Ban appointed as new U.N. chief

NEW YORK, United States - New U.N. Secretary General-designate Ban Ki Moon (R, front) delivers a speech at the U.N. General Assembly after being formally appointed as the new U.N. chief at the assembly to succeed Kofi Annan (L, top) whose second five-year term ends Dec. 31. (Kyodo)

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