UN rejects Iran for women's rights council, takes Saudi Arabia instead

This could only happen in the mad, mad world of the United Nations. The United Nations on Wednesday rejected Iran's bid for a seat to the board of the new U.N. agency to promote equality for women after fierce opposition from the United States and human rights groups to Tehran's treatment of women.But the U.N. accepted the bid of Saudi Arabia, which is also opposed by human rights groups.Iran,