Fatou Bensouda encourages no amnesty for serious crimes committed during last year's revolution, no matter which side perpetrated them
Polls in storm-hit New York City are closed, projections have incumbent President Barack Obama winning state's 29 electoral votes
In superstorm aftermath, special voting arrangements were made to ensure as many eligible voters as possible could get to polls
Mayor says public transportation is returning to normal and he urges residents to use it
Race called off less than 48 hours before its scheduled start following superstorm Sandy
Public transportation started to come online and millions of people returned to work after storm
Millions continue to suffer from effects of superstorm
Some 2.6 million households of New Jersey's beachfront communities are without power and many homes were badly damaged or destroyed by flooding and winds
Recovery efforts began Tuesday in hard hit areas, particularly in New York and New Jersey
Major flooding inundates basement, closing New York center for second day
Special Rapporteur says Rakhine state violence shows that longstanding human rights resolutions must be integral to Naypyidaw’s reform process
U.N. Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed says overall human rights situation in Iran is 'deeply troubling.'
Lakhdar Brahimi says he has indications that Syrian government will implement three-day truce
Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda and South Korea win non-permanent seats
World body warns rate of girls under age of 18, who are married off by parents, will rise dramatically if current trends are not reversed
An average of 23 Tanzanian women die every day from birth-related complications
General Assembly was largely focused on problems in Middle East and Africa
Activists say about 30,000 Syrians have been killed since uprising began, and UN says nearly 300,000 Syrians have fled violence to neighboring states
Israel's Prime Minister urged the international community to place what he called a "clear red line" on Iran's controversial nuclear program as he addressed the U.N. General Assembly Thursday. Separately, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas blasted Israel for its illegal settlement activity and said his government would seek upgraded U.N. status within the year. VOA United Nations correspondent Margaret Besheer has more.
Ban Ki-moon hosted a Sudans meeting Thursday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly
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