U.S. supports Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara

The United States supports Morocco's autonomy plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, considering it both credible and realistic, the U.S. mission to the United Nations said on Saturday. The announcement on Twitter comes amid an escalating spat between Rabat and the United Nations. Morocco accused U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon last week of no longer being neutral in the conflict, criticizing his use of the word "occupation" to describe Morocco's annexation of the region at the ce