United Nations

Iran recalls its ambassador in Cyprus

May 10, 2013

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Iran has responded by Cyprus' decision to extradite an Iranian to the United States for prosecution by recalling its ambassador in Nicosia, officials said Frid

C. African Republic child soldier killed by mob

May 10, 2013

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his own safety

Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers

May 10, 2013

Proposed UN resolution backs transition in Syria

May 9, 2013

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross violations

Lawyers: Haiti cholera lawsuit threatened at UN

May 9, 2013

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victim

Court: Libyan trials could be a 'new Nuremberg'

May 8, 2013

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says that if Libya can conduct fair trials of the top henchmen of the overthrown Gadhafi regime, it cou