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• UN envoy Kofi Annan in Syria to press for end to violence

  March 10, 2012 1:35 PM

  BEIRUT (AP) - U.N. envoy Kofi Annan met with Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday in Damascus during a high-profile international mission to mediate an end to the country's yearlong conflict, even as activists reported fresh shelling by regime forces that sent families fleeing for safety in the northern province... more »

• UN chief urges Zambia to fight corruption

  February 24, 2012 1:10 PM

  LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) - The U.N. chief has urged Zambian lawmakers to spare no one in the fight against corruption. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaking to Zambia's parliament at the start of a visit Friday, called corruption a cancer that threatens democracy and anti-poverty efforts. He says, "In this fight... more »

• UK: Alliance on Libya airstrikes is holding strong

  June 22, 2011 12:38 PM

  LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister David Cameron insists the NATO-led air campaign in Libya still has strong support, despite recent criticism. Cameron told lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday that the coalition involved in the mission is "holding strong" and increasing the pressure on Moammar Gadhafi to quit power.... more »

• No reports of civilian casualties from coalition air attacks

  March 20, 2011 12:38 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says he hasn't seen any reports of civilian casualties as a result of the international military operation in Libya, despite claims to the contrary by Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Adm. Mike Mullen says Gadhafi has resorted to using human... more »

• Bahrain's opposition is asking for U.N. and American intervention

  March 20, 2011 10:39 AM

  MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - Bahrain's opposition is asking for U.N. and American intervention as the government cracks down on Shiite protests. In a brief protest at U.N. offices in Bahrain's capital, 18 former legislators appealed for U.N. help to end violence against protesters and mediate talks between the opposition and... more »

• Benghazi under attack as UN coalition plans response

  March 19, 2011 10:02 AM

  BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) - As world leaders meet in Paris to decide what action to take in Libya, Moammar Gadhafi's troops are attacking the city at the heart of the 5-week-old uprising against him. A resident says tanks are moving into Benghazi, followed by ground troops. Rebels are setting up... more »

• Arab League asks for no-fly zone from U.N.

  March 12, 2011 1:17 PM

  CAIRO (AP) - The Arab League has asked the U.N. Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya. The statement came after the 22-member organization held an emergency meeting in Cairo. The Arab League can't impose a no-fly zone itself, but its approval gives the U.S. and other Western... more »

• President Obama welcomes new UN sanctions

  June 9, 2010 4:31 PM

  Even as he praises the U.N. Security Council for approving new sanctions against Iran today, President Barack Obama says the door to diplomacy remains open. He says he'd like nothing more than to see Iran answer all of the questions about its nuclear program, so that the sanctions can... more »

• US pledges $1.15 billion to Haiti

  March 31, 2010 12:11 PM

  A senior U.S. official says the Obama administration will pledge $1.15 billion in taxpayer dollars over the next two years to help with Haiti's post-earthquake reconstruction. The official says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will announce the pledge on Wednesday at a U.N. donors conference that is expected... more »

• UN report: Much of Somalia's food aid diverted

  March 10, 2010 12:35 PM

  A U.N. diplomat blames the lack of security in Somalia for problems in distributing food to the millions of hungry people. A U.N. Security Council report says up to half the food aid is being diverted to corrupt contractors, radical Islamic militants and local U.N. workers. Trucks carrying food... more »

• UN chief says 'we have a deal' after conference recognizes climate accord

  December 19, 2009 12:15 PM

  U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says "we have a deal." He's refering to a decision at the climate conference in Copenhagen to recognize a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers. But Ban says he's "aware that this is just the beginning" of a process... more »

• UN says climate finale may have happy ending

  December 7, 2009 7:58 AM

  The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history has opened with a warning that this could be the best, last chance for a deal to control global warming. Diplomats from 192 nations are gathered in Copenhagen for what's seen as the climax of two years of contentious... more »

• UN climate chief: hacked e-mails are damaging

  December 6, 2009 7:51 AM

  The top U.N. climate official says hacked e-mails from climate scientists that appear to cast doubt on their research do look bad, but studies of global warming are solid. Yvo de Boer says the review process by some 2,500 scientists of climate change research is thorough and credible. He acknowledged... more »

• UN: Nearly 200 million children undernourished

  November 11, 2009 12:36 PM

  A new U.N. report says there are nearly 200 million children around the world who have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat. The U.N. children's agency says more than 90 percent of those children live in poor Asian and African countries. The UNICEF report also says undernourished... more »

• Home prices fall in most U.S. cities

  November 10, 2009 12:40 PM

  A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals. But home sales continued their climb, with quarterly sales outpacing the second quarter and... more »

• Envoys scale back U.N. climate pact ambitions

  November 6, 2009 9:59 AM

  Negotiators and diplomats were working Thursday on a scaled-back version of a global climate change treaty that could be agreed by next month's deadline, without firm U.S. commitments. The idea of forging a political agreement, instead of a legally binding treaty, was becoming a more accepted possibility as negotiators... more »