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April 28, 2016

US to declassify military, intelligence records on Argentina 'Dirty War'

President Barack Obama will move to declassify U.S. military and intelligence records related to Argentina's "Dirty War," the White House said Thursday, aiming to bring closure to questions of U.S. involvement in a notorious chapter in Argentina's history.

April 28, 2016

Kerry tells lawmakers Syria cease-fire is no slam dunk

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told lawmakers on Tuesday he isn’t certain the proposed ceasefire in Syria will work but said it is the only option on the table if a political settlement in the war-torn country is the goal.

April 14, 2016

UN sex-abuse scandal: rising congressional outrage, and more revelations

Anger and outrage in Washington over sexual abuse by United Nations and other international peacekeepers has reached a new boiling point, with more ugly revelations of assault surfacing even as members of both Houses of Congress pondered ways -- including the withholding of U.S. money -- to do something about it.

March 31, 2016

UN sex-abuse scandal: officials scramble amid claims of many more sordid incidents

The ugly record of alleged rape and sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the battered Central African Republic, one of the worst scandals to stain the United Nations in years, is growing much, much worse -- despite more U.N. assertions that it is moving aggressively to deal with the seemingly endless crisis.

March 4, 2016

UN sexual abuse: more allegations, more bureaucratic process in Ban's latest report

United Nations personnel, including peacekeepers in 10 UN missions around the world, were embroiled in 99 new allegations of sexual exploitation and/or abuse last year—nearly one-quarter more than in 2014, according to the latest edition of an annual report on the ugly issue unveiled by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.

March 3, 2016

Syria: Russian bombing ahead of peace talks prepares for future fighting

Despite the fragile “cessation of hostilities” over much of Syria, a steady barrage of Russian air strikes is still aimed at moderate and U.S.-supported rebel forces, further complicating desperately strained humanitarian relief efforts and preparing the way for a renewed offensive by the dictatorial regime of Bashar al-Assad, say experts keeping tabs on the air assault.

February 26, 2016

Patent scandal ensnares what one lawmaker calls 'FIFA of UN agencies'

A bipartisan array of congressional legislators vented frustration at a small but economically important United Nations body, which one lawmaker dubbed “the FIFA of U.N. agencies,” and its autocratic chief, who has been the subject of a probe into illegal break-ins of the offices of his own staffers.

February 23, 2016

Syria: Violence and refugee plight worsening despite diplomatic deals

While the U.S. and Russia have announced “preliminary agreement” on the “cessation of hostilities” in Syria, humanitarian workers warn that the violence on the ground remains unchecked, and the situation is worsening for tens of thousands of additional Syrians being forced to flee as a result.

February 4, 2016

UN raises billions for Syria relief, and critics ask if it is helping Assad

While the U.N. tries to raise billions for Syrian relief, it is under growing fire for helping the Assad dictatorship carry out a brutal “surrender or starve” strategy against its opponents, who are also beset by the scourge of ISIS.

January 29, 2016

UN sex abuse scandal: new allegations and more to come

The United Nations has suddenly released a new spate of revelations about rape and sexual abuse carried out by peacekeepers—both U.N. forces and others—in the Central African Republic, involving at least a dozen children aged from 7 to 16.