UN votes to keep troops in Haiti as cholera case heads to court
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - By a 15-0 vote the UN Security Council continued its military presence in Haiti which began in 2004....
African leaders focus on unity, peace and prosperity during UN debate
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - The president of the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, Ambassador Sam Kahamba Kutesa from Uganda, spoke...
Using UN resolution to bomb in Syria is illegal, say human rights activists opposed to air strikes
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- United Nations (FinalCall.com) - President Barack Obama came to the world body in New York asking for a global support of his...
Taking to the streets to free ‘The Cuban ‘
FCN Full Coverage: The 'Cuban 5' NEW YORK (FinalCall.com) - The men known as ‘The Cuban 5', Fernando Hernandez, Ramon Labanino Salazar, Renee Gonzalez, Antonio...
U.S. Ground Troops Possible in Anti-ISIS Battle
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS) - U.S. combat troops may be deployed against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if the strategy announced by...
U.S. Foreign Policy: What is the greatest threat of them all?
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON (IPS)–The June stunning campaign by Sunni insurgents led by the radical Islamic State of Syria and the Levant (ISIL) against the mainly...
UN warns: Iraq and her children face humanitarian crisis
UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - Senior United Nations officials have expressed “deep concern” about the humanitarian situation of an estimated one million people displaced so...
Palestinians gaining support for actions to join international community
By Saeed Shabazz-Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS (FinalCall.com) - The Palestinian Authority presented UN officials the necessary documents to join 15 international conventions including Geneva Conventions...
Criticism of U.S. human rights record voiced during UN review
By Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- UNITED NATIONS - The United States met with criticism from human rights activists and analysts during a two-day review by the United...
Fall of Fallujah refocuses U.S. on Iraq
JIM.LOBE WASHINGTON - Two years after the last U.S. combat soldiers left Iraq, the recent takeover of the Western city of Fallujah by the...