As race for UN chief begins, new campaigns demand a woman
At a private working lunch for the five most powerful members of the United Nations Security Council, the conversation turned to the question of the next U.N. secretary-general.
UN: Islamic State group torturing, killing children
The United Nations says the Islamic State group is systematically killing, torturing and raping children.
Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS ‘network of death’
Confronted by the growing threat of Middle East militants, President Barack Obama implored world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday to rally behind his expanding military campaign to stamp out the violent Islamic State group and its “network of death.”
UN warns Iraq of ‘chaos’ if no progress
The U.N. urged Iraq’s leaders Saturday to overcome their deep divisions and move quickly to form a new government that can unite the country and confront a surging militant threat, warning that failure to do so “risks plunging the country into chaos.”
U.S. readies possible solo action against Syria
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Thursday prepared for the possibility of launching unilateral American military action against Syria within days as Britain opted out
UN Syria team departs hotel as Assad denies attack
DAMASCUS, Syria — A U.N. team that is supposed to investigate an alleged deadly chemical attack near the Syrian capital Damascus last week left their
UN sounds alarm on designer drug use
VIENNA — The U.N. drug control agency on Wednesday sounded the alarm on the spread of designer drugs, which are sold openly and legally and
Furious over sanctions, North Korea vows to nuke US
North Korea vowed on Thursday to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States, amplifying its threatening rhetoric hours ahead of a vote by U.N. diplomats on whether to level new sanctions against Pyongyang for its recent nuclear test.