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September 29, 2016

UN in Afghanistan says 15 civilians killed in US air strike

The United Nations in Afghanistan said on Thursday that an airstrike in the eastern province of Nangarhar near the Pakistan ...

September 29, 2016

UN warns of 'merciless abyss' in besieged eastern Aleppo

Syrian government forces continued their push into rebel-held districts of Aleppo on Thursday as international officials ...

September 29, 2016

75,000 could starve to death in Nigeria after Boko Haram: UN

As many as 75,000 children will die over the next year in famine-like conditions created by Boko Haram if donors don't ...

September 29, 2016

Afghan president, insurgent warlord sign peace agreement

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed a peace treaty with a notorious warlord on Thursday, pledging to lobby the U.S. and the ...

September 28, 2016

UN says EU may ratify Paris Agreement soon

The Paris Agreement on Climate Change appears likely to enter into force with India announcing that it has ratified the ...

September 28, 2016

Non-nuclear states advance push for UN treaty to ban nukes

Despite arm-twisting and vocal opposition from nuclear powers like the United States, six non-nuclear countries urged the U.N

September 28, 2016

US looks to restrict China coal imports from North Korea

The United States is negotiating at the U.N. Security Council to address a provision in U.N. sanctions that allows China to ...

September 28, 2016

The Latest: UN secretary-general praises downed plane probe

The Latest on the probe into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over Ukraine in 2014 (all times local): 8:20 p.m. U.N

September 28, 2016

The Latest: France working on UN resolution for Syria truce

The Latest on the civil war in Syria (all times local): 10:30 p.m. France says it is working on a new U.N. resolution that ...

September 28, 2016

Syrian government attacks 2 hospitals, bread line in Aleppo

Government shelling and airstrikes in Syria's Aleppo landed near a bread distribution center and two hospitals Wednesday, ...

September 28, 2016

Libyan general in east rejects UN-backed government

A powerful Libyan general whose forces recently captured several key oil facilities has rejected a U.N.-brokered government ...

September 27, 2016

Confidential UN report details South Sudan threats, violence

The U.N. ambulance carried an urgent patient: a local woman in labor. South Sudan government soldiers stopped the ambulance ...

September 27, 2016

Battle for besieged Syrian city of Aleppo intensifies

With international diplomacy in tatters and the U.S. focused on its election, the Syrian government and its Russian allies ...

September 27, 2016

Muslim radical convicted in destruction of mausoleums

An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of ...

September 27, 2016

Failure to get Syria cease-fire stole spotlight at UN

The failed attempt by the U.S. and Russia to revive a cease-fire in Syria stole the spotlight at the annual U.N.

September 26, 2016

Chinese firm charged with plotting to evade NKorea sanctions

The Justice Department on Monday unsealed criminal charges against a China-based company and four of its executives for ...

September 26, 2016

Diplomats: Portugal's Guterres tops fifth poll for UN chief

Portugal's former Prime Minister Antonio Guterres kept his spot as the first choice to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the next U.N.

September 26, 2016

The Latest: Colombia accord signing ends with 'Ode to Peace'

The latest on the signing of a historic peace deal in Colombia (all times local): 6:40 p.m. The signatures done and the ...

September 26, 2016

India says Pakistan believes terror will bring territory

Pakistan continues to believe terrorist attacks will allow it to obtain territory it covets in Jammu and Kashmir, India's ...