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U.N.'s Annan Backs Iraq Transfer Deadline

U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Iraqi elections should not be held before June 30, the deadline the United States has set for transferring power to an Iraqi government. Leaders of the Shiite majority are calling for elections to be held earlier. Annan's statement follows the return of a U.N. team that assessed the political situation in Iraq. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Democrat Dan McCready (left) and Republican Mark Harris are the candidates at the center of a contested race to represent North Carolina's 9th Congressional District. The state is investigating claims that a GOP operative may have manipulated ballots.

N.C. GOP Leader Open To New Election As Fraud Investigation Continues

The head of North Carolina's Republican Party says he would "not oppose" a new election in the state's 9th Congressional District if allegations of fraud by a GOP operative prove true.

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Tough Words From Pope Francis: 8 Great Quotes From His U.N. Speech

When it comes to global health and development, the pontiff made it plain as day: We are all to blame for earth's problems.

Sources tell NPR that former New York City Michael Bloomberg is seriously considering launching an independent bid for the White House.

Billionaire Former N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg Eyeing Possible White House Bid

With a Ted Cruz or Donald Trump GOP nomination looking possible and Bernie Sanders gaining on the Democratic side, the former New York City mayor and billionaire is seriously eyeing a White house run.

In a photo provided by the U.N. Information Center, U.N. official Ibrahim Gambari (right) stands with detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi during discussions in Yangon, Myanmar, Oct. 2, 2007.

U.N. Envoy to Myanmar Briefs Council After Visits

Ibrahim Gambari, the U.N. special envoy to Myanmar, briefed the U.N. Security Council Friday on his visits with Myanmar leader Senior General Than Shwe, and with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Medical staff in Mumbai, India, last week. A U.N. report warns that the coronavirus pandemic is interfering with children getting vaccinated.

U.N. Points To 'Alarming Decline' In Child Vaccinations

It warned of the first drop in 28 years for vaccinations against diptheria, tetanus and pertussis — a marker for immunization coverage — based on preliminary data from the first four months of 2020.

Joe Prude announces plans to sue over the death of his brother, Daniel Prude, while outside Rochester, N.Y., City Hall on Wednesday.

Rochester, N.Y., Mayor Suspends Officers Over Asphyxiation Death Of Daniel Prude

Daniel Prude was arrested in March after behaving erratically on a city street. Officers placed a protective hood over his head, and Prude ultimately stopped breathing. He died a week later.

Key Cleric Accepts U.N. View of Iraq Vote

U.N. envoys say it's not possible to hold open elections in Iraq before June 30, the date U.S. authorities plan to hand over power to an interim Iraqi government. Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani, a Shia Muslim cleric at the heart of the debate, said he accepts the U.N. determination but urges elections as soon as possible. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Deborah Amos.

U.N. Envoy Echoes Cleric's Call for Iraqi Elections

A U.N. envoy meets with Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric, seeking to resolve the dispute over the cleric's call to elect a transitional assembly. U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says he agrees with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's demand for elections but is unsure whether a vote could be held before a June 30 U.S. deadline for a power transfer. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

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