UN chief: Climate negotiations moving at a 'snail's pace'

Key political issues regarding climate change are still on the table with only 10 negotiating days left

• Jun 29, 2015

Korean War 65th anniversary

The "Forgotten War," in which 5.7 million American men and women served, began 65 years ago on June 25, 1950; it lasted just over three years, but Americans in uniform still maintain the peace along the 38th Parallel

• Jun 24, 2015
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Netanyahu dismisses "biased" UN report on Gaza

Israeli prime minister says Human Rights Council does "everything but worry about human rights"

• Jun 22, 2015

No deal reached in U.N. arranged Yemen peace talks

Talks concluded Friday in Geneva, Switzerland without reaching an agreement

• Jun 19, 2015

North Korea accuses U.S. of targeting it with anthrax

Country's U.N. ambassador claims U.S. trying to use "deadly weapons of mass destruction" against N. Korea

• Jun 12, 2015

Will the latest round of Yemen peace talks produce a solution?

Houthi rebels and ousted President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi are set to begin talks again June 14

• Jun 11, 2015

Why the climate is such a hot topic for Pope Francis

Vatican has history of weighing in on the environment, but pope's upcoming climate opus has American conservatives anxious

• Jun 11, 2015

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

New Fed data shows global warming not stopping or slowing

"The reality is that there is no hiatus," said the lead author of a new study

• Jun 5, 2015

U.N. mission launches probe into child sex abuse claim

Peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic opens investigation into allegation of child sexual abuse against peacekeeper

• Jun 4, 2015

Yemen peace talks falter before they begin

UN-sponsored initiative to end weeks of deadly ground fighting and Saudi-led airstrikes gets off to an ominous start

• May 25, 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

4 killed by explosions at U.N. compound in South Sudan

The blast took place as rebel forces and government troops fight for control of an oil hub in the Upper Nile

• May 20, 2015

Yemeni rebel leader supports Geneva peace talks

Head of Iranian-backed Houthi group calls negotiations the "only solution" to the conflict that has killed more than 1,800 people since March

• May 20, 2015

UN says Iranian ship with Yemen aid heading to Africa

Humanitarian supplies bound for Djibouti where the U.N. has its hub for distribution of aid to the conflict-torn country

• May 20, 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

Oh waiter, there's soup in my bowl of flies

As edible insects work their way into more mainstream diets, U.S. businesses cater to a growing appetite for products like cricket flour

• May 11, 2015

U.N. can't agree on making statement on crisis in Yemen

Members of the United Nations Security Council were unable to come up with a statement on the violence in the war-torn nation

• May 1, 2015

French soldiers accused of raping children they were sent to protect

About 10 Central African children told U.N. officials that they were sexually assaulted; allegations kept secret for a year

• Apr 29, 2015

U.N. nuclear watchdog optimistic about Iran deal, but still harbors concerns

Director General Yukio Amano welcomes the six-party nuclear talks, but says that Iran's disclosures on IAEA concerns remain limited

• Apr 27, 2015

Angelina Jolie blasts world powers on Syria's refugee crisis

Actress tells the U.N. the crisis marks "the lowest point in the world's inability to protect and defend the innocent"

• Apr 24, 2015

U.N.: 115 children killed since start of Saudi-led Yemen offensive

In one incident, agency says, a bridge was hit twice by warplanes, killing 40 civilians, including seven children

• Apr 24, 2015

Growing appetite for edible bugs a tough sell in U.S.

Upstarts trying to persuade more Americans to eat bugs, which can be produced with fewer resources than other sources of animal protein

• Apr 15, 2015

Dozens of children killed in Yemen fighting, U.N. says

At least 74 children have been killed since the Saudi-led air campaign against Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels began last month

• Apr 7, 2015

U.N.: Islamic extremists killing captive women in Nigeria

Retreat of Boko Haram fighters from military forces brings to light "gruesome scenes of mass graves," human rights chief says

• Apr 1, 2015

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