Western diplomats walked out of a UN summit on racism after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described Israel as a criminal state
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Sixty-four-year-old woman has been under house arrest for past 14
years, and now may have to be confined to 18 more months for allowing
an American to stay at her home
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
UN worker and other women were arrested by Sudan’s ‘morality police’
for wearing pants in public; now she wants her trial and ensuing
punishment to show the world how oppressive the laws are
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
As Indian women push for quotas in their national government to get
more women into office, the United Nations is working to empower women
in politics
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
When it comes down to planning a trip, it is always Venice …
Politics | 05/27/2009 7:50 am
North Korea has become increasingly bellicose in recent days — is Korean War really over?
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
North Korea fires several missiles in violation of UN rule against exploding nuclear weapons; even China, Russia are peeved
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 05/18/2009 4:00 pm
The United Nations may have a new role for former President Bill Clinton
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
American journalist drank nothing but sugar water to protest espionage charges against her; appeal could be heard next week
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 05/06/2009 8:05 am
Michelle Obama made many stops during her time in New York yesterday, including one to Sesame Street
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Q & A | 04/14/2009 10:15 am
CNN’s Jeanne Moos on getting fired from her first job, the public’s appetite for opinionated news and Wolf Blitzer’s sense of humor
By Andrew Belonsky
Laura Ling and Euna Lee were gathering footage for documentary on female refugees along China-North Korea border when they were captured
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Saberi’s dad worried her psychological state could deteriorate further as hope for her fast release wanes
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Sources say President Obama will sign the UN Gay Right Declaration, something the previous administration refused
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/10/2009 9:00 am
Dad says Roxana ‘had no idea how much attention her arrest is getting’ until her lawyer told her of outpouring support
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Latest UN human-rights report says much of the violence against women and girls is still perpetuated within the family; women working outside the home or for government especially targeted
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 03/05/2009 4:15 pm
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hopes to organize an international conference on Afghanistan — and invite Iran
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 02/24/2009 9:55 am
After 30 years, descendants of victims of Cambodia’s ‘killing fields’ try to find justice in long-awaited trials
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 01/15/2009 12:30 pm
Israel claims Hamas forces fired first, but UN official cries ‘nonsense’
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 01/13/2009 8:15 am
Israeli PM Ehud Olmert claims his call to Bush forced Rice to abstain on a cease-fire resolution she herself drafted
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Think Up | 12/09/2008 10:45 am
The former secretary of state heads to the U.N. today to present 34 ways the next U.S. president and the world can work to prevent mass killings
By The staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 11/26/2008 10:00 am
United Nations Goodwill Ambassador and actress Nicole Kidman took time yesterday to address one of the world’s greatest problems: violence against women
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Politics | 11/25/2008 7:40 am
Obama’s foreign-policy adviser is well respected in foreign-policy circles; she likely won’t be named until after Thanksgiving
By The staff at wowOwow.com
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