UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria
Armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria and abducted three U.N military observers, the U.N.
UN General Assembly approves Syria resolution
The U.N. General Assembly approved an Arab-backed resolution Wednesday calling for a political transition in Syria, but more than 70 countries refused ...
Correction: Congo-Tanzanian Troops story
In a story May 11 about the arrival of Tanzanian troops in eastern Congo, The Associated Press erroneously cited United Nations mission spokesman Col.
US envoy won't attend arms talks led by Iran
The United States said Monday it will refuse to send its ambassador to any meeting of the U.N. forum where nuclear disarmament is negotiated when it's ...
Deadly bomb strikes civilian area in east Libya
A deadly car bomb exploded Monday near a hospital in a busy area packed with civilians in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, destroying part of the ...
Rival proposals to sanction Syria al-Nusra rebels
U.N. diplomats say Syria and Britain are separately seeking to impose U.N. sanctions against the radical rebel group Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the ...
Hezbollah: Syria to supply weapons to militia
Syria will supply "game-changing" weapons to Hezbollah, the chief of the Lebanese militant group said Thursday, less than a week after Israeli ...
Proposed UN resolution backs transition in Syria
An Arab-backed resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and strongly condemning the regime's escalating use of heavy weapons and "gross ...
China and India's rivalry extends to the Arctic
While the recent troop standoff in a remote Himalayan desert spotlights a long-running border dispute between China and India, the two emerging giants ...
UN OKs political nation-building Somalia mission
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday approved a nation-building mission to Somalia to help the long-troubled African nation restore a functioning ...
UN extends peacekeeping force in Western Sahara
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Thursday to keep a U.N. peacekeeping force in Western Sahara for another year, but without a mandate to ...
Syrian troops capture key town near Damascus
After five weeks of battle, Syrian government troops captured a strategic town near Damascus, cutting an arms route for rebels trying to topple ...
UN approves peacekeeping force for Mali
The Security Council unanimously approved a new U.N. peacekeeping force for Mali on Thursday to help restore democracy and stabilize the northern half ...
Diplomats: No rights monitoring in Western Sahara
Opposition from France and Morocco forced the United States to abandon a proposal to monitor human rights in the disputed territory of Western Sahara, ...
UN condemns attack on French Embassy in Libya
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the U.N. Security Council have strongly condemned the terrorist attack on the French Embassy in Libya, which wounded ...
Clashes in Syria; rebels seek foreign intervention
Syrian troops backed by pro-government gunmen captured at least one village in heavy fighting Sunday in a strategic area near the Lebanese border, ...
UN powers say NKorea, Iran 'serious' nuke threats
Ahead of a round of global nuclear talks, five major powers labeled North Korea and Iran as "serious challenges" to the world's nuclear security ...
Argentina seat empty at UN Thatcher tribute
The U.N. Security Council has paid tribute to the late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher — except for Argentina whose seat was empty when ...
Morocco cancels war games with US over rights
Morocco on Tuesday canceled its annual military exercises with the United States after the Obama administration backed having the U.N. monitor human ...
Somalia leader: Foreigners aided attack on court
Somalia's prime minister said Monday that several experienced foreign fighters took part in the most serious Islamic extremist attack on Mogadishu in ...
UN: Central African Republic is very volatile
The political and security situation in the Central African Republic is highly volatile, the humanitarian situation is "extremely dire," looting and ...
Lawmaker: Iran could quit nuclear treaty
Iran will keep the option of withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty on the table and will seriously consider it if the West intensifies ...
EU: No deal reached at nuclear talks with Iran
Iran and six world powers failed to reach agreement Saturday on how to reduce fears that Tehran might use its nuclear technology to make weapons, ...
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