Security Council

UN backs mission to oversee Colombia peace deal

The United Nations has officially supported the peacetalks between Columbia and FARC as a step to fu...

Jan 26, 2016 09:11 AM EST

U.N. chief to visit North Korea this week: Yonhap

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea's capital Pyongyang this week, South Korea...

Nov 16, 2015 12:36 AM EST

Russia makes rival U.N. move on MH17 probe after dismissing tribunal bid

Russia is pushing for a greater U.N. role in an investigation into what caused the downing of a pass...

Jul 20, 2015 07:01 PM EDT

U.S. and Iran: the unbearable awkwardness of defending your enemy

It's always awkward to defend your enemies. But that's the position U.S. President Barack Obama's ad...

Jul 06, 2015 08:13 AM EDT

Major nations hold talks on ending U.N. sanctions on Iran - officials

Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift U.N. ...

Mar 13, 2015 08:16 AM EDT

Venezuela's Maduro moves foreign minister Ramirez to U.N.

President Nicolas Maduro named powerful Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez to a new post as envoy to th...

Dec 27, 2014 08:27 AM EST

U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters

A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France ...

Sep 22, 2014 08:21 PM EDT

U.N. denies Golan peacekeepers ordered to hand arms to Syria rebels

The U.N. peacekeeping chief strongly denied on Wednesday allegations from the Philippines' army chie...

Sep 04, 2014 02:34 AM EDT