Top U.N. diplomat arrested over Chinese bribery scheme

Former president of the United Nations General Assembly accused of taking huge cash payout from a billionaire Chinese real estate mogul

• Oct 6, 2015

World's displaced population now 60 million, U.N. official says

Almost 10 years ago, the world counted 38 million people displaced by conflict and persecution, and the number was declining

• Oct 5, 2015

Netanyahu criticizes Iran nuclear deal at U.N. summit

Israeli Prime Minister says the deal allows Iran to spread radicalism in the Middle East, will let Iran get closer to making nuclear weapons

• Oct 1, 2015

Obama says ISIS fight will be a "long-term campaign"

A group of world leaders gathered at the United Nations General Assembly to discuss terrorism

• Sep 29, 2015

"A new era": Obama, Castro meet at U.N.

Encounter comes as Cold War adversaries go about complex process of normalizing relations following decades of animosity

• Sep 29, 2015

Obama, Putin clash over differences on Syria's future

While Obama urges a political transition to replace the Syrian president, Putin warns it would be a mistake to abandon the current goverment

• Sep 28, 2015

U.S. gives up effort to train Syrian opposition forces

The $500-million program had once been a linchpin of the strategy to defeat ISIS but has proved a fiasco

• Sep 28, 2015

Putin: "We can no longer tolerate the current state of affairs in the world"

At U.N., Russian president takes a defiant tone ahead of a planned meeting with President Obama

• Sep 28, 2015

Obama addresses UN summit as Syria war draws spotlight

The worsening situation in the Middle East threatens to overshadow global development and everything else at U.N. summit

• Sep 27, 2015

U.N. nuke chief pushes back against Iran probe critics

International Atomic Energy Agency head responds to criticism of letting Iranian experts take samples from suspected nuclear sites

• Sep 25, 2015

U.N.-backed truce deal reached for key Syrian front lines

Deal expected to end months of fighting, besieging of civilians but isn't without controversy

• Sep 25, 2015

Pope: "Human beings take precedence over partisan interests"

Addressing the United Nations, Pope Francis implores world leaders to protect the environment and the "vast ranks of the excluded"

• Sep 25, 2015

Obama, Putin to meet at UN next week

The two leaders have not met in almost a year amid tension over Russian intervention in Ukraine

• Sep 24, 2015

Final countdown to pope's U.S. visit

Francis will arrive in Washington to begin historic trip, which will also take him to NYC and Philadelphia

• Sep 22, 2015

IAEA chief defends controversial Iran inspection technique

Probe of suspected nuclear site does meet strict standards, U.N. watchdog head says, despite contentious method of gathering samples

• Sep 21, 2015

Donald Trump: I'd "enjoy" meeting with Putin

The 2016 GOP candidate said he heard the Russian leader wants to meet with him, possibly when Putin visits NYC next week

• Sep 20, 2015

U.S. doesn't really want Assad to fall, Russian ambassador claims

In an interview with CBS News, Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vitaly Churkin says the White House now realizes it needs Assad to beat ISIS

• Sep 16, 2015

In U.S., pope to give 14 speeches in Spanish, 4 in English

Vatican says Francis intends to move about as he does normally, without an armored vehicle, during his three-city U.S. tour

• Sep 15, 2015

​Calendar: Week of September 14

"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead

• Sep 13, 2015

​U.N. chief: 422K besieged Syrians got no aid in July

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused all parties in the Syrian conflict of "indiscriminate and disproportionate attacks" on civilians

• Aug 25, 2015

​U.N. envoy urges ban on sex attacks by peacekeepers

Call for increased measures comes amid multiple reports of rape and sexual abuse by U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic

• Aug 21, 2015

U.N.: More women, children casualties of Afghan violence

Total number of people hurt or killed is up 1% this year, but women casualties rose 23% and children 13%

• Aug 5, 2015

Russia stakes claim to vast Arctic territories at U.N.

Rivalry for undiscovered oil and gas has intensified as shrinking polar ice is opening new opportunities for exploration

• Aug 4, 2015

U.N. strikes back against illegal wildlife trafficking

In the wake of the killing of Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion, the United Nations adopted a resolution to prevent the illicit trade

• Jul 30, 2015

Obama nixing 8 decades of tradition to spite China?

White House entourage abandoning Waldorf-Astoria in NYC following Chinese purchase, but some say it's a bad move

• Jul 23, 2015

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