Charter enshrining Shariah at core of Egypt crisis
One of Egypt's most prominent ultraconservative Muslim clerics had high praise for the country's draft constitution. Speaking to fellow clerics, he ...
African treaty to aid the displaced takes effect
A treaty that African nations hope will lead to the fair and humane treatment of people displaced in their own countries went into force Thursday, ...
Netanyahu: Israel will keep settlement corridor
Israel's prime minister brushed off international uproar over a planned new settlement project near Jerusalem, claiming Thursday that Israel will keep ...
Clashes over financing threat UN climate talks
The world's poorest nations on Wednesday called for significant financing to cope with the impacts of global warming, setting up a potential clash ...
Republican opposition downs UN disability treaty
Led by Republican opposition, the Senate on Tuesday rejected a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark ...
IOC suspends India over political interference
The IOC suspended India's national Olympic committee on Tuesday because of government interference in its election process, a major embarrassment for ...
At climate talks, UN chief rejects warming doubts
Pointing to the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy and other weather disasters this year, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told an international ...
UN calls on Israel to open nuclear facilities
The U.N. General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling on Israel to quickly open its nuclear program for inspection and backing ...
Peru asks UN court to set sea border with Chile
Peru asked the U.N.'s highest court Monday to set a maritime border between it and Chile, in a case that could greatly expand the amount of rich seas ...
Cyprus offers mediation between Lebanon, Israel
Cyprus has offered to mediate between Lebanon and Israel over a maritime border dispute that is delaying some oil and gas exploration in the ...
New Zealand: forget Kyoto, write new climate deal
Highlighting a rift between the rich countries and emerging economies like China, New Zealand's climate minister staunchly defended his government's ...
Carbon pollution up to 2 million pounds a second
The amount of heat-trapping pollution the world spewed rose again last year by 3 percent. So scientists say it's now unlikely that global warming can ...
North Korea gears up to launch long-range rocket
North Korea is gearing up to fire a long-range rocket this month in a defiant move expected to raise the stakes of a global standoff over its missile ...
Egypt's president sets date for constitution vote
Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi called Saturday for a referendum in two weeks on a contentious draft constitution, setting a date for another ...
Climate activists march outside UN talks in Qatar
A few hundred people marched in a peaceful demonstration Saturday for "climate justice" in Doha, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries are ...
Pakistan agrees to free more Taliban prisoners
Pakistan agreed on Friday to free more Taliban prisoners in the future, a move considered a key step to coaxing the militant group into peace ...
UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; US objects
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face enormous limitations: They don't control ...
Palestinians hope to gain leverage from UN bid
The expected U.N. vote Thursday to recognize a state of Palestine will be far more than symbolic — it could give the Palestinians leverage in future ...
Senate takes up UN disability treaty
A U.N. treaty promoting equal rights for the disabled faced an uncertain future in the Senate Tuesday as Republicans objected to taking up an ...
UN climate scientist: Sandy no coincidence
Though it's tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was "probably not a coincidence" but an example of the extreme ...
Eurozone, IMF reach deal to reduce Greek debt
The 17 European Union nations that use the euro have struck an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a program to reduce Greek debt and ...
US defends 'enormous' climate efforts at UN talks
Anticipating an onslaught of criticism from poor nations, the United States claimed "enormous" strides in reducing greenhouse emissions at the opening ...
What's your QELRO? Fast guide to UN climate lingo
Every time U.N. negotiators meet for their annual climate talks, they come up with a new set of unintuitive acronyms, as if to make sure that people ...
UN to launch new round of talks on global warming
As nearly 200 countries meet in oil-and-gas-rich Qatar for annual talks starting Monday on slowing global warming, one of the main challenges will be ...
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