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Historic: US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt holds the Spanish version of the human rights declaration, in 1948. PARIS ~ Rights... Read More →

UNITED NATIONS ~ The UN Security Council held a day-long open debate this week at Croatia’s request on how to... Read More →

LONDON ~ The British government is preparing to withdraw all troops from Iraq by next June, newspaper reports here said... Read More →

HARARE ~ The death toll from Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic soared to 775, the United Nations said on Wednesday, as rights... Read More →

WASHINGTON ~ Vice president-elect Joe Biden has warned more must be done to thwart the threat of terrorism with weapons... Read More →

WASHINGTON ~ US Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell implicated Lashkar-e-Taiba this week in the deadly attacks in Mumbai that... Read More →

LEGIAN ~ US allies gave a warm welcome to Hillary Clinton’s return to the world stage as secretary of state... Read More →

MUMBAI ~ Army commandos laid siege on Thursday to two luxury hotels in Mumbai where gunmen held foreign guests hostage... Read More →

CHICAGO ~ A US appeals court has ruled that the Vatican can be sued for the sex abuse committed by... Read More →

BEIJING ~ China’s unprecedented decision to cancel a summit with the European Union over Tibet shows an increasing willingness for... Read More →