UNITED NATIONS

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party promised to legalize marijuana during the federal elections campaign last fall, but it won't be that easy.

The front page of the country's main newspaper featured a large picture Thursday of its dictator signing the order to approve a nuclear test.

China has continued to urge a de-escalation as more countries take sides in the conflict, sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

The United Nations, which has passed resolutions on the reclusive country’s nuclear program before, is meeting Wednesday to consider options.

Libya’s state-owned oil company issued a “cry for help” Tuesday as ISIS attacked a second oil tank near Es Sider port, one day after setting fire to an oil tank in Ras Lanuf port.

With over 9,000 dead, Ukraine is again calling for the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to the Donbass region.

While more than 160,000 people sought asylum in Sweden, neighboring Denmark saw only 18,500 applications in 2015.

"China can significantly help the regional peace and stability by becoming more active in the fight against the Islamic State," an Iranian official says.

France is seeking to form a coalition with European allies to mitigate the rising threat of ISIS in Libya, a French newspaper reported.

Yemen's warring parties have agreed on a framework for ending their war but they first must agree to a ceasefire, the U.N. said.

Two major obstacles could compromise a U.N. resolution's effectiveness in crushing the Islamic State group's finances.

The US reportedly declined to give France information after the Charlie Hebdo attack in January and hasn't responded to similar requests after the attacks around Paris last month.

A female United Nations official was killed Monday in a shooting in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, a U.N. representative confirmed.

As the Islamic State group pushes deeper into the North African country, officials are increasingly concerned about its plans for Libyan oil.

The president touted the American team's role at the Paris conference, while arguing the country's investments in solar and wind energy are creating middle-class jobs.

In his first big speech of the climate negotiations, Secretary of State John Kerry announced today the U.S. would double its spending to help poorer nations adapt to climate change.

A case in Indiana shows how local groups can go against the wishes of governors who do not want to resettle Syrian refugees.

As "brutal and extended" conflicts across the globe continue to take their toll, over 87 million people across 37 countries are in urgent need of aid, the United Nations said.

Emissions and rising temperatures are already having a devastating impact on the continent, where nations lack resources to confront the impacts of climate change.

A Rwandan official called on the United Nations to stop journalists from interviewing those convicted in relation to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Both sides in Sri Lanka's long-running war have been accused of committing gross human rights violations.