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IOC hails 'historic' U.N. resolution on sport autonomy

The International Olympic Committee has hailed a United Nations resolution recognizing the autonomy ...

Nov 03, 2014 09:47 AM EST

Judge rejects strict limits on U.S. nurse who treated Ebola patients

Declaring Ebola fears in the United States "not entirely rational," a judge rejected Maine's bid for...

Oct 31, 2014 05:51 PM EDT

U.S. diplomat travels to West Africa as Ebola quarantine moves take hold

As the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations embarked on a trip to West Africa, new rules in three U...

Oct 26, 2014 05:07 AM EDT

EU leaders divided over costs as climate talks begin

European leaders met on Thursday to forge energy policy to cut climate-warming gas emissions in the ...

Oct 24, 2014 04:00 AM EDT

U.N. agency to cut food rations for 1 million Afghans over funding

Funding shortfalls have forced the World Food Program to cut rations for up to 1 million people in A...

Oct 14, 2014 10:34 AM EDT

Top North Korea officials make rare visit to South as diplomacy ramps up

Isolated North Korea sent its highest level delegation to South Korea on Saturday to attend the Asia...

Oct 04, 2014 03:39 AM EDT

Algerian militants behead kidnapped French tourist

Algerian militants have beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday...

Sep 25, 2014 02:14 AM EDT

Qatar forfeit basketball game in hijab row

The Qatar women's basketball team forfeited a game at the Asian Games on Wednesday after being refus...

Sep 24, 2014 07:44 AM EDT

Hackers threaten to leak nude photos of actress Emma Watson

Hackers threatened to leak nude photos of actress Emma Watson days after she gave a speech at the Un...

Sep 24, 2014 05:38 AM EDT

Climate protesters march on Wall Street, block street near NYSE

Hundreds of protesters marched through New York City's financial district on Monday and blocked stre...

Sep 22, 2014 08:37 PM EDT

U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters

A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France ...

Sep 22, 2014 08:21 PM EDT

Kurds issue new call to arms against Islamic State in Syria

Kurdish militants in Turkey have issued a new call to arms to defend a border town in northern Syria...

Sep 21, 2014 09:22 AM EDT

It's not a small world after all: world population will soar

Contrary to some earlier projections, the world's population will soar through the end of the 21st c...

Sep 21, 2014 05:46 AM EDT

Chad accuses U.N. of neglecting its peacekeepers in Mali

Chad's government accused the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali on Friday of failing to r...

Sep 20, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

White House does not expect Obama, Iran's Rouhani to meet at U.N.

The White House said on Friday it did not expect President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan...

Sep 19, 2014 06:23 PM EDT

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