UN: Drop in Syrians reaching Jordan, unclear why
GENEVA — U.N. officials said Tuesday that the number of Syrian refugees arriving in Jordan has suddenly fallen from an average of 2,500 a day to ...
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Amnesty group says immigrants suffering in EU
Amnesty International says that tough economic conditions and austerity in the EU are stoking hostility towards immigrants fleeing wars and ...
EXCLUSIVE: As renewed Haiti cholera crisis looms, UN blamed for inadequate effort
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Morning Brief: Obama to address drone strikes, Guantanamo in foreign policy speech
Obama to address drone strikes, Guantanamo in foreign policy speech Top news: In a speech today at the National Defense University, President Barack ...
Syria opposition signals tough line on peace talks
BEIRUT — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace ...
U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on 'killer robots'
By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on Thursday for all states to declare a moratorium to ...
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Syria, Israel exchange fire on Golan Heights
By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria said its troops destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed into its territory from the Israeli-occupied ...
Syria & UN Health Assembly Slam Israel
Wanted to start this post with something like "Believe it or not", but then decided that there is nothing not to believe in this story anymore: ...
UN: Poaching threatens central Africa peace
UNITED NATIONS — The illegal trade in elephant ivory may constitute an important source of funding for armed groups, including the Lord's Resistance ...
UN urges action to end child soldiers in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Myanmar's government has made progress in reducing the recruitment of children into the ...