UNITED NATIONS

The goal of the summit in Geneva was to have a new global climate agreement in place by the end of 2015.

Al Qaeda overtook an army base in southern Yemen Thursday, and the U.N. is expressing concern.

Ireland’s economy has performed well since it left the so-called troika bailout program, with yields on the nation's debt now at record lows.

Russian officials hope "clarity" will be brought to discussions on Friday between Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin.

The World Bank has hired a team of lawyers to look into the issue.

Photos circulating on online jihadist platforms show food-aid packages, bearing the black and white ISIS flag, being handed out in Syria.

Finance chiefs around the world had previously given the U.S. a Jan. 1 deadline and threatened to move without it if it failed to do so.

A new United Nations Children's Fund report shows countries in the developing world mimick a U.S. trend.

The United Nations said that high levels of unemployment among young people could eventually lead to "social unrest."

At the current pace of fossil fuel use, the rise in global temperatures cannot be restricted to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit, a new study says.

Israeli officials vowed "offensive" action in retaliation over the Palestinian bid to join the International Criminal Court.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said his government wants Israeli leaders to stand trial for actions during the summer 2014 Gaza conflict.

Palestinians plan to submit a final draft of a statehood resolution to the United Nations on Monday.

The United Nations is going to trim its peacekeeping force in Darfur despite escalating violence in the region.

The global Arms Trade Treaty, which has been ratified by 60 countries, aims to regulate the flow of weapons to conflict-hit zones.

According to a new study, a looming drop in Pacific trade winds will result in a drastic spike in the rate of global temperature rise.

UNITAR found that 24 sites were completely destroyed, 189 severely or moderately damaged and a further 77 possibly damaged.

The Taliban accused the UN of "enmity and political motives," after it reported a record number of civilians were killed or wounded by insurgents.

A "day of silence" has prevented civilian casualties since Dec. 9, but a new U.N. report shows that a September ceasefire has largely failed.

UN report also highlights systematic human rights violations on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia from Ukraine in March.

A senior minister said that the protests by Greenpeace activists had damaged the 1,500-year-old Nazca Lines in southern Peru.