Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, the United Nations has been forced to shed jobs and start tackling long-delayed reforms.

The United Nations, a collaborative global dream built into reality out of the ashes of World War II, marks its 80th anniversary this month. But there’s little to celebrate. Its clout ...

Paul Bremer, the U.S. civilian administrator in Baghdad, emerged from a meeting with President Bush and other top advisers at the White House on Friday saying the United Nations has a "vital role" to ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — An Iowa City man, O'Sean Dentale Horton, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a felon.