The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday condemning an alleged Iranian plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
The U.N. General Assembly adopted a resolution Friday reinstating Libya to the U.N. Human Rights Council.
Late last week, the leaders and finance ministers of the 20 biggest economies, the G-20, met in Cannes for their annual media extravaganza.
The United Nations secretary-general and the president of the U.N. General Assembly arrived in Tripoli Wednesday, for a meeting with the country's new leaders, a U.N. statement said.
The U.N. General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.
A pair of north African delegates addressed the U.N. General Assembly for the first time Saturday, each representing a new government formed after revolution and civil war ousted their respective long-time leaders.
A pair of north African delegates addressed the U.N. General Assembly for the first time Saturday, each representing a new government formed after revolution and civil war ousted their respective long-time leaders.
Clashes were reported Friday in Bahrain's capital on the eve of parliamentary elections in the country.
Palestinians may ask the United Nations General Assembly to vote on its status.
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas requests official recognition of a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly.
On the eve of his address at the U.N. General Assembly Thursday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared his country to be "a new model for life to the world."
On the eve of a meeting of Mexico´s top prosecutors and judicial officials in Veracruz state, authorities Wednesday were still trying to determine who left 35 bodies in a busy thoroughfare there -- and why.
Libya's interim prime minister said on Tuesday that he expects the county to have a new government within 10 days.
The Palestinians want U.N. statehood. How do they get it? CNN's Richard Roth reports.
She may be out of Washington and on the road for the week, but the heavy machinery of office has followed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to New York as she attends the annual United Nations General Assembly meetings.
Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani is calling off a visit to the United States due to floods that have killed hundreds in his country, his office said Friday.
President Barack Obama will travel to New York this month to take part in the U.N. General Assembly, the White House announced Thursday.
Bolivia's government is accusing U.S. officials of meddling in the South American nation's internal affairs and fueling indigenous protests of a proposed highway project.
Bolivian leader Evo Morales says he's worried that U.S. authorities will plant something on his presidential plane to link him with drug trafficking when he attends Wednesday's United Nations General Assembly meeting.
The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday formally approved the nomination of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to a second term as the head of the world body.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was officially chosen Friday for a second term by the U.N. Security Council in a unanimous and widely expected nomination.
After an eventful first term marked by humanitarian crises, a global recession and the Arab Spring, Ban Ki-moon announced Monday his intention to seek a second five-year stint as the United Nations' secretary-general.
The United Nations General Assembly voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution calling for an end to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. There were 187 member states in favor of the resolution, two against, and three abstentions.
A top U.S. diplomat spoke with the Cuban foreign minister at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, a U.S. official said Monday, marking one of the highest-level diplomatic exchanges between the two countries in years.
As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visited the U.N. General Assembly in New York last month, the spotlight was once again on Iran. And true to form, the Iranian president made his fair share of provocative statements for the Western media.
Arab nations meeting in Libya are preparing a statement that warns that the Israeli settlements issue could scuttle the latest round of Mideast peace talks and, in effect, gives the United States a month to find a solution before the nations recommend further action, a senior Arab diplomat said Friday.
Jordan's Queen Rania was recuperating in a New York hospital Monday after she underwent a medical procedure to correct an irregular heart rhythm.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, now embarked on a peace process with israel, urged the importance of halting Israeli settlement construction.
Serbia is "ready to talk" with Kosovo and "we will do so in good faith," Serbia's president told the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday.
It has been United Nations General Assembly week in New York. Dignitaries, leaders and advocates weave through barriers, security lines and check points from one grand forum to another to hear carefully crafted speeches on the world's progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Israel says its U.N. delegation was not able to attend the U.N. General Assembly session on Thursday because of the observance of Sukkot, a Jewish holiday.
President Barack Obama will address the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday as world leaders continue to lay down their achievements and goals in the effort to decrease world poverty.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, in New York Tuesday for the United Nations General Assembly, urged Japan to release a detained Chinese boat captain "immediately and unconditionally," China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
Oh, the motorcades. Those endless traffic jams. The security barriers one must navigate just to cross the street for a cup of coffee. New Yorkers know the madness can only mean one thing: the opening of the United Nations General Assembly.
Conservationist Claire Nouvian talks to CNN about her encounters with aliens in the deep waters.
Iranian citizens who support peaceful change that will allow them to enjoy their human rights expect the international community, and in particular the United Nations, to hold the Islamic Republic to account.
The United Nations declared its support Monday for the traditional Olympic Truce ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, which begin Friday.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will address the U.N. General Assembly in July, the British Mission to the United Nations announced Friday.
1) For the 19th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly voted this week almost unanimously to express its opposition to what?
For the 18th year in a row, the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to condemn the 47-year embargo against Cuba by the United States.
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to elect five nations to the Security Council on Thursday, marking the first time since 2004 that the seats are uncontested.
President Obama's accusations that Iran's nuclear program runs afoul of international agreements are "baseless," the Islamic republic's president told CNN's Larry King on Friday.
Myanmar's imprisoned pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday she accepted a new shift in U.S. policy toward her country, her spokesman said.
President Obama made a forceful call Wednesday for a new era in global relations, urging the United Nations to move past old divisions and disputes to reassert itself as a leading force in confronting the most pressing issues.
World leaders, many reeling from a year marked by global economic freefall and a growing threat from global warming and nuclear proliferation, exhorted one another Wednesday to work together to meet those challenges.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that his country is committed to helping build a durable peace and security worldwide based on justice, spirituality and dignity.
The town of Bedford, New York, is not happy with a tent set up as part of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's visit to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, a town attorney said Tuesday.
A CNN crew heads to Bedford, New York, trying to find the tent of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.
Moammar Gadhafi's debut appearance at the United Nations was bound to be memorable, but his long and rambling diatribe Wednesday is one that few will forget.
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday delivered a lengthy, rambling address in his first appearance before the United Nations -- slamming both the U.N. Security Council and the United States.
A tent was erected on a property in Westchester County, New York, in anticipation of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's visit to the United States for the United Nations General Assembly, police told CNN affiliate WABC Tuesday.
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President Obama will host meetings Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House announced Saturday.
The U.N. World Food Program's director flew to a Haitian city still encased in mud Friday to draw global attention to the ongoing disaster that has enormously complicated the country's struggle to feed itself
Zimbabwe's president is only four Cabinet posts away from carrying out a power-sharing agreement with the opposition, he said in an interview ahead of his Thursday address to the U.N. General Assembly
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad talks with CNN's Larry King about nuclear arms, the Iraq war and much more.
In a blistering speech before the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad blamed "a few bullying powers" for creating the world's problems and said the "American empire in the world is reaching the end of its road."
Iran's president accused "a few bullying powers" of trying to thwart his country's peaceful nuclear program
Hear the words of Pope Benedict XVI amid his followers and well-wishers during a look back at his visit to the U.S.
Pope Benedict XVI concluded his six-day visit to the United States with a final address Sunday, thanking Americans for their hospitality and calling on people worldwide to pursue "justice and peaceful coexistence."
CNN's Delia Gallagher analyzes what Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the U.S. means for American Catholics.
CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva speaks with a student who launched a successful campaign on the Internet to support Myanmar.
It was a busy day at the U.N. General Assembly, as several world leaders took the podium. CNN's Richard Roth reports.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is "urgently dispatching" a special envoy to Myanmar, a statement from his office said Wednesday, following reports of violent clashes in that country between security forces and protesters.
CNN's Andrew Stevens discusses the political turmoil across Myanmar with Aung Din, an expert on the region.
The Buddhist monks leading the protests in Myanmar are held in high esteem by the population. CNN's Tim Lister reports.
TIME Managing Editor Richard Stengel finds Iran's President courteous and collected at a private event in New York
CNN's Zain Verjee takes a look at some of the most shocking moments in years past at the U.N. General Assembly.
President Bush told the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday that the U.S. will tighten existing economic sanctions on Myanmar, citing a series of "the most egregious violations of human rights."
The Bush administration will try to rally support for pro-democracy protesters in Myanmar during the U.N. General Assembly session this week, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday.
Nuns and civilians joined monks Sunday in a protest march in Myanmar. CNN's Ralitsa Vassileva reports
The First Lady talks about her rare bit of international political activism
Even though more countries are renouncing the death penalty, more people were put to death last year -- 5,628 -- than in the past two years, an anti-death penalty group reported Thursday.
The U.N. General Assembly has appointed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to serve as the United Nations' next secretary-general from January 1.
Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced his resignation from his ruling Thai Rak Thai party Tuesday, two weeks after military officers seized power from him in a bloodless coup d'etat.
A five-hour sea battle between the Sri Lankan Navy and Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday off the coast eastern Sri Lanka left more than 60 rebels dead and nearly a dozen of their boats destroyed, military officials said.
Thailand's long-reigning king endorsed the bloodless military coup that ousted the country's prime minister, according to a televised statement, and the general who seized power promised to restore civilian rule within a year.
Thailand's military coup leader has pledged to choose a new prime minister within two weeks and return power to the people as soon as possible.
His country may be war-torn, bankrupt, and mired in poverty, but that didn't stop Republic of the Congo President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, newly elected African Union chairman, from racking up an $81,...
Romanian officials quarantined a Danube delta village of about 30 people Friday after three dead ducks there tested positive for bird flu -- the first such cases reported in the region.
America's top health official says the world is "woefully unprepared" to respond to a pandemic, a problem made more urgent by concerns that the current avian flu virus could spread into a global health crisis.
The President of Venezuela rarely grants interviews to foreign media, but FORTUNE's Nelson Schwartz and Jenny Mero sat down with him in mid-September (he was in New York for the U.N. General Assemb...
U.S. President George W. Bush and President Hu Jintao of China have agreed to postpone their meeting next week because of Hurricane Katrina, the White House said Saturday.
Following is a transcript of President Bush's address Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly:
Palestinians will seek an emergency session of the U.N. General Assembly to consider an advisory resolution calling for Israel to comply with a court ruling that the West Bank barrier is illegal, the Palestinian representative to the United Nations said Monday.
The International Court of Justice began hearings Monday to consider whether the barrier Israel is building near its border with the West Bank violates international law.
Israel will boycott a hearing before the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands regarding the legality of its West Bank barrier, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's office said Thursday.
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