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As world leaders convene in New York for the United Nations General Assembly, Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton told NBC News’ Chuck Todd she would pursue a fight against ISIS while at the same time working to oust Syrian President Bashar Assad.

They were targets in reducing maternal deaths during childbirth, reducing the number of people infected with HIV, ensuring environmental sustainability and providing adequate access to drinking water and proper sanitation for the people. For a future, where democratic values,...

The State Department said Iran’s support for terrorism was “undiminished” in 2014.

“For the first time ever, we have a transformative set of global goals agreed by all countries and that apply to every nation”, he said.

Complete coverage: PM’s United States visitIn pics: PM’s “Digital India” push in Silicon Valley Taking a dig at his political opponents, the Prime Minister said “In our country it doesn’t take much for allegations to come up against...

While noting that the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) had seen the number of people worldwide living in poverty reduced by half, he said that with the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), however, “we acknowledge that eradicating poverty in all its forms...

The crisis is expected to be high on the agenda as world leaders gather at the United Nations in New York, and Putin is expected to hold rare talks with US President Barack Obama to discuss the issue later on Monday.

And President Xi, during these discussions, indicated to me that, with 1.3 billion people, he can’t guarantee the behavior of every single person on Chinese soil – which I completely understand. As it turns out, President Xi did make a statement about this, speaking...

The U.S. Congress failed to block the implementation of a deal between Iran and six world powers that trades curbs on Iran’s nuclear program for the elimination of many sanctions that have been placed on the country.

Lee, 25, shot a five-under 65 in the final round at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, leaving him tied second, four shots adrift of American Spieth.

Hamilton said he might have taken pole had his last lap not been stopped by Daniil Kvyat’s crash.

“Barring either regime victory over the insurgency, which is unlikely, or a USA policy shift toward political transition away from Assad – which would bring regional allies and insurgents on board against ISIS – I don’t see any prospect of defeating...

“In such a situation, if the Congress Party says that the Prime Minister is earning a bad name for the country, then it requires serious reckonings that, after all, how mentally bankrupt the Congress has become”, said Patra.

China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged billions in aide over the next to help the world’s poorest countries implement sustainable development. He spoke to a summit that adopted a sweeping agenda for global development includes the goal of eliminating poverty in 15 years.

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