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The expanded sanctions would require inspections of all cargo going to and from North Korea and blacklisting North Koreans active in Syria, Iran and Vietnam.

U.S. citizens gave the United Nations a poor report card this year when it comes to solving international problems.

Nearly half a million people are estimated to be trapped in besieged towns and villages in Syria.

The draft bill, set to be voted on by the U.N. Security Council this weekend, comes following recent weapons tests by North Korea.

The dispute between Greece and Austria widens as European leaders prepare to meet March 7 to discuss the refugee crisis with Turkey.

The damning U.N. report details horrific findings of unlawful killings, torture and other human rights abuses committed by all sides in war-torn Libya.

With refugee arrival numbers to Italy and Greece topping 100,000, Germany has started to send Afghani asylum seekers back home.

The U.S. was prepared to abandon its demand that North Korea reduce its nuclear arsenal before the beginning of talks that could have formally concluded the Korean War.

As Turkey intensified its cross-border shelling, Russia proposed a U.N. resolution calling for plans for ground invasions to be abandoned.

A senior Russian diplomat has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that Moscow expects loyalty from Damascus in return for political and military support.

Murder, abduction, enslavement, rape and starvation are among the allegations against Kim Jong Un.

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, an Egyptian diplomat who was the first African and Arab to hold the position, served during a period rife with conflict.

President Park Geun-hye warned early Tuesday that a continuation of North Korea's recent actions will only speed "regime collapse."

Doctors Without Borders condemned a Monday airstrike that killed up to 50 people, saying it was carried out by the Syrian regime or Russian warplanes.

The U.N. envoy to Syria says the hope is Thursday’s ceasefire agreement will allow aid to get through to all besieged areas.

With the International Monetary Fund delaying its next tranche of aid to Ukraine, the country's young reformers face a growing political storm.

Retirees make up over 20 percent of Germany’s population, and their financial security and life experiences make them suitable volunteers.

A London event aimed at raising funds for millions of Syrian refugees began Thursday, just two days after peace talks on the conflict collapsed.

The Syrian government’s recent territorial breakthrough comes after hundreds of bombing raids by Russian warplanes.

Another million refugees are expected to enter Europe in 2016 as right-wing parties continue to gain support in Germany and elsewhere.

The U.N. high commissioner for human rights called a video in which Turkish forces open fire on unarmed civilians "extremely shocking."