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LRA’s Kony hunted in Central African Republic

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and rebel leader Riek Machar, right, shake hands and pray before signing an agreement of the cease-fire of the conflict in South Sudan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday, May 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare) ** FILE **

South Sudan peace deal hailed, but will it hold?

By Jason Straziuso - Associated Press

Dangerous Syrian chemicals in inaccessible area

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

EU: 6-party nuclear talks with Iran were ‘useful’

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

UN rights panel urges Qatar on labor law

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis, right, embraces his predecessor Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, during a ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2014. Pope Francis has declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints in an unprecedented canonization ceremony made even more historic by the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. (AP Photo/L' Osservatore Romano, ho)

Vatican reveals punishments for pedophile priests for first time

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, left, laughs with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov after the meeting of foreign ministers from Caspian countries, in Moscow, Russia on Tuesday, April 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Nuclear experts to meet on Iran this week

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

Pope Francis is greeted by faithful as he leaves St.Stanislaw church in Rome, Sunday, May 4, 2014. Pope Francis celebrated a mass for the Polish community in honor of newly sainted Pope John Paul II. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

U.N. torture committee probes Vatican on sex abuse scandal, human rights issues

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Blackmail trial set for Sooner Tea Party leader

By TIM TALLEY - Associated Press

Illustration on the UN vs. the Catholic Church on human rights by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

KELLY: The specter of a Church of the United Nations

By James P. Kelly III

UN official: We ‘failed’ Central African Republic

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

UN and IOC sign accord on sport for peace

By EDITH M. LEDERER - Associated Press

** FILE ** This 2009 file photo shows Iranian women lining up to cast their vote in the country's contentious presidential elections. (Associated Press)

Iran wins seat on U.N. body that presses for women’s rights

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times