Today's Headlines: Obama tells UN a Palestinian state could rise within a year Amnesty International calls for the release of Polisario dissenter Pakistani scientist sentenced to 86 years in US...

In 2009, the UN Day Concert celebrated "A Tribute to Peacekeeping", focusing on the heroic work of UN peacekeepers in some of the most troubled areas of of the worlds...

(Al Jazeera English: September 25, 2009) Israel's Prime Minister has told the UN General Assembly to stand up against "the tyrants of Iran", comparing Iran to the Nazis using concentration...

(Al Jazeera English: September 24, 2009) Tension continues in Honduras following the return of ousted president Manuel Zelaya as the government extends its mandated curfew. Also in this update is...

(Al Jazeera English: September 23, 2009) Obama urges Israeli and Palestinian leaders to restart peace talks during the first tri-lateral meeting, along the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in...

(Al Jazeera English: September 22, 2009) Laying the groundwork for December's talks in Copenhagen, world leaders discussed climate change in New York today, a day before the meeting of the...