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OPINION

 Gadhafi Rant: Not All Nonsense 

Buried in 96-minute diatribe was a smart UN reform proposal

Sep 24, 09 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - His swine flu conspiracy theories and who-shot-JFK musings may have got the headlines, but Moammar Gadhafi actually made a few good points during his 96-minute monologue at the UN General Assembly, blogs Gideon Rachman. The Libyan colonel is totally right that the Security Council is outdated and doesn't represent the... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • UN Security Council

OPINION

Bolton: Obama's UN Address Naive, 'Post-American'

Ex-UN rep not impressed by president's focus on 'interests that unite us'

Sep 24, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's address to the United Nations yesterday was long on uniting nations and short on looking out for American interests, complains Bush administration UN representative John Bolton. The "Wilsonian" address was "a post-American speech by our first post-American president," and was "very revealing of Obama’... More »

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United Nations • John Bolton • foreign policy • UN General Assembly • President Obama

Obama Dodges Sitdown With Brown for Chat in UN Kitchen

White House declines 5 requests for talks
from humiliated prime minister

Sep 24, 09 3:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Brit papers are buzzing about President Obama's snub of visiting Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who asked for a meeting five times. Brown—keen to boost his profile as an international statesman as his poll numbers flatline in Britain—had to settle for a 15-minute "walk and talk" with Obama... More »

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United Nations • Gordon Brown • Britain • G20 • President Obama

(Newser) - Maybe he just needs a good night's sleep (somewhere). Moammar Gadhafi made such a long and rambling speech today—his main point seemed to be to rail against the Security Council's power—that he wore out his first translator. Some odds and ends:
  • He suggested Israel had a hand
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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly

(AP) - In his first appearance at the UN, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi blasted the Security Council and called for the end of the five permanent members' veto power. He also wants to expand the group with additional member states to make it more representative. "It should not be called the... More »

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United Nations • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • UN General Assembly • UN Security Council

UPDATED


 Obama to UN: 
 US Can't Solve 
 World's Problems 

President to take blunt approach in first General Assembly address

Sep 23, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama told the UN today that the global community has too long been "defined by our differences and outpaced by our problems." He said he was aware of the high expectations for his presidency, and he acknowledged US failings, but said solving the world's problems is not... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • diplomacy • UN General Assembly • unilateralism • Dmitry Medvedev • Yukio Hatoyama

(AP) - President Obama declared the United States a serious partner in combating global warming today, telling world leaders at the UN, "We understand the gravity of the climate threat. We are determined to act. And we will meet our responsibility to future generations." In brief remarks at a high-level... More »

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climate change • United Nations • Ban Ki-Moon • President Obama

Empire State Lighting Thrills Iranian Activists

Tower green during Ahmadinejad visit—for The Wizard of Oz

Sep 22, 09 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New York to speak at the annual opening of the UN general assembly, opponents of the Iranian regime petitioned to have the Empire State Building bathed in protesters' trademark green. The building's managers said no, but the activists got a lucky break, reports the Wall Street ... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • New York • UN General Assembly • green revolution • Iranian protests

OPINION

 Obama Set to 
 Bankrupt US, 
 Appease Foes 

Wrongheaded policies to be on display at UN, G20 meetings

Sep 22, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's agenda can be summed up as "beggar thy neighbor, bankrupt thy country, and appease thy foe," as can be seen in his plans for summit meetings this week, Bret Stephens writes in the Wall Street Journal. The president chairs a UN Security Council meeting on... More »

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Iran • United Nations • summit • protectionism • nuclear disarmament • economic stimulus package • G20 • appeasement • Obama administration • President Obama

 Zelaya Returns to Honduras 

Ousted leader announces return on TV, but interim government denies it

Sep 21, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Manuel Zelaya is back in Honduras, the ousted president told a Honduran TV station today, prompting thousands of his supporters to gather outside the UN building in the capital to celebrate. “I am here for the restoration of democracy, to call for dialogue,” Zelaya declared. The US State... More »

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United Nations • State Department • Nicaragua • Central America • Honduras • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya • Roberto Micheletti

 Obama to 
 Pentagon: 
 Scale Back 
 Nuke Arsenal 

President rejects Defense review, plans international deal

Sep 21, 09 7:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama rejected the first draft of a Pentagon report on the US nuclear arsenal and is demanding a radical review ahead of deep cuts, according to the Guardian. The president, whose stated goal is the complete abolition of nuclear weapons, wants to see a range of options: cutting the... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • Pentagon • nuclear weapons • Department of Defense • nuclear disarmament • nuclear arsenal

 Gisele Named 
 UN Goodwill 
 Ambassador 

Bundchen more than just a supermodel, has long campaigned for environmental issues

Sep 21, 09 6:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gisele Bundchen will have more than a baby with hubby Tom Brady to keep her busy—yesterday she was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, the Boston Herald reports. “Mother Earth is our fundamental life-support system, and by becoming aware and responsible now, we... More »

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entertainment • environment • United Nations • Brazil • celebrity • Gisele Bundchen • Tom Brady • green • supermodel • eco-friendly • UN goodwill ambassador

 4 UN Debuts to Watch 

Leaders of China, Libya, Japan, US make first General Assembly speeches

Sep 21, 09 6:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week the world's heads of government gather in New York for the annual UN General Assembly, and attention will be focused on four leaders—two new to office, two long in power—making their debuts at the green marble lectern. NPR outlines who to watch:
  • Hu Jintao: He'll
... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • New York • Moammar Gadhafi • Hu Jintao • UN General Assembly • Yukio Hatoyama

ANALYSIS

Obama at the UN: 
Eloquence Is Not Enough

The president may face tough questions on N. Korea, Iran, and climate change

Sep 18, 09 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will get a respite from America’s rancorous political scene when he appears at the United Nations next week, but he may find international squabbles just as heated, Economist writes. An enthusiastic multilateralist, Obama is loved by leaders around the world. But topics like North Korea, Iran, and... More »

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climate change • Iran • Barack Obama • Congress • United Nations • global warming

 Iconic Vietnam War  
 Survivor a Symbol of Hope 

Kim Phuc now gives hope to burn victims

Sep 10, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Kim Phuc was only 9, she unintentionally played a part in ending the Vietnam War. Nick Ut of the AP photographed Phuc running naked from a napalm attack in which she was horribly burned. She wasn't expected to survive, but survive she did, with the help of Ut, who... More »

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United Nations • Vietnam • bombing • photograph • attack • Vietnam War • Associated Press • burn victim • Kim Phuc • Nick Ut • UN goodwill ambassador

Iran Nuclear Talks Stall; Sanctions Loom

Stalemate seen as Ahmadinejad refuses more negotiations

Sep 7, 09 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Iran looks set to face another round of international sanctions as nuclear talks have reached an impasse and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refuses to discuss a compromise, reports the Guardian. Mohamed ElBaradei, who heads the UN nuclear watchdog, said today Iran has not suspended enrichment activities and continues to be uncooperative with... More »

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Iran • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • IAEA • nuclear weapons • International Atomic Energy Agency • uranium enrichment • nuclear inspections • nuclear enrichment • Obama administration • Mohamed ElBaradei • President Obama

 Gadhafi to 
 Urge UN 
 to Abolish 
 Switzerland 

Libyan leader seeks revenge for son's arrest, wants nation busted up

Sep 4, 09 3:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moammar Gadhafi plans to urge the United Nations to wipe Switzerland off the map when he visits New York later this month, the New York Daily News reports. The Libyan leader—as part of a vendetta against the Alpine nation that began when his son Hannibal was busted for beating... More »

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United Nations • Switzerland • Libya • Moammar Gadhafi • Hannibal Qaddafi

North Korea Pokes World Again on Nukes

Pyongyang reports progress on uranium
for weapons program

Sep 3, 09 8:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea’s official news agencies say the country “is in the concluding stage” of uranium enrichment key to a nuclear-weapons program, the BBC reports—the latest instance of the outlaw regime thumbing its nose at a disapproving international community. “Reprocessing of spent fuel rods is at its... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • nuclear weapons • nuclear program • international sanctions

Obama to Moderate Abbas-Netanyahu Meeting: Peres 

Israeli prez says settlement issue isn't settled, yet

Aug 31, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will play moderator to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a meeting at the UN before the end of next month, Israeli President Shimon Peres tells Fox News. “I think they will meet by the end of September,” he says. "... More »

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United Nations • Mahmoud Abbas • Shimon Peres • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • negotiations • Mideast peace talks • Obama administration • President Obama

analysis

 Not So Fast, UN: 
 Darfur War Isn't Over 


Aug 28, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A top UN official has declared that the "real war" in Darfur is over, but that might come as a surprise to the 3 million or so refugees still living in fear of militia attacks, writes Andrew Meldrum for Global Post. He talks to relief officials who find the... More »

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United Nations • Darfur • genocide • Sudan • African • refugees

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