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A woman smokes a cigarette during a break from work in downtown Chicago. (Associated Press)

U.N.’s World Health Organization urges global tobacco tax hike

By Drew Johnson and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on the illusion of "Responsibility to Protect" by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD D. MAY: The demise of ‘responsibility to protect’ at the U.N.

By Clifford D. May

Health workers in protective gear load a body of a person suspected to have died from Ebola on the street of Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2014. (AP Photo/ Abbas Dulleh)

German hospital: U.N. medical worker infected with Ebola in Liberia has died

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** The United Nations headquarters building is seen July 27, 2007, in New York. (Associated Press)

JOHNSON: The UN’s health agency works on a global tobacco tax in secret

By Drew Johnson

Pope Francis leaves at the end of an afternoon session of a two-week synod on family issues, at the Vatican, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Gay rights groups are cautiously cheering a shift in tone from the Catholic Church toward homosexuals, encouraged that Pope Francis' famous "Who am I to judge?" position has filtered down to bishops debating family issues at a Vatican meeting this week, Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Vatican to the world: Displaced immigrants deserve your attention

By Andrea Gagliarducci - Catholic News Agency

Kim Yang Gon, left, North Korea’s ruling Workers Party secretary, talks with South Korean Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae during the closing ceremony for the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang, North Korea's presumptive No. 2, and other members of Pyongyang's inner circle met with South Korean officials Saturday in the rivals' highest level face-to-face talks in five years, a possible indication that both sides are interested in pursuing better ties after months of animosity. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Bae Jae-man) KOREA OUT

2 Koreas meet for highest level talks in 5 years

By Hyung-Jin Kim and Foster Klug - Associated Press

UN: Air travel from Ebola nations should continue

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Özdil Nami, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

By Özdil Nami

Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, speaks during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Benjamin Netanyahu: Hamas, Islamic State group share creed

By Edith M. Lederer - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks at the Global Health Security Agenda Summit, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. The president said that in an interconnected world, outbreaks of deadly viruses like Ebola have the potential to affect every nation. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama says U.S. ‘leading the world’ in Islamic State fight; GOP says strategy still absent

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power: Islamic State threat should be uniter

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Iraqi woman activist killed by Islamic State

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

United States President Barack Obama waits to address the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Obama photo flaps at U.N. cause stir on social media

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama raises his glass to toast during a luncheon hosted by U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sept. 24, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. (Associated Press) **FILE**

CURL: Obama’s breathtaking naivete at the United Nations

By Joseph Curl

President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, on the South Lawn the White House, in Washington, before heading to the United Nations. The president said the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria &quot;makes it clear to the world this is not America's fight alone.&quot; (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to address U.N. amid new Mideast strikes

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

LED IN: United States President Barack Obama, speaks during the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) (Associated Press)

Obama’s U.N. speech urges unity in facing Islamic State, Russia

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. Obama told the United Nations amid a U.S.-led bombing campaign against Islamic State militants that he will build a coalition to "dismantle this network of death." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama sells Islamic State strikes to United Nations

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

New Iraqi leader asks Obama for more weapons

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times