EDITH M. LEDERER

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UN: Civilian death toll in Sudan’s Darfur attacks tops 300 in 2 days as war nears 2-year mark

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than 300 civilians were killed in two days of intense fighting in Sudan’s conflict-wracked Darfur region, the U.N. humanitarian agency reported Monday, as the African country’s brutal...

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi, who was beaten, chained and starved while held for 491 days by Hamas, expressed his anger during an appearance at the U.N. Security...

Women’s rights are under attack 30 years after leaders adopted a blueprint for equality, UN says

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women’s and girls’ rights are under attack and gender...

EDITH M. LEDERER

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