Mideast: Palestinian Authority president tells US president he’s intent on UN status bid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told US President Barack Obama that he was intent on seeking a Palestinian upgrade at…
UN: General Assembly President sees support for Palestinian upgrade
The push by the Palestinians for upgraded status at the United Nations is likely to succeed, according to the president…
UN: Human Rights Council supports traditional values
Delegations from European Countries and the United States suffered a setback when the Human Rights Council adopted a resolution affirming…
UN: PM Netanyahu draws “red line” on Iran’s nuclear program
Holding up a cartoon-like drawing of a bomb with a fuse, Netanyahu literally drew a red line just below a…
Mideast: Palestinians have new aim at UN
A year after the Palestinians’ high-profile failure to win United Nations membership through the Security Council, they are returning to…
UN: All the world gets a stage at General Assembly
The world's most pressing, and intractable, problems will be on display as leaders and their entourages from the 193-nation assembly…
Iran: Admits lying to international nuke program inspectors
The West has long suspected Iran of misleading it over its nuclear program – and now a top Iranian official…