Articles
Samantha Power Is Skeptical of United Nations’ Strength
Obama's nominee for U.S. ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, realized the limits of the international organization's effectiveness firsthand during the Bosnian...
U.N. Chief Gets Black Belt in Taekwondo, but He’s No Grandmaster
But the world leader doesn't really have time for sports and hobbies in general.
UN: New Reports of Chemical Weapons Use in Syria
(UNITED NATIONS) — There are mounting reports of chemical weapons use as violence escalates in Syria, the U.N.'s top Mideast envoy said Wednesday. In response...
Developing: Earthquake Detected Near North Korea Nuclear Site
U.S. monitoring agency says that a magnitude 4.9 earthquake has been detected in North Korea, signaling a possible nuclear test.
Obama: Susan Rice Withdraws from Secretary of State Consideration
Statement by the President on Ambassador Rice Today, I spoke to Ambassador Susan Rice, and accepted her decision to remove her name from consideration for...
Photo Essays
Angelina Jolie: Humanitarian
It was while she was in Cambodia in 2001, shooting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, that Angelina Jolie became aware of the suffering of the people in that war-ravaged...
Marian Anderson and the Concert That Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
“A voice like yours is heard only once in a hundred years.” — Arturo Toscanini to the American contralto Marian Anderson Born in Philadelphia in 1897, Marian...
Time.com Specials
Top 10 Ahmadinejad-isms
Never one to shy away from a controversial remark, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad used his address to the United Nations General Assembly to lash out at...
