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An Emad ballistic missile is displayed by the Revolutionary Guard during a September 2016 military parade in front of the shrine of Iran's revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sai

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Did Iran's Ballistic Missile Test Violate A U.N. Resolution?

12:28pm February 03, 2017

by Peter Kenyon

The U.S. has placed additional sanctions on Iran after its missile test on Sunday. The Trump administration says the test violated a U.N. resolution. Iran says it didn't. Who's right?

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the peace conference in Paris on Sunday. Foreign ministers and representatives from about 70 countries are seeking to revive the moribund Israeli-Palestinian peace process.

Paris Summit Urges Two-State Solution To Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

7:42pm January 15, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

The conference, attended by 70 diplomats including Secretary of State John Kerry, nevertheless did not include leaders from the two sides the diplomats mean to reconcile: Israel and Palestinians.

Actor Tom Hiddleston caused a stir on Twitter when he spoke after winning a best actor Golden Globe for his TV series The Night Manager.

Tom Hiddleston At Golden Globes: Maybe Not The Best Charity Spokesman

2:14pm January 09, 2017

by Tanya Basu

The Twitter storm over the actor's comments at the Golden Globes raises the question: What makes an ideal celebrity spokesperson?

Siblings Ibrahim and Evan visit the home of their aunt December 27 in Bakhdida, Iraq, southeast of Mosul. The Islamic state burned the home, looted their parents home and destroyed or vandalized every church in Bakhdida. With a population of 50,000, it h

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Global Powers' Commitment To Intervene In Genocides May Be Waning

8:32am December 29, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

The U.N. endorsed the "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine in 2005, calling on world powers to stop atrocities. But the secretary general says there's no longer global solidarity on the agreement.

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As of Friday, Wonder Woman will no longer be an honorary U.N. ambassador. A petition protesting her appointment called her "a large-breasted, white woman of impossible proportions." Above, a display at Comic-Con International 2016 shows the evolution of h

Wonder Woman's U.N. Job Comes To An End

5:10pm December 13, 2016

by Nurith Aizenman

The news broke this week: Her controversial tenure as honorary ambassador for the empowerment of women and girls will conclude on Friday.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, pictured during a 2014 visit to Haiti to inaugurate a sanitation campaign. On Thursday, he issued an apology that Haitians have been demanding for six years.

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U.N. Finally Apologizes For Cholera In Haiti ... But Omits One Point

5:49pm December 02, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

On Thursday, Ban Ki-moon apologized to the Haitian people: "We simply did not do enough with regard to the cholera outbreak."

Women walk past the African Renaissance Monument near Dakar, Senegal, in 2009, shortly before it was finished by North Korean workers. Critics complained about the $27 million cost.

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For Autocrats In Need Of Statues, North Korea Is No Longer An Option

5:16pm November 30, 2016

by Greg Myre

New United Nations sanctions against North Korea ban the export of monuments. The impoverished Asian nation has made millions by building statues for African nations.

Trump Says He Has 'Open Mind' On Climate, But Staff Pick Raises Questions

2:56pm November 23, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Myron Ebell has been chosen to lead the president-elect's transition team for the Environmental Protection Agency. Ebell is a well known climate change skeptic.

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A 'Chaotic And Ineffective Response To The Violence' By U.N. In South Sudan

4:31pm November 01, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

An independent review found "conflicting orders" within the United Nations mission in Juba resulted in failure to respond to an attack during which South Sudanese soldiers raped Western aid workers.

A young Haitian suffering from cholera symptoms receives medical attention Saturday at Saint Antoine Hospital of Jeremie in southwestern Haiti.

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Linked To Haiti Cholera Outbreak, U.N. Considers Paying Millions In Compensation

8:24am October 26, 2016

by Jason Beaubien

The plan could include cash payments to individuals and communities that have been affected by the outbreak. But it has its critics.

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