• Has Obama Shattered Palestine's Hope of UN Membership?

  The high-level meetings of the 66th session of the United Nations General Assembly have opened in New York and one of the biggest issues surrounding the General Assembly meetings is Palestine's planned application to become a U.N. member state, a move the U.S. and its allies staunchly oppose.

• Somalia Famine Bloodshed: 6 Shot Dead in Food Line

  Six people were shot dead in a food distribution line in Mogadishu, Somalia on Thursday. It has been reported that people were shot by a soldier who retaliated after an incident whereby people, who had been waiting for hours in food aid lines rushed guards and began amassing food.

• Somalia Famine: UN Declares 6th Zone in Severe Starvation

  The devastating famine in Somalia continues to spread throughout the country resulting in the United Nations to declare a sixth famine zone in the country today.

  

• Deadly Mutant H5N1 Bird Flu Strain Hits Vietnam, China - Could Spread West

  The United Nations issued a warning on Monday morning that a strain of the bird flu, also known as the H5N1 virus, could be spreading throughout Asia.

• World Bank Leaders Call Somalia Famine 'Manmade'

  Kenya Wolfgang Fengler, lead economist for the World Bank, has come out to speak against the famine that is ripping through Somalia and killing thousands of men, women, and children daily.