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Climate change dominates the opening day of the UN general assembly, with speeches from President Biden amongst other leaders, as the UN Secretary General warns that

Climate change dominates the opening day of the UN general assembly, with speeches from President Biden amongst other leaders, as the UN Secretary General warns that

The U.N. human rights chief says authorities should look for ways to release people in detention who are especially vulnerable to the disease, such as those who are elderly or who have health issues.

The United Nations Security Council is about to receive a report on Iran's nuclear program. The watchdog agency is expected to report that Iran has defied a U.N. order to stop enriching uranium.

President Bush urges the U.N. General Assembly to support "the forces of moderation in the Middle East." Addressing the Iranian people, he said its rulers are the greatest obstacles to Iran's progress. Hours later, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his policies.

The U.N. World Food Programme received this year's Nobel Peace Prize for its work combating global hunger.

Some federal employees may not receive a paycheck this Friday due to the government shutdown. And, tensions between Colombia and the U.S. continue to rise as the respective leaders clash.

The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency votes to ask the U.N. Security Council to consider action against Iran for its efforts to pursue a nuclear program. But at the behest of China and Russia, action will be delayed at least a month.

Hours after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza, Israelis protested the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for a general strike.

U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi recommends dissolving the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council and replacing it with an interim government on June 30. Brahimi suggests establishing an interim government of non-partisan Iraqis to handle the day-to-day affairs until elections next year. The envoy says Iraqis should select the interim leaders with the help of the U.N. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.