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The U.N. migration agency says that number is comparable to the number of returns spanning the entire year in 2016. But new displacements are considerably higher than returns.

A report for the U.N. Human Rights Council says the Western-backed coalition has carried out indiscriminate airstrikes on schools, hospitals, markets and residential areas.

NPR's Scott Simon asks human rights activist Kyaw Win about Myanmar's ambassador to the U.N., who publicly called for international help to overturn the military coup in Myanmar.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen says "I never hear any men who are supporting Bernie get asked if they're supporting him because he's a man."

The disgraced Hollywood megaproducer turned himself in to authorities Friday morning in New York City, where he was charged with rape and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two women.

Thomas-Greenfield has worked in foreign service for more than three decades, including as head of the Bureau of African Affairs in the Obama White House. This position requires Senate confirmation.

A proposal calls for countries to reduce the death rate among 50-to-69-year-olds from diseases like cancer and stroke. So are 70-year-olds out of luck?

Another U.N. envoy ends his tenure, with no peace process in sight, though the war in Syria does seem to be grinding to a halt.

U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees Kelly Clements says she's pleased the U.S. plans to raise the cap on refugees to 125,000 per year. Work is already underway at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Singleton, who died April 29, spoke to Fresh Airin 1991 about his semi-autobiographical movie, which centered on kids growing up surrounded by drug addiction and gang violence in South Central L.A.