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UN agency: Global food prices up sharply in July
International food prices rose sharply in July after three months of decline, driven by a spike in grain and sugar prices, a United Nations report ...
French military medics head to Syrian border
A team of French military doctors headed to the Syria-Jordan border on Thursday to set up a mobile hospital to treat refugees fleeing Syrian violence ...
Clinton to South Africans: Fulfill Mandela legacy
South Africans must live up to Nelson Mandela's legacy by promoting human rights and democracy among their neighbors and around the world, U.S.
Rainstorm adds to misery in east Congo rebellion
Drenching rain punctuated by frightening bursts of thunder and forked lightning on Wednesday compounded the misery of some 280,000 refugees from ...
UN: Afghan civilian deaths down but trend eroding
Afghan civilian deaths dropped 22 percent in the first six months of 2012 compared with a year ago, but the number of civilians killed in targeted ...
UN: 22,000 Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three weeks, United Nations officials in Baghdad said ...
Civilians killed in Congo as regional leaders meet
It was before dawn when the bullets started flying. One of heavy caliber smashed into and through the front bedroom of the Ntibatekereza family's ...
Sudan and South Sudan strike oil exportation deal
South Sudan and Sudan said Saturday they struck a deal over the south's exportation of oil through Sudan's pipelines and the distribution of oil ...
Abbas to move on UN membership bid in September
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will take a first procedural step toward seeking U.N. recognition of a state of Palestine when he addresses the ...
UN General Assembly denounces Syrian crackdown
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly denounced Syria's crackdown on dissent Friday in a symbolic effort meant to push the deadlocked Security ...
1st case of cholera hits Congo refugee camp
The first case of cholera has emerged among thousands of people in an impromptu refugee camp in eastern Congo who fled fighting between a new rebel ...
UN, US officials warn Mali crisis could spill over
A crisis of huge proportions is brewing in Mali that could spread throughout the nine-nation Sahel region of northern Africa and beyond due to ...
Mortars kill at least 20 in Damascus refugee camp
Mortars rained down on a crowded marketplace in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, killing at least 20 people as regime forces and ...
WHO official: Ebola under control in Uganda
Doctors were slow to respond to an outbreak of Ebola in Uganda because symptoms weren't always typical, but a World Health Organization official said ...
Seychelles bids for UN Security Council seat
The Seychelles has just 90,000 people, but that's not holding the island nation back from seeking a seat on the U.N. Security Council.
Annan quits as Syrian envoy, blames lack of unity
Kofi Annan announced his resignation Thursday as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, bringing to a dramatic end a ...
Rebels use captured tank against Syrian forces
Syrian rebels on Thursday bombarded a military air base in Aleppo using a tank captured from government troops as activists reported that the regime ...
Palestinians brace for repercussions over UN bid
An internal document says Palestinians must prepare for possible harsh reactions by the U.S. and Israel if they go ahead with plans to seek U.N.
Where's Assad? Mystery deepens about Syrian leader
Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his military Wednesday to boost its fight against rebels, but his written call to arms only deepened a mystery ...
UN visits North Korea to see flood-damaged areas
U.N. staff visited storm-pounded areas of North Korea on Tuesday, after heavy rain submerged buildings and rice paddies, cut off power and forced ...
UN, aid groups struggle to help Syrian refugees
The U.N. refugee agency says it has been unable to reach all 200,000 people fleeing the fighting in Aleppo, Syria's largest city. The agency's ...
More heavy rain hits NKorea, flooding buildings
U.N. staff planned to visit storm-pounded counties in North Korea on Tuesday, after two days of heavy rain submerged buildings, cut off power, flooded ...
France eyes new Syria push at Security Council
France plans to seek an urgent meeting of the U.N. Security Council to discuss Syria's crisis. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has told RTL ...
UN says 200,000 have fled Aleppo fighting
The U.N. said 200,000 Syrians have fled the embattled city of Aleppo, where intense clashes flared again Monday between regime forces bombarding ...