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Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh ...
Nations at nuclear meeting say too many on alert
More than 100 nations concluding a round of global nuclear talks Friday expressed alarm that many nuclear weapons are kept at a high-alert level and ...
UN report wants moratorium on killer robots
Killer robots that can attack targets without any human input "should not have the power of life and death over human beings," a new draft U.N.
UN says 2012 was 9th-hottest year since 1850
The World Meteorological Organization says last year was the ninth-warmest since record-keeping began in 1850, despite the cooling effect of the ...
UN: April deadliest month in Iraq since June 2008
The United Nations mission to Iraq says more people were killed in violent attacks across the country in April than in any other month since June 2008
Congo's M23 rebels say peace talks in trouble
The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with Congo's government, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday, increasing fears of renewed ...
Willem-Alexander becomes new Dutch king
Millions of Dutch people dressed in orange flocked to celebrations around the Netherlands Tuesday in honor of a once-in-a-generation milestone for the ...
Congo's M23 rebels threaten new UN brigade
Rebels in eastern Congo said Tuesday they are getting ready to fight a new United Nations brigade that will be allowed for the first time to pursue ...
UN urges Syria to let in chemical weapons experts
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Syria again Monday to allow experts into the country without delay or conditions to investigate allegations ...
Syrian prime minister escapes bombing in Damascus
Syria's prime minister narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in the heart of the heavily defended capital Monday, state media said, laying bare ...
Israel: Iran has not crossed nuclear 'red line'
Israel's prime minister on Monday said that Iran is steadily edging closer to nuclear weapons capability but has not yet reached the "red line" he ...
Ivory Coast: We are "open" to investigating crimes
Ivory Coast's justice minister says the government is open to investigating top security officials accused by United Nations experts of raking in ...
Syrian rebels, troops clash at 3 air bases
Syrian rebels seeking to topple President Bashar Assad fought intense battles with his troops on Sunday to try to seize control of three military air ...
Syrian rebels call on world to put words to action
Syrian opposition groups called Friday for international action after the Obama administration said U.S. intelligence indicates President Bashar ...
Iraqi soldiers retake control of Sunni town
Iraqi soldiers backed by tanks retook control of a Sunni town north of Baghdad on Friday after gunmen withdrew without a fight, although violence ...
French defense minister visits northern Mali
France's defense minister reaffirmed Friday that his country will keep 1,000 troops in Mali to fight radical Islamic militants even after the arrival ...
Obama: Can't permit Syria chemical weapons use
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will investigate Syria's potential chemical weapons use on its own and with the United Nations. He says the world ...
Syrian officials deny use of chemical weapons
Two Syrian officials denied Friday that government forces had used chemical weapons against rebels, the first response from President Bashar Assad's ...
UN: Crisis in Greece weakening human rights action
Greece is falling behind on its human rights obligations, a senior U.N. investigator warned Friday, and he strongly criticized the "excessively rigid" ...
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 ...
Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers
Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ...
UN warns of 'troubling rise' in Afghan violence
The U.N. envoy to Afghanistan said civilian casualties rose nearly 30 percent in the first three months of the year, calling it a "troubling rise" in ...
WHO: New flu passes more easily from bird to human
A new strain of bird flu that emerged in China over the past month is one of the "most lethal" flu viruses so far, worrying health officials because ...
Kerry: NATO needs plan for Syrian chemical weapons
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged NATO on Tuesday to prepare for the possible use of chemical weapons by Syria on the same day that a senior ...