John Heilprin

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Escorted by six Tiger F5-E jets an Swiss airline Airbus A330 flies above the spectators of an air show in Payerne, Switzerland, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014. Swiss air force celebrate it's 100. bicentenary with a big air show. (AP Photo/Keystone,Alessandro della Valle)

Switzerland, Singapore, US top economic rankings

John Heilprin · September 3, 2014 10:08 am

Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani, Minister of Human Rights of Iraq, waits prior to the special session on Iraq of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Sept. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Salvatore Di Nolfi)

National Security

UN backs inquiry of IS group’s alleged crimes

John Heilprin · September 1, 2014 4:45 pm

UN says Syria refugees top 3 million mark

John Heilprin · August 29, 2014 3:56 pm

UN: Pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine target civilians

UN: Pro-Russian rebels, Ukraine target civilians

John Heilprin · August 29, 2014 9:51 am

FILE - In this April 23, 2014, file photo, an electronic cigarette is demonstrated in Chicago. In a surprising new policy statement, the American Heart Association backs electronic cigarettes as a last resort to help smokers quit. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

UN health agency urges crackdown on e-cigarettes

John Heilprin · August 26, 2014 5:01 pm

UN: Children with albinism segregated in Tanzania

UN: Children with albinism segregated in Tanzania

John Heilprin · August 25, 2014 5:20 pm

National Security

UN rights chief: Crimes against humanity in Iraq

John Heilprin · August 25, 2014 12:34 pm

In this photo provided by an anti-Bashar Assad activist group Edlib News Network (ENN), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, anti-Syrian government protesters carry banners and a giant Syrian revolution flag during a demonstration in Idlib province, northern Syria, Friday, Aug 22, 2014. The death toll from three years of Syria's civil war has risen to more than 191,000 people, the United Nations reported Friday. (AP Photo/Edlib News Network ENN)

UN: death toll from Syrian civil war tops 191,000

John Heilprin · August 22, 2014 5:37 pm

UN urges exit screening for Ebola at some airports

UN urges exit screening for Ebola at some airports

John Heilprin · August 18, 2014 6:19 pm

FILE - The June 12, 2014 file photo shows Amal Alamuddin, human rights lawyer and fiancee of US actor George Clooney, as she attends the 'End Sexual Violence in Conflict' summit in London. Alamuddin has been chosen for the U.N.'s three-member commission of inquiry looking into possible violations of the rules of war in Gaza, United Nations Human Rights Council said Monday, Aug. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)

Clooney’s fiancee Alamuddin rejects Gaza probe job

John Heilprin · August 11, 2014 9:34 pm

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, right, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker stand by their sides at Modi's residence in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Kerry is on a three-day visit, his first following the resounding election win of Modi in May. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson, Pool)

Global trade deal goes back to drawing board

John Heilprin · August 1, 2014 12:28 pm

UBS sees profits rise, probed over trading system

John Heilprin · July 29, 2014 5:17 pm