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UN chief fears North Korea on 'collision course'
The U.N. chief says he fears North Korea is on a collision course with other nations that could lead to war. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says ...
Iran, NKorea, Syria block UN arms trade treaty
Iran, North Korea and Syria blocked adoption of a U.N. treaty that would regulate the multibillion-dollar international arms trade for the first time, ...
UN authorizes intervention force for Congo
The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against ...
Mali secular rebels appoint administrator in Kidal
A secular rebel group that has long sought independence in northern Mali now has appointed its own administrator to govern the region of Kidal, a move ...
UN chief proposes peacekeepers as option for Mali
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed a U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali with 11,200 troops working alongside a non-U.N. force that would conduct ...
Swedish expert to lead weapons probe in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed a Swedish professor who was a U.N. chemical weapons inspector in Iraq and now works at a research ...
Russia: UN probe must focus on Syrian rebels
Russia says a U.N. probe into the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria should focus exclusively on Syrian President Bashar Assad's claim of its ...
C. African Republic president overthrown by rebels
Rebels overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, seizing the presidential palace and declaring that the desperately poor ...
Diplomats: Ban says info 'crucial' in Syria probe
Information provided by Syria, Britain and France on alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria will be "crucial" in deciding the scope of the ...
Israel and Turkey agree to restore diplomatic ties
Israel and Turkey agreed to restore full diplomatic relations on Friday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologized in a phone call for a ...
UN to probe alleged chemical weapons use in Syria
The United Nations will investigate the possible use of chemical weapons in Syria, which would amount to a crime against humanity, Secretary-General ...
Syria regime, rebels want probe of chemical attack
Syria's government and rebels on Wednesday both demanded an international investigation into an alleged chemical weapons attack, as the country's ...
Syria and rebels trade chemical weapons charges
Syria's government and rebels traded accusations Tuesday of a chemical attack on a northern village for the first time in the civil war, although the ...
Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
Syria's opposition coalition early Tuesday elected a little-known American-educated IT manager and Islamic activist to head an interim government to ...
UN urges Iranian opponents to take Albania asylum
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging members of an Iranian opposition group living at a former U.S. military base near Baghdad to accept Albania's ...
Michelle Bachelet says she's going back to Chile
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who became head of the U.N. agency promoting women's equality in July 2010, said Friday night that she is ...
Indian court demands Italy answer for marine flap
India's Supreme Court barred Italy's ambassador from leaving the country Thursday and demanded that he explain why his country is refusing to return ...
POPE LIVE: Around the world as a new pope emerges
"Pope Live" follows the choice of the new pope as seen by journalists from The Associated Press around the world. It will be updated throughout the ...
UN urges peaceful resolution in Italy-India spat
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday for a peaceful resolution to a dispute between Italy and India over the fate of two Italian ...
Catholics, world leaders welcome church's new pope
World leaders sent in their congratulations and Catholics around the world were celebrating Wednesday after the Vatican announced the election of ...
QUICKQUOTE: 'COMMON GOALS'
"We share many common goals — from the promotion of peace, social justice and human rights, to the eradication of poverty and hunger — all core ...
Rebels free 21 UN captives in southern Syria
Rebels in southern Syria freed 21 U.N. peacekeepers on Saturday after holding them hostage for four days, driving them to the border with Jordan after ...