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Ex-U.N. Official Gets 8 years in the Cooler
By Luke Mullins -
The Collar
- April 3, 2008
A former procurement officer is convicted of fraud.
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Hezbollah's Growing Arsenal
News Desk
- March 4, 2008
As U.S. News reported in December, Hezbollah in Lebanon has been busy rearming since its 34-day war with Israel in August 2006. The Associated Press reported today that Israel recently told the United Nations that Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement designated a terrorist group by the United States, now has an arsenal that includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon.
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U.N. Security Council Adopts Iran Sanctions Resolution
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- March 3, 2008
Behind long-awaited action, U.S. frustration at the "snail's pace" of diplomacy.
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Ginger Spice Makes a Stop on Capitol Hill
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- February 22, 2008
Geri Halliwell advocates for the United Nations Population Fund on Capitol Hill.
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Girl Power Via Ginger Spice
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- February 20, 2008
Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls will tell members of Congress what she really wants.
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The Dangers From Rising Food Prices
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- February 8, 2008
Costlier commodities could trigger unrest in poor countries and may curtail food aid to refugees.
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How the Potato Can Relieve World Hunger
By Alex Kingsbury -
Nation & World
- February 7, 2008
The U.N. promotes the root vegetable to feed the hungry and spur economic growth.
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Another Huge Opium Harvest in Afghanistan
By Kevin Whitelaw -
News Desk
- February 6, 2008
The United Nations says that cultivation of cannabis, or marijuana, is also on the rise.
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Refugees Feel Pressure to Go Home
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- January 2, 2008
Exhausted emotionally and financially, many are still wary of the Iraqi government's promises.
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Kosovo Deadline Passes, Making Independence Likely
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- December 10, 2007
The diplomatic endgame raises tensions with Russia and the prospects for instability in the Balkans.
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Has Russia Left the West?
By Mortimer Zuckerman -
Opinion
- December 6, 2007
The Russian bear is back. Given his resentment of America, how scared should we be?
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Climate Clash, Round 2
By Marianne Lavelle -
Nation & World
- November 30, 2007
Nations answer the bell for the next global-warming slugfest
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Taking Aim at Tehran's Elite
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- October 19, 2007
U.S. allies worry about tactics
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An Ugly Truth
By Jay Tolson -
Nation & World
- October 18, 2007
The challenges of confronting the Armenian genocide
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Just a War of Words, at Least for Now
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
But Tehran stays defiant, and U.N. diplomacy is falling short.
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Iran's Nuclear Defiance
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 26, 2007
What happens next in the growing test of wills with Tehran?
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A Week to Focus on Climate Change
By Marianne Lavelle -
Nation & World
- September 24, 2007
World leaders discuss global warming, mostly without George Bush.
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A Major Push for More U.N. Sanctions on Iran
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 21, 2007
But frustrated by Russia and China, the White House may need a different approach.
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Taking Aim at Iran
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 16, 2007
Washington's think tanks and talking heads are abuzz about the prospects for war.
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Iranian Nuclear Pledges Complicate President Bush's U.N. Strategy
By Thomas Omestad -
Nation & World
- September 5, 2007
Tehran's signs of cooperation with nuclear inspectors set back U.S. sanctions effort.
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Bolton Throws Book at United Nations
Washington Whispers
- March 2, 2007
We went to the annual Conservative Political Action Conference last night for dinner. Red wine, red meat, chocolate pudding cake with red berries for dessert.
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