Ban Ki Moon reappointed as UN chief

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki Moon has been unanimously approved a second five-year term by the 192-nation U.N. General Assembly. Ban¿s second term as Secretary General would commence from January 1, 2012. The former South Korean foreign minister, who took over from Kofi Annan in January 2007, was re-elected to the world body's top job by acclamation, as there was no other contender for the post.