UN: Should Britain scrap Royals?
16.50 Fri Jun 13
The United Nations has said in a report that the UK must consider whether they should keep the Royal Family.
Syria to co-operate with nuclear inquiry
15.46 Thu Jun 05
Syria says UN nuclear governors can visit the site the US says was housing a nuclear reactor
UN to probe Syria atomic claim
12.33 Mon Jun 02
A UN nuclear watchdog team will visit Syria later this month to investigate US claims that the country secretly built an atomic reactor.
Peacekeepers accused of child abuse
14.29 Tue May 27
A charity has accused aid workers and peacekeepers of sexually abusing children as young as six.
Burma government stops relief
08.52 Sat May 17
The Burmese military Government has declared the relief effort over despite many survivors of Cyclone Nargis being without food and water.
Brown dogged by domestic concerns
23.48 Fri Apr 18
Controversial tax changes have threatened to overshadow the Prime Minister's visit to the United States.
Brown warns of 'stolen' election
22.17 Wed Apr 16
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said the world must not allow the Zimbabwe elections to be 'stolen'.
UN warning over drug-using celebrities
16.05 Wed Mar 05
A United Nations report is calling for tougher punishments for drug-using celebrities such as Pete Doherty and Amy Winehouse.
Cuba finally signs human rights pacts
10.00 Fri Feb 29
Cuba has signed two UN human rights pacts that former president Fidel Castro had refused to endorse.
Diplomats leave Afghanistan
07.28 Thu Dec 27 2007
Two senior diplomats from the UK and Ireland who were accused of having talks with Taliban militants have flown out of Afghanistan.
Diplomats to leave Afghanistan
17.54 Wed Dec 26 2007
A British and an Irish diplomat are to leave Afghanistan on Thursday, amid claims they had been "detrimental" to national security.
UN reports calls for environmental action
20.52 Thu Oct 25 2007
The United Nations has issued an urgent call for action to save Earth and protect the future of humanity.
UN envoy meets Aung San Suu Kyi
19.28 Sun Sep 30 2007
UN envoy Ibrahim Gambari has had talks with Burma's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
UN envoy heads to Burma
18.25 Sat Sep 29 2007
United Nations envoy Ibrahim Gambari is heading to Burma in a bid to to end mass protests against 45 years of military rule.
UN Darfur force 'too late for many'
09.39 Wed Aug 01 2007
Deploying a peacekeeping force to Darfur four years after the slaughter began "is too late for many people", Human Rights Watch has said.
US set for environmental face-off at G8 summit
15.49 Fri May 11 2007
The US intends to dilute a declaration on global warming to be made at next month's G8 summit, sources have revealed.
UN vehicle in Afghan bomb attack
09.41 Tue Apr 17 2007
A UN vehicle has reportedly hit a roadside bomb in Afghanistan killing five people.
Iran expand nuclear programme
22.40 Mon Apr 09 2007
Iran has announced that it has expanded its nuclear programme, a move which is likely to further aggravate relations with the West.
Devastating report on climate change
14.58 Fri Apr 06 2007
The world faces catastrophic drought and food shortages because of climate change unless governments act now, a new report concludes.
Turney 'letter' talks of sacrifice
22.05 Fri Mar 30 2007
Iran has released a third letter it claims was written by captured sailor Faye Turney in which she allegedly talks of being "sacrificed".