December 5, 2015 Iran frees 80 prisoners as president heads to UN Iran said Monday it had freed 80 prisoners arrested in political crackdowns, offering another potential diplomatic boost for the country's new president and his outreach to the West at this week's U.N. gathering.
December 4, 2015 Iran, 6 key nations to hold nuclear talks, European Union nuclear chief says Iran's new foreign minister will join talks with six key nations trying to rein in the Islamic Republic's nuclear program later this week at the United Nations, the European Union's foreign policy chief said Monday.
December 4, 2015 Netanyahu addresses Islamic terror threat in speech to UN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had high praise for President Obama for leading the coalition attacking Islamic militants in Syria, and criticized those who condemned Israel for its war with Hamas in a speech to the United Nations Monday.
October 22, 2015 UN advances digital privacy resolution after reports of US eavesdropping The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee has unanimously approved a resolution protecting the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance in the digital age.
September 30, 2015 Abbas' dangerous gambit: PA leader foments religious war with Israel With the Arab world imploding in the Middle East—only images of a religious war with Jews can force Abbas’ agenda to become theirs.
July 31, 2015 Argentina's Debt Crisis: Country turns to UN to avoid accountability Argentina is opting for stubbornness, bullying and intimidation of its debt-holders, all with a helping hand from the United Nations, as it refuses to pay back bondholders for billions of dollars.
May 7, 2015 At UN Netanyahu challenges 'brazen lies' told by Obama, Abbas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chose not to let President Obama’s bold allegation that Israelis were not interested in peace go unanswered in his speech Monday at the UN. “Brazen lies spoken from this very podium against my country” is how Netanyahu described the remarks of previous speakers, when he addressed the U.N. General Assembly.
