WEATHER ALERT
UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generations
Read full article: UN refugee chief urges action from Security Council so displacement no longer crosses generationsThe U.N. refugee chief is urging the worldās divided nations to focus on ending conflicts and crises so the more than 117 million people forced to flee their homes can return.
From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of education
Read full article: From Gaza to Sudan to Nepal, more than 500 million children are in desperate need of educationThe plight of more than 500 million children in desperate need of an education has been one of the key issues on the sidelines of this week's annual meeting of world leaders at the United Nations.
UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'
Read full article: UN leaders' meeting convenes with secretary-general calling for 'world built on interdependence'U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pleading for āa world built on interdependenceā as he makes his final address to the General Assembly gathering of world leaders.
Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forward
Read full article: Preparing to leave office, with world beset by problems, UN chief talks of a way forwardThe United Nationsā top official acknowledges the world is deeply divided and the U.N.ās most powerful body is paralyzed when it comes to ending conflicts.
Longtime AP reporter and editor Bill Mann dies at 83
Read full article: Longtime AP reporter and editor Bill Mann dies at 83Bill Mann, a reporter and editor who covered the Philippines, Egypt, India, Scandinavia and Washington, D.C. over a nearly 50-year career at The Associated Press, died Thursday in Reston, Virginia.
Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'
Read full article: Mideast nations confront chaos in their region, which Egypt warns 'is at a point of implosion'Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Oman ā all nations in the thick of the unrest that has pervaded the Middle East ā confronted the crisis in the region at the annual U.N. gathering of world leaders.
South Korea's top diplomat says his nation has asked Trump to be a 'peacemaker' with North Korea
Read full article: South Korea's top diplomat says his nation has asked Trump to be a 'peacemaker' with North KoreaSouth Koreaās top diplomat says his boss has asked President Donald Trump to become āa peacemakerā and use his leadership to get North Korea to talks to reduce military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it out
Read full article: As the world convulses in war and contentiousness, its leaders convene at the UN to figure it outWorld leaders are gathering at one of the most turbulent and divisive moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations.
'Not something to celebrate': As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN surviveļ¼
Read full article: 'Not something to celebrate': As it turns 80 and faces dwindling global clout, can the UN surviveļ¼The United Nations will mark its 80th anniversary this month but thereās little to celebrate.
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
Read full article: Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safeThe Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
Read full article: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of GomaResidents in eastern Congoās largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.
