Analysis: US was at odds with world over Cuba policy
By JULIE PACE and MATTHEW LEE President Barack Obama’s decision to pursue new relations with Cuba was driven in part by a stinging realization: Longstanding U.S. policies aimed at isolating…
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UN FINDS SYSTEMATIC DISAPPEARANCES IN SYRIA
By JOHN HEILPRIN and BARBARA SURK In this Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013 citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center, AMC, and released Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, which has been…
NKOREA DEFECTOR TESTIFIES AT UN RIGHTS PROBE IN US
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Jin hye Jo wipes a tear as she testifies during a hearing of the United Nations mandated Commission of Inquiry about the human rights situation in the…
SAUDI ARABIA REJECTS SEAT ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL
By AYA BATRAWY and EDITH M. LEDERER FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 27, 2013 file photo, the United Nations Security Council votes on a resolution that will require Syria…
NETANYAHU: ISRAEL WON’T LET IRAN GET NUCLEAR ARMS
By EDITH M. LEDERER Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) UNITED…
IRAN CHIDES ISRAEL FOR NOT SIGNING NUCLEAR TREATY
By MATTHEW LEE and LARA JAKES Iranian President Hassan Rouhani leaves the podium after speaking at a meeting on nuclear disarmament during the 68th session of the General Assembly at…
IRAN’S PRESIDENT TONES DOWN ANTI-ISRAEL RHETORIC
By LARA JAKES Hasan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Brendan McDermid, Pool)…
FRENCH PRESIDENT MEETS IRANIAN LEADER AT UN
By MATTHEW PENNINGTON Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, right, meets with French President Francois Hollande during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Sept.…