Read more United Nations stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/125/united-nations.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:04:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73472/iran-tested-advanced-nuke-warhead-technology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIran has tested nuclear warhead technology so advanced that its very existence is an official secret in the US and Britain, according to a report from the UN’s nuclear watchdog group, the International Atomic Energy Agency. The dossier, obtained by the Guardian , says Iran has tested the high-explosive components of...http://www.newser.com/story/73472/iran-tested-advanced-nuke-warhead-technology.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:12:35 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73367/un-evacuates-afghan-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United Nations is pulling more than half of its 1,100 international staff in Afghanistan out of the country as the security situation deteriorates. Some of the 600 staffers would return after new security arrangements were made, while others will be permanently relocated, said a spokesman. Much of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73367/un-evacuates-afghan-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 4:33:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72708/un-staffers-among-dozen-killed-in-kabul-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix United Nations staffers and six others were killed today when militants armed with automatic weapons, grenades, and suicide vests stormed two guest houses in downtown Kabul where international workers were sleeping. One of the dead was American. The nationalities of the others was not immediately known. Rockets hit another...http://www.newser.com/story/72708/un-staffers-among-dozen-killed-in-kabul-attacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 5:11:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72677/col-sanders-impersonator-punks-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Colonel Sanders lookalike got a diplomat’s welcome at the United Nations, somehow tricking the security guards into letting him in, UN officials sheepishly admitted. Once inside, the KFC mascot met with UN General Assembly President Ali Treki of Libya, even getting his picture snapped shaking hands beneath the assembly’s...http://www.newser.com/story/72677/col-sanders-impersonator-punks-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72526/karzais-rival-may-boycott-runoff-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfghan President Hamid Karzai’s strongest political challenger may boycott next month's planned runoff election if the country’s election commission is not completely purged of Karzai supporters. Abdullah Abdullah has consistently charged that without a commission overhaul the vote-rigging which marred the original election is bound to be repeated. Diplomats worry...http://www.newser.com/story/72526/karzais-rival-may-boycott-runoff-vote.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 1:25:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72056/clinton-hopeful-as-karzai-weighs-runoff-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamid Karzai intends to announce tomorrow how he will "set the stage" for resolving the country's postelection political crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. She wouldn't say whether the Afghan president has decided to accept the findings of a UN-backed fraud investigation that threw out nearly a third...http://www.newser.com/story/72056/clinton-hopeful-as-karzai-weighs-runoff-deal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 16:40:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70960/suicide-bomber-kills-5-at-pakistan-un-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA suicide bomber disguised as a security officer infiltrated UN offices in the Pakistani capital today, killing five people and leaving several others critically injured. Witnesses said the blast at the UN World Food Program, in one of Islamabad's more exclusive neighborhoods, shattered windows and left victims lying in pools...http://www.newser.com/story/70960/suicide-bomber-kills-5-at-pakistan-un-office.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 6:56:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70682/uns-dance-dance-resolution-protect-the-tango.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tango is a cultural treasure worthy of the same kinds of protection as the Great Wall of China or the California redwoods, the United Nations declared today. The dance, submitted for such recognition by Uruguay and Argentina, “embodies and encourages diversity and cultural dialogue,” the UN Educational, Scientific and...http://www.newser.com/story/70682/uns-dance-dance-resolution-protect-the-tango.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70670/us-iran-may-meet-one-on-one-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS diplomats will try to meet one-on-one with their Iranian counterparts during tomorrow’s multi-nation negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program. It would be the most significant direct engagement between the two countries since the Iranian revolution. An anonymous official tells the Washington Post that the one-on-one talks would "reinforce the main...http://www.newser.com/story/70670/us-iran-may-meet-one-on-one-on-nukes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 14:11:23 CDT