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The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to meet to discuss the airstrikes in Syria.

After signing executive orders to pursue construction of a new wall along the Mexican border and to withhold federal grant money from cities harboring…

A United Nations announces the appointment of an eight-member Iraqi election commission, which will direct preparations for a January 2005 vote on a constitutional assembly. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

President Trump is holding a press conference at the United Nations General Assembly in New York at a 4 p.m. Wednesday. In a speech to the U.N. on…

A U.N. report says some equipment of interest is missing from a former missile plant in Iraq. Meanwhile, the Bush administration dispatches senior envoys to key foreign capitals, seeking to bolster support for possible military action against Iraq. Hear Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post and NPR's Michele Kelemen.

The French Bakers Association wants the baguette added to the United Nation's list of intangible treasures. A true baguette is a mix of 4 ingredients: flour, water, yeast, salt and plenty of time.

The 80th United Nations General Assembly continues on Friday in New York.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about the clash over the issue of Ukraine between the U.S. and Russia at Monday's Security Council meeting.

There's been a rare bit of good news in Eastern Congo this month. One of the rebel groups that have terrorized civilians in the mineral rich part of the the Democratic Republic of Congo agreed to end its rebellion. There's still a lot of work to do to disarm the M23 and to keep other rebel movements in check. But this small victory is a boost for U.N. peacekeepers, who are under a new, tougher mandate to protect civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Some experts wonder if this could be a new model for peacekeeping.

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un asked President Trump to talks, in an invitation conveyed by South Korean officials. The White House press secretary said the president will accept the invitation.