Feb 23 Rape and sexual violence in Sudan's ongoing conflict may amount to war crimes, a new UN report says By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Sudan plunged into chaos in April when clashes erupted in the capital, Khartoum, between rival Sudanese forces — the country's military and a paramilitary faction known as the Rapid Support Forces. Continue reading
Feb 21 More than $400 million needed for Afghanistan to recover from October earthquake, UN says By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The magnitude 6.3 quake on Oct. 7, one of the most destructive in the country's recent history, flattened entire villages in Herat province and also left thousands injured and homeless. Continue reading
Feb 21 U.S. says top UN court shouldn't recommend Israel withdraw from Palestinian-claimed land By Mike Corder, Associated Press Acting State Department legal adviser Richard Visek on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice not to seek to resolve the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict “through an advisory opinion addressed to questions focusing on the acts of only one party.”… Continue reading
Feb 21 Overnight Israeli strikes kill at least 67 Palestinians, including in civilian refuge areas By Associated Press The Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah says it received 44 bodies after multiple strikes in central Gaza. Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: Nikki Haley hasn't yet won a GOP contest, but vows to keep fighting Trump By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Haley tells The Associated Press that she will not leave the Republican primary election regardless of Saturday's result. And she vowed to stay in the fight against Donald Trump at least until after Super Tuesday's slate of 16 contests on… Continue reading
Feb 20 WATCH: U.S. casts lone veto against UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press The Security Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield says the U.S. will veto the resolution because it may interfere with ongoing U.S. efforts to arrange a deal between the warring parties that would bring at… Continue reading
Feb 20 South Africa accuses Israel of apartheid against Palestinians at top UN court By Mike Corder, Associated Press Israel rejects accusations of apartheid and usually dismisses U.N. bodies and international tribunals as unfair and biased against it. Continue reading
Feb 19 Taliban set unacceptable conditions for attending UN meeting, secretary-general says By Associated Press Antonio Guterres says Taliban demands included the exclusion of Afghan civil society members from the talks in Doha, Qatar, and treatment that amounted to official recognition of the Taliban as the country’s legitimate rulers. Continue reading
Feb 18 As Israel continues airstrikes in Gaza, U.S. says it will block another UN cease-fire resolution By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 18 people overnight into Sunday, according to medics and witnesses, as the United States said it would veto another draft U.N. cease-fire resolution. Continue reading
Feb 18 Hearings on legality of Israeli occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands set to begin at top UN court By Mike Corder, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The United Nations' highest court opens historic hearings Monday into the legality of Israel's 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Continue reading