NEW YORK CITY -- President Barack Obama kicks off the 68th session of the U.N. General Assembly here with a speech Tuesday morning that emphasizes the continuing challenges in the Middle East and North Africa, and the need for the…

By Larisa Epatko

At UN, Obama Offers Interest in Testing Iran Diplomacy and Tough Words on Syria…

In his remarks to the UN General Assembly, President Barack Obama urged nations to back his threat of force if the Assad regime fails to comply in handing over Syria's chemical weapons. Iran's President Hasan Rouhani addressed the prospect of…