Security Council nominates Portugal's Guterres as U.N. chief

Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from U.S. shackles: foreign minister


MANILA The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which can not guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister said.




U.N. says situation 'rapidly deteriorating' in embattled Afghan city


KUNDUZ, Afghanistan Fighting in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz has led to a "rapidly deteriorating" humanitarian situation, officials said on Thursday, leaving thousands of people with limited access to food, water, or medical care.




Deadly Hurricane Matthew heads for the southeastern United States


JUPITER, Fla. Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade, barreled toward the southeastern United States on Thursday after killing at least 69 people, mostly in Haiti, on its deadly northward march.