Palestinians Elated as Abbas Submits U.N. Statehood Request
Going against U.S. pressure, President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the request to Ban Ki-moon
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Even before Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin could meet to discuss what to do about Syria, the Russian foreign ministry has made it clear that a no-fly zone is off the table.
Going against U.S. pressure, President Mahmoud Abbas delivered the request to Ban Ki-moon
The act of disgust is becoming a U.N. ritual
Over the last 24 hours, moves by Abbas and Sarkozy have dampened America's role
Cartoonist Steve Benson on Palestine's bid for statehood
Pundits also wonder whether Obama was really speaking to U.S. voters
A compromise plan would defer a vote while negotiations take place
United Against Nuclear Iran rolls out scary billboards and hotel boycotts
The European Union hasn't expressed its opinion on the U.N. campaign
Mahmoud Abbas says he'll request UN membership for Palestine this week
The United Nations' nuclear agency is "increasingly concerned" that Iran is building nukes
Violence and protests rage across the country
Dozens are feared dead
The Human Rights Council has launched an investigation into alleged atrocities
The U.N. body condemned the regime's attacks and human rights abuses
Somalian famine, Amazon tax dodges, and the decline of the West
The world's newest country has numerous challenges
A Mexican citizen executed on Thursday was not offered help from his consulate
On obesity drugs, the new head of al-Qaeda, and the right not to get married
The General Assembly elected him unanimously
The Human Rights Council condemned discrimination on basis of sexual orientation
The situation deteriorates as a refugee crisis piles on the I.A.E.A. referral
On the immigration problem, Chinese strategy, and the Vatican messing with AIDS
"Facilitating access to the Internet for all individuals... should be a priority for all States"
But 34 million live with AIDS, and young women especially continue to be infected
Russia is Syria's ally and a champion of national sovereignty
Kuwait will replace Syria as a candidate
An outbreak that has killed 5,000 originated near a U.N. camp
The back and forth over a UN fact-finding mission during the Israel-Gaza conflict
There is no NATO-like hesitance to intervene in a deepening civil war
As many feared, the "Ground Zero Mosque" hysterics have consequences
We couldn't find a report that had it all in one place, so we went digging
A quick rundown of the official positions as airstrikes are being prepared
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