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September 20, 2018

North Korea's offer of concessions comes with a catch for US

A better-than-expected outcome of the summit between the two Koreas immediately kick-started stalled negotiations between ...

September 19, 2018

UN says Colombia's coca production surges to record high

A United Nations report said Wednesday that cultivation of the plant used to make cocaine has reached an all-time high in ...

September 19, 2018

Koreas summit kick-starts stalled nuclear talks with US

A better-than-expected outcome of the summit between the two Koreas immediately kick-started stalled negotiations between ...

September 19, 2018

Report: South Sudan troops raped, killed while peace pursued

With "staggering brutality," South Sudan government soldiers and allied militia targeted civilians by raping them, burning ...

September 19, 2018

The Latest: Mattis says plane downing won't affect IS fight

The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times ...

September 18, 2018

Venezuela's Maduro may skip UN meeting over security fears

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday he may have to suspend a planned trip to the United Nations next week ...

September 18, 2018

US again slashing number of refugees it will accept

For a second straight year the U.S. will slash the number of refugees it will accept, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, ...

September 18, 2018

Leaders take big gambles in visiting 'enemy' territory

It's a rare and highly symbolic occurrence that history marks with reverence: A leader of a nation, once at hot or cold war ...

September 18, 2018

US slashes number of refugees to 30,000 for next year

The U.S. will slash the number of refugees it will accept for a second straight year, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said ...

September 17, 2018

Guatemala court backs UN ant-graft chief against president

In a blunt rebuke to President Jimmy Morales, Guatemala's Constitutional Court ordered that the head of a U.N.

September 17, 2018

Guatemala court orders UN anti-graft chief be readmitted

The Constitutional Court ordered President Jimmy Morales late Sunday to allow the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption ...

September 16, 2018

Leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea sign accord in Saudi Arabia

Leaders from Ethiopia and Eritrea signed a peace agreement on Sunday during a summit in Saudi Arabia, yet another sign of ...

September 15, 2018

UN condemns 'direct attack' on peacekeepers in South Sudan

The United Nations condemned a "direct attack" on its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan after a government soldier shot and ...

September 15, 2018

Syria criticizes event on UN body investigating crimes

Syria is sharply criticizing an upcoming event on the U.N. investigative body that is assisting in documenting serious crimes ...

September 14, 2018

US mission defends costly curtains at UN ambassador's home

The U.S. mission to the United Nations is defending the installation of costly curtains at the official New York residence ...

September 14, 2018

Defying dangers, Idlib residents protest Syria's Assad

In cities and towns across Syria's last opposition-held province, Idlib, residents poured into the streets on Friday to ...

September 13, 2018

Leaders laud ex-UN chief Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

United in sorrow, world leaders and international dignitaries came to Ghana to pay their last respects to the late United ...

September 13, 2018

Activists: Turkey beefing up its troops in Syria's Idlib

Turkey sent in military reinforcements Thursday to beef up its positions inside Syria's last rebel bastion Idlib, activists ...

September 12, 2018

US says Saudi Arabia, UAE protecting civilians in Yemen war

Despite mounting civilian casualties in what the United Nations says is the world's worst humanitarian crisis, the Trump ...