The Doomsday Clock is now 100 seconds to midnight

It's the closest the clock has been to midnight since the Cold War.

• Jan 23, 2020

U.N. chief to kick off Times Square NYE countdown

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will perform one last ceremonial duty before ending his 10-year leadership of the world body

• Dec 26, 2016

Obama aims to define his global leadership in final UN address

The president will meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and host a summit on refugees next week

• Sep 17, 2016

U.N. chief taps Hollywood talent to fight poverty

Ban Ki-moon traveled to Hollywood to enlist its star power in the United Nation's ambitious campaign to end poverty

• Aug 11, 2016

Can U.N. regain trust with an experiment in transparency?

For the 1st time in 71 years, the process by which the U.N. selects its new leader is being furtively unveiled to the public -- so why now?

• Jul 13, 2016

U.N. chief bowed to "undue pressure" from Saudi coalition

Ban Ki-moon admits he removed members of U.S.-backed coalition from blacklist over attacks that have killed kids

• Jun 10, 2016

Woman of the world: The push for a female U.N. chief

On this International Women's day, there's quiet but concerted effort to put a woman in charge of solving the world's myriad crises

• Mar 8, 2016

Sean Penn's famous meetups

Mexican drug lord "El Chapo," Hugo Chavez and Bill Clinton are just a few of the newsmakers the actor and activist Sean Penn has met

• Jan 15, 2016
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World leaders move closer to climate deal

There are some signs of progress at the Paris climate talks - but differences remain and the clock is ticking

• Dec 7, 2015

Netanyahu to meet Kerry to try and "calm" Mideast bloodshed

Diplomacy intensifies as stabbings continue, and Israeli PM comes under fire for suggesting Palestinian figure convinced Hitler to carry out Holocaust

• Oct 21, 2015

Please welcome... Colbert's first guests

The "Late Show with Stephen Colbert" premieres on CBS, September 8, 2015; and these are the famous faces christening the show

• Sep 4, 2015
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U.N. head leaves Israel off list of nations deadly to kids

Secretary General Ban Ki-moon still criticized the nation for "unacceptable" violence against young people

• Jun 8, 2015

Bridging the DMZ: Women's peace march aims to heal Korean rifts

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon lends support to march between North and South Korea by women from around the world

• May 24, 2015

U.N. Secretary General trip to North Korea cancelled

Ban Ki-moon's visit to the nation would have been the first for a United Nation's leader since 1993

• May 19, 2015

Vatican brings dose of morality to climate debate

A Vatican conference on the environment is the latest sign that Pope Francis wants to make climate change a top priority

• Apr 28, 2015