UN: Nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict
The international organization acknowledges that the true number is likely to be far higher
Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 12:14 PM UTCNews Associated Press, Syria
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News Associated Press, Syria
Samantha Power: I’m a “humanitarian hawk”
The next ambassador to the UN reflects on the need to combat genocide and other human rights abuses
Thursday, Jun 6, 2013 12:25 PM UTC 19Politics Pacific Standard
Don’t bug out, but your food is covered in insects
Most food products contain FDA-approved levels of wings and thoraces -- and the UN says they're good for you!
Wednesday, Jun 5, 2013 9:24 PM UTCLife Scientific American, insects
The question libertarians just can’t answer
If your approach is so great, why hasn’t any country anywhere in the world ever tried it?
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 4:17 PM UTC 1373Politics Libertarianism, United Nations
UN wants more evidence on Syrian chemical weapons
A new report reveals there's "reasonable grounds" to believe they've been used, but by whom remains unclear
Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 11:36 AM UTCNews Associated Press, Syria
Major weapons exporters sign historic arms treaty
U.N. establishes first internationally binding agreement to control the multibillion-dollar arms trade
Monday, Jun 3, 2013 6:50 PM UTCBusiness United Nations, arms trade
El Salvador court delays ruling on abortion case while woman’s life hangs in the balance
"It's a tragedy. She is desperate as she nears her 25th week of pregnancy," said lawyer Angelica Rivas
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:54 PM UTCLife el salvador, Abortion
Minnesota GOPer: Climate change is a “United Nations fraud”
He added that those who believe in man-made global warming "believe that exhaling causes global warming" VIDEO
Thursday, May 16, 2013 4:44 PM UTC 57Politics Video, Glenn Gruenhagen
7 bizarre conspiracy theories that the GOP takes seriously
Fear peddlers want elected representatives to initiate investigations and draft bills to address fake threats
Friday, May 10, 2013 4:04 PM UTC 20Politics AlterNet, U.S. Congress, GOP
Has the Syria threat cooled?
A conference with Assad and the opposition may buy Obama some time. But here's what it really means
Friday, May 10, 2013 2:00 PM UTCPolitics Syria, Sunnis, Jordan, Barack Obama
Pakistan’s highest court rules U.S. drone strikes illegal
Judges said that since innocent civilians have been killed, the strikes should be considered war crimes
Thursday, May 9, 2013 8:46 PM UTC 20News Drones, CIA, Pakistan, Al-Qaida
How drones deceive us
The advantage of technologized warfare is also its most worrying: The perception of decreased risk to the aggressor
Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:00 PM UTC 14Technology War, Drones, United Nations
UN: Gitmo force-feeding is inhumane
Senior UN officials say that the force-feeding of hunger strikers breaches international medical standards
Friday, May 3, 2013 1:55 PM UTCNews guantanamo hunger strike
Tea Partier charged for threatening lawmaker over Agenda 21
The co-founder of an Oklahoma tea party group was charged with two felonies, including blackmail
Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 8:23 AM UTCPolitics Oklahoma, Agenda 21, Tea Party
Oklahoma Tea Partyer threatens legislator over Agenda 21
A Tea Partyer told an Oklahoma legislator that he'd "regret" not pushing legislation to stop it
Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 9:41 PM UTC 29Politics Agenda 21, United Nations
U.N. development chief slams War on Drugs
Helen Clark, a former health minister, says criminalizing drugs has created more problems than it has solved
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 9:15 PM UTC 13Social The Fix, War on Drugs
United Nations’ pot hypocrisy
Science says marijuana is safer than alcohol. So why is the U.N. trying to stop legalization laws?
Friday, Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 23Life United Nations, marijuana
U.N. could fuel North Korea’s propaganda machine
Officials may use the latest sanctions to whip up anti-U.S. sentiment and obscure their government's failures
Friday, Mar 8, 2013 12:18 PM UTCNews From the Wires, North Korea
UN approves sanctions after North Korean nuke threat
The decision came hours after Pyongyang ramped up its rhetoric to dizzying new heights
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 5:18 PM UTCNews GlobalPost, North Korea
North Korea vows to nuke U.S.
Furious over sanctions, Pyongyang promises to launch a pre-emptive strike
Thursday, Mar 7, 2013 1:52 PM UTC 18News Associated Press, North Korea
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