
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, ...

UN condemns Afghan attack that killed at least 46
Afghan officials released harrowing new details on Thursday about an attack in a western province where assailants shot everyone in their path, ...

France to take part in future Mali peacekeeping
French troops would take part in a proposed U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali after they end their task of clearing al-Qaida-linked rebels out of the ...
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 ...
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 ...

C. African Republic president flees to Cameroon
The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon after rebels overran the capital of the impoverished nation long wracked ...
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 ...

UN rights body urges more thorough Sri Lanka probe
For the second time in as many years, the U.N.'s top human rights body approved a U.S.-backed resolution Thursday calling on Sri Lanka to more ...
US, Russia clash over reply on Sudan-South Sudan
The United States and Russia clashed in the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday over a response to the latest agreements between Sudan and South Sudan ...

UN sanctions may play into North Korean propaganda
Seven years of U.N. sanctions against North Korea have done nothing to derail Pyongyang's drive for a nuclear weapon capable of hitting the United ...

UN says 21 peacekeepers detained on Golan Heights
Armed fighters linked to the Syrian opposition detained 21 U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines on Wednesday in the increasingly volatile zone ...

Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

Syrian refugees top 1 million, rebels take city
Syria's accelerating humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them ...

US accuses Iran of nuke 'deception and delay'
A senior U.S. envoy accused Iran of "deception, defiance and delay" Wednesday in dealing with international concerns about its nuclear activities, ...

US, China propose tough UN sanctions for NKorea
A U.S.-China draft resolution aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program would impose some of the strongest sanctions ...
Yemen's ousted leader urges 'forgiveness'
In his first public speech in more than 18 months, Yemen's ousted autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh pleaded for "forgiveness of the past" on ...

As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence
Syrian activist Yashar hopes the security agents who tormented him during five months of detention will one day be put on trial. In detention, he ...
Russia-US spat dooms UN statement on Damascus bomb
Russia and the United States are blaming each other for the failure of the Security Council to issue a statement condemning the car bomb attack in ...

Iran: UN report proof of peaceful nuclear program
Iran cited the latest report by U.N.'s nuclear watchdog as evidence that its atomic program is being used for peaceful purposes, state TV reported on ...

UN panel says Syria war crimes should go to trial
A United Nations commission on Monday said fighters on both sides in Syria's civil war have committed atrocities and should be brought to justice, ...

Clashes near Syria airport kill 150
Intense clashes between the Syrian army and rebel fighters near the country's second-largest airport killed around 150 people in recent days, ...