UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Metals swap deals with Iran by Switzerland-based commodities giants Glencore Xstrata and Trafigura could have been a way of skirting international sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, according to a confidential U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by Reuters onFull story
OUTSIDE EL FASHER, Sudan (Reuters) - About 300,000 people have fled their homes due to a surge in fighting in Sudan's Darfur region this year and are now living in terrible conditions and short of food, the United Nations aid chief said on Wednesday. Full story
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations is receiving increasing reports of the use of chemical weapons in Syria's 2-year-old civil war as the violence escalates, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday. Full story
NBC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel gives MSNBC’s Alex Witt the latest on the situation in Syria. Engel gauges the White House’s reaction to the potential use of chemical weapons. He also reveals the diplomatic difficulties in dealing with Syria.
NBC’s Andrea Mitchell interviews Ambassador Susan Rice at the Women in the World summit about the escalating tensions in North Korea.
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Former Governor Bill Richardson, D-N.M., talks about the delayed confirmation process for Chuck Hagel, as well as his recent trip to North Korea where he describes the North Korean preference for arms development over economic development as an "unfortunate" choice.
Margaret Chan , director-general of the WHO, addresses the delegates next to Li Bin, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, during an update meeting on the Influenza A situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva
Li Bin, minister for National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, waits for the start of an update meeting on the Influenza A situation aside of the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZ
Li Bin, minister for National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, waits for the start of an update meeting on the Influenza A situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZER
Delegates listens during an update meeting on the Influenza A situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH)
