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Despite Myanmar reforms, much remains to be done
In the west, terrified villagers flee burning homes after an explosion of ethnic and religious violence. In the north, refugees from a civil war cower ...
UN nuclear agency: Iran poised to expand nuke work
Iran is poised to double its output of higher-enriched uranium at its fortified underground facility, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday — a ...
UK: European nations to debate Syria arms embargo
European nations are discussing whether to overturn an arms embargo on Syria and seeking to press Arab countries and the United States for a new ...
Joy in Croatia as UN overturns 2 key convictions
Chanting "Victory! Victory!," waving red-and-white checkered flags and dancing in the streets, tens of thousands of jubilant supporters gave two ...
Africa behind on millennium goals progress: UN
Most African countries are lagging behind in achieving the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals and will not make as much progress in health, ...
Congo: 44 killed in fighting between M23 and army
Forty-four people were killed in new fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels Thursday, ending a two-month cease-fire, said Congolese ...
Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
A pair of Mexican drug smugglers in camouflage pants, bundles of marijuana strapped to their backs, scaled a 25 foot-high fence in the middle of the ...
Obama blasts senators: 'They should go after me'
Setting an unflinching tone for his second term, President Barack Obama on Wednesday accused two top Republicans senators of lobbing outrageous ...
Report: Sri Lankan war was grave failure for UN
A United Nations report released Wednesday said inadequate efforts by the world body to protect civilians during the bloody final months of Sri ...
Obama defends Rice in face of GOP opposition
President Barack Obama lashed out at senior Republican senators Wednesday over their criticism of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice in the aftermath of the ...
UN: Congo rebel groups kill 264 people since April
While the international community is focused on the M23 rebellion, other armed groups have taken advantage of the security vacuum in eastern Congo, ...
UN says access to contraception a human right
The United Nations says access to contraception is a universal human right that could dramatically improve the lives of women and children in poor ...
African Union asks UN to authorize Mali deployment
The African Union is asking the United Nations Security Council to endorse a military intervention to free northern Mali from Islamist extremists ...
France recognizes new Syria group, 1st in West
France on Tuesday became the first Western country to formally recognize Syria's newly formed opposition coalition as the sole legitimate ...
UN once again votes to condemn Cuba embargo
The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to condemn the U.S. commercial, economic and financial embargo against Cuba for the 21st ...
Fall rains bring havoc to Haiti
The rain has tapered off and floodwaters no longer claw at houses, but the situation across much of Haiti remained grim on Tuesday following an autumn ...
France rules out any use of air power in Mali
Neither France nor Europe will intervene militarily to oust al-Qaida and its allies from northern Mali — not even with air strikes, the French defense ...
WHO: 107 dead from yellow fever in Darfur, Sudan
A yellow fever outbreak in Sudan's Darfur region has killed 107 people in the last six weeks, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday, warning ...
US re-elected to UN Human Rights Council seat
The United States was re-elected Monday to another three-year term on the U.N. Human Rights Council in the only contested election for the ...
UN: NKorea has better harvest but faces shortages
North Korea increased its production of staple foods for the second year in a row, thanks in part to better use of fertilizers and plastic sheeting ...
Palestinian, US president discuss UN initiative
A spokesman for the Palestinian president says the Palestinians will proceed with asking the U.N. General Assembly to recognize a Palestinian state, ...
Israel drawn into Syria fighting for first time
Israel was drawn into the fighting in neighboring Syria for the first time Sunday, firing warning shots across the border after an errant mortar shell ...
African leaders agree to send troops to north Mali
West African nations on Sunday agreed to send some 3,000 troops to help the country of Mali wrest back control of its northern half, which was seized ...
Lawyer for US man writes UN anti-torture expert
A lawyer for an American man imprisoned in Cuba has written the United Nations' anti-torture expert, saying Cuban officials' treatment of his client ...