European Union leaders have made an "ambitious" deal to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Some think it's too much, others think it's not enough.
Morgan Winsor
Oct 24, 2014
China is seen as North Korea's principal backer at the UN, but its backing is far from assured, according to a leading UN investigator.
Reuters
Oct 23, 2014
The Yazidis, who live primarily around the Sinjar mountains in Iraq’s northern Nineveh province, have faced several attacks from ISIS.
Avaneesh Pandey
Oct 22, 2014
The U.N.'s health wing said in an internal memo that "nearly everyone" involved in the response underestimated the epidemic.
Dennis Lynch
Oct 17, 2014
At a conference attended by envoys of nearly 30 nations, Qatar committed $1 billion in aid -- the single largest donation by any country.
Avaneesh Pandey
Oct 13, 2014
The international body warned the global response to the Ebola outbreak needs to be '20 times greater' than it was at the start of October.
IBTimes UK
Oct 11, 2014
The motion, if passed, would not change government policy, but might signal a change in European attitudes to Palestinian statehood.
Avaneesh Pandey
Oct 11, 2014
Reuters
Oct 04, 2014
The Israeli leader passionately defended Israel's campaign against Hamas over the summer and had choice words for Iran.
Dennis Lynch
Sep 29, 2014
Thousands of terrorists from around the world are fighting for militant groups such as the Islamic State group and al Qaeda.
Dennis Lynch
Sep 26, 2014
The quarantine of three districts follows a three-day, country-wide quarantine last week, in the Ebola-hit country.
IBTimes UK
Sep 26, 2014
The resolution requires states to combat terrorism domestically and prevent their citizens from leaving to fight for foreign terrorist groups.
Dennis Lynch
Sep 24, 2014
Watch President Obama and other world leaders address the United Nations.
Dennis Lynch
Sep 24, 2014
The U.N. has estimated it will cost $1 billion to tackle the Ebola outbreak, and that it could affect 21,000 people by November.
Sneha Shankar
Sep 24, 2014
At the opening event of Climate Week NYC, U.N. chief Ban Ki-Moon urged leaders to accelerate action on global climate change.
Maria Gallucci
Sep 22, 2014
Thinni, Libya’s acting prime minister since March, had sought to reassert control over the strife-torn country by naming a new cabinet.
Avaneesh Pandey
Sep 18, 2014
Libya's prime minister said that three military planes loaded with weapons landed at a rebel-held airport, about five miles east of Tripoli.
Avaneesh Pandey
Sep 15, 2014
"We know what needs to be done but we don't know why it's not being done. It's incomprehensible to us," an MSF doctor in the region said.
IBTimes UK
Sep 14, 2014
A UNICEF report, released Thursday, said that nearly two million children in South Asia die of preventable causes before their fifth birthday.
Avaneesh Pandey
Sep 12, 2014
A study published by environmental regulators has said that the ozone layer around the Earth is recovering.
Alroy Menezes
Sep 11, 2014
The report also said that over six weeks of violence since July 13 has displaced nearly 100,000 people in LIbya
Avaneesh Pandey
Sep 05, 2014
The report draws on data from 190 countries and paints a grim picture of the extent of physical and sexual violence against children.
Mark Hanrahan
Sep 04, 2014