Participants in a human rights conference recommended Wednesday that President-elect Barack Obama or Congress establish an independent, bipartisan commission ...

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Muslims ban blasphemy -- with UN approval

6 days ago- Conservative Politics Examiner

In what one observer decried as “a very Orwellian moment,” the fight against radical Islam ...

Turf battle looms over Clinton protection

7 days ago

It may not be your typical Washington power struggle, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's expected nomination to be secretary of state has already locked ...

Report: North Korea rejects UN rights resolution

11 days ago

North Korea strongly rejected a U.N. resolution condemning its human rights record and warned South Korea would "face the dearest price" for co-sponsoring ...

UN vote shows growing support of death penalty ban

13 days ago

The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee voted Thursday for the second year in a row to urge a global moratorium on the death penalty. ...

Show your kids some love on Universal Children's Day

13 days ago- St. Louis Family & Parenting Examiner

Today is Universal Children's Day, a holiday first sanctioned in 1954 by the United Nations General ...

Israel boycotts UN racism conference, claims bias

14 days ago

Israel will boycott a United Nations conference on racism next year, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said Wednesday, charging it would be biased against ...

Celebrate Children's Day November 20th

15 days ago- Atlanta Family, Frugality and Fun Examiner

Did you know that Children’s Day was celebrated even before Father’s AND Mother’s ...

Cuba celebrates its inclusion in Rio Group

19 days ago

Cuba is celebrating its entry into the Rio Group of Latin American nations as an example of futile U.S. efforts to isolate the island nation. ...

World powers to meet anew on Iran sanctions

22 days ago

Senior diplomats from six world powers are to meet this week to discuss stalled efforts to impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, U.S. ...