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One in 10 girls raped or sexually abused worldwide: U.N.

One in 10 girls around the world - or about 120 million in total - have been forced to have intercou...

Sep 07, 2014 10:09 AM EDT

U.N. to send team to investigate Islamic State crimes in Iraq

The United Nations agreed on Monday to send investigators to Iraq to examine crimes being committed ...

Sep 01, 2014 10:44 PM EDT

U.N. says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped

Militants fighting the Syrian army have detained 43 U.N. peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan ...

Aug 29, 2014 02:44 AM EDT

U.N. accuses Islamic State of mass killings

The United Nations condemned on Monday "appalling, widespread" crimes by Islamic State forces in Ira...

Aug 25, 2014 11:09 AM EDT

Kidnappers free American missing in Syria since 2012

Al Qaeda-linked militants in Syria on Sunday freed an American writer missing since 2012 following w...

Aug 25, 2014 02:01 AM EDT

Arrest Of Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade On Visa Fraud Charges Causes Uproar In India (Video)

39-year-old Devyani Khobragade, India's deputy consul general, was arrested after dropping off her d...

Dec 18, 2013 02:10 PM EST

UN Geneva Conference: Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Says Syrian Peace Talks To Begin On January 22 (Video)

The United Nations said on Monday that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian government and the opposition will h...

Nov 25, 2013 07:47 PM EST

Iranian Embassy Explosions: 23 Killed & At Least 146 Injured After Dual Suicide Bombings Hit Diplomatic Post In Beirut (Video)

The Lebanese-based al-Qaida linked group known as the Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed responsibility ...

Nov 19, 2013 01:47 PM EST

Philippines: Donations Pour In As Aid Workers Continue To Help 5 Days Since Natural Disaster Leave Thousands Killed (Video)

U.S. and British warships have been deployed to the typhoon-ravaged Philippines where thousands are ...

Nov 13, 2013 02:57 PM EST

Congo: M23 Rebel Group Vows To Disband & Disarm Raising Hopes For Peaceful Negotiations In African Nation (Video)

The M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo announced that it would disarm, potentially pavin...

Nov 05, 2013 08:41 PM EST

Nobel Peace Prize: Chemical Weapons Watchdog Group Wins Prestigious Award For 'Extensive Work' in Syria (Video)

The Nobel Prize committee honored the United Nations-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chem...

Oct 11, 2013 12:45 PM EDT

UN Deal: Agreement Reached On Resolution Concerning The Dismantling Of Syria's Chemical Weapons (Video)

The five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council reached an agreement on Thursday evening in ...

Sep 27, 2013 02:35 PM EDT

U.N. Arms Trade: Secretary of State John Kerry Signs Global Treaty Which Aims to Protect Millions From Armed Violence (Video)

While in New York for the General Assembly, Secretary of State John Kerry signed a U.N. treaty on ar...

Sep 25, 2013 05:16 PM EDT

Live Video: Continued Coverage of the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (Video)

The 68th U.N. General Assembly sessions began in New York this week as members of almost 200 countri...

Sep 24, 2013 05:19 PM EDT

UN Week: World Leaders Converge on Midtown New York For The Largest Annual Diplomatic Gathering (Video)

The 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly began in New York this week as members of almost 200 c...

Sep 24, 2013 04:34 PM EDT

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