Global arms trade comes into focus on Saudi role in Khashoggi killing
Protesters urged more attention to global weapons sales in the wake of a journalist's murder in a Saudi consulate at Istanbul.
Yemen
Yemen is a nation in the Middle East, located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. While modern Yemen was formed in 1990 by the unification of two separate nations, it is embroiled in a civil war that has caused one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises.
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Groups urge U.N. murder investigation in Khashoggi case
The U.N. chief faces calls to order an independent investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder.
Trump calls U.N. 'unaccountable' in boastful attack on multilateralism
At the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. president attacked the world body as a largely useless "global bureaucracy."
Ethiopia tops list of newly uprooted people in latest global assessment
New ethnic clashes in the south of the country and violence along a border region displaced more than 1 million people.
Trump administration rebukes International Criminal Court
Trump's national security adviser harshly condemned the International Criminal Court, which is hated by conservatives.
Possible war crimes by all sides in Yemen identified by U.N. experts
A report says the possible war crimes include rape, torture, disappearances and 'deprivation of the right to life.'
Food and fish waste challenge import-dependent poorer nations
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished, FAO said, and 35% of what's caught never makes it one someone's plate.