth round of the vote on Monday, with former Portuguese PM Antonio Guterres still in pole position.
Guterres received 12 encourage, 2 discourage and one no opinion votes, while Jeremic had eight encourage, six discourage and one no opinion votes.