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Yanghee Lee, the U.N.'s human rights special rapporteur to Myanmar, was told that she will not be allowed to enter the country for the rest of her term. Lee had been scheduled to visit in January.

Mackenzie Blackwood made a season-high 42 saves for his seventh career shutout to lead the Devils’ 4-0 victory over the Islanders. The Oilers topped the Bruins 5-3. The Panthers are in danger of going winless on their four-game road trip after the Penguins nipped the Panthers 3-2.

The number of refugees from the Syrian civil war is on the verge of surpassing 3 million, the United Nations said. Almost half of all Syrians have been forced out of their homes.

The U.N. Mission in South Sudan says it has confirmed the killings of more than 400 people who were singled out for their ethnicity after rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu.

Republicans in the Senate on Tuesday blocked ratification of a U.N. treaty that would have helped countries protect the rights of disabled people. It was inspired by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Opponents argued, among other things, it would threaten the ability of parents in this country to home school their children.

The head of an independent United Nations commission that concludes Israel has committed genocide in Gaza argues that countries supplying weapons to Israel, like the United States, are also complicit.

NPR'S Ann Cooper reports that the United Nations is divided over how to respond to the U.S. airstrikes over Iraq. Unlike during the Persian Gulf War, the U.S. does not enjoy wide support for the military action. And some diplomats are charging the strikes were designed to help Clinton's re-election campaign.

The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are CEO of The Business Council of New York State Heather Mulligan, Publisher Emeritus of The Daily Freeman Ira Fusfeld, and Vice President for Editorial Development at the New York Press Association Judy Patrick.

Opposition activists said in the past two days, 80 people have been killed.

Host Liane Hansen continues her onversation with Sadako Ogata (sah-DA-koh oh-GAH-tah), the United Nations High ommissioner for Refugees. This week they focus their discussion on the recent eturn of more than 1,000 Rwandan refugees. They also consider other current esponsibilites of the UNHCR, which provides assistance for the world's 27 illion refugees.