Highlights
A collection of news and information related to United Nations published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 3312
» View cltv.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-276
•
Next >
-
Afghan authorities: NATO air strike kills eight civilians
World NowISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Afghan authorities on Sunday said a NATO air strike killed a family of eight at their house in eastern Afghanistan. If confirmed, the attack could anger Afghan leaders at a time when Washington needs Kabul’s cooperation in... -
African refugees in Israel get a cold shoulder and worse
TEL AVIV — The first Molotov cocktail ignited a backyard fence, just a couple of feet from where three Eritrean refugees were sleeping outdoors on makeshift beds of wood planks atop old TV sets. One man burned his arm trying to extinguish the flames...Tags: Religion and Belief, Benjamin Netanyahu, Prisons, Extradition, Government
-
Zonta Club hosts regional meeting
The Aberdeen Zonta Club hosted the annual spring meeting for Areas 1 and 3 on April 20 and 21. Thirty-three women participated in this annual event, which rotates among the 11 clubs in a three-state area. Areas 1 and 3 consist of North Dakota,...Tags: HIV, Groton
-
Syria Calls Massacre Claim Part of 'Tsunami of Lies'
CNNThe Syrian government vehemently denied Sunday it was behind a massacre that left at least 85 people dead, and it accused world leaders of conspiring against the regime. Foreign Ministry spokesman Jihad Makdissi said he addressed the media Sunday "to...Tags: Al-Qaeda, Los Angeles Times, Armed Forces, Wars and Interventions, Massacres
-
Nigeria Islamic group Boko Haram spreads fear far and wide
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — In brutally poor neighborhoods and mansions alike, this city choked by military checkpoints seethes with rumors, paranoia and conspiracy theories. Even academics like to assert a favorite: The homegrown Islamic extremist...
Tags: Human Rights Watch, Niger, Religion and Belief, Central Intelligence Agency, Al-Qaeda
-
On a collision course with China?
SHANGHAI — The Soviet Union is gone, al-Qaida is decimated, and Iran may never acquire nuclear weapons. But don't get too relaxed. If you're looking for reasons to be anxious about world peace, China offers an abundance. It's a huge country with...Tags: Steve Chapman, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Taiwan, Al-Qaeda, Lifestyle and Leisure
-
U.N. official: More than 90 dead in Syria, many of them children
World NowMore than 92 people, a third of them children, were killed in what appeared to be the worst violence against civilians in Syria since a U.N.-backed cease-fire went into effect last month, the chief of the United Nations mission in Syria said Saturday.... -
About 30 children among more than 90 killed in Houla, Syria
BEIRUT— The blood-spattered children lay on a patterned rug, their wounds graphic proof that youth offers no protection from the dark forces unleashed in Syria. An unidentified man picks up the limp corpse of one boy, displaying the battered...Tags: Religion and Belief, Al-Qaeda, Vietnam War (1955-1975), News Agency, International Military Interventions
-
Syrian dissidents report at least 50 killed in single town
World NowAt least 50 people were reportedly killed Friday in attacks in the Syrian town of Houla northwest of Homs, according to opposition activist groups. Dissidents said it was one of many attacks by government forces Friday as protests erupted across the... -
U.N. nuclear agency finds more highly enriched uranium in Iran
World NowThe U.N. atomic watchdog agency has found evidence at an underground bunker in Iran that may mean scientists have moved closer to enriching uranium to the level needed to produce nuclear weapons. Iran claims the more highly enriched uranium was the result... -
Iran uranium of elevated enrichment raises concern
VIENNA — United Nations experts are investigating why tiny particles of uranium found in an underground Iranian nuclear facility had been enriched beyond levels previously acknowledged, a discovery that raised questions about whether Iran is getting...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Benjamin Netanyahu, Istanbul (Turkey), Turkey, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
-
Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., career officer in Marines
Alexander Ludlum "Lud" Michaux Jr., a decorated career Marine Corps officer who fought in three wars and later presided over the transformation of McDonogh School into a coeducational institution, died May 20 of heart failure at Brightview Mays Chapel...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Football, Lacrosse
May 27, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
May 27, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
May 27, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 27, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
May 26, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 26, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 25, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Original site for United Nations topic gallery.