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Arab League foreign ministers gathered in Cairo indicate that Iraq is likely to accept the terms of the U.N. resolution calling for disarmament. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

The power went out due to the artillery shelling in the area, major repairs are due, and a much-reduced crew of Ukrainian workers are under tremendous stress.

Hours after the bodies of six hostages were recovered in Gaza, Israelis protested the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and called for a general strike.

Some 20,000 seafarers are trapped in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz; the UN says its trying to extricate them.

The Bush administration is considering seeking a new U.N. resolution that would endorse a broader multi-national force to restore order in Iraq. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Eric Rouleau, a journalist who is the former French ambassador to Turkey and Tunisia.

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, pledges to build a more robust world body. He is expected to face tough questioning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday. Democrats hope to block the nomination of the blunt U.N. critic.

Acclaimed film writer-director Richard Curtis has lured a superstar cast — including Queen Bee and Stephen Colbert — for a free Central Park concert to get people excited about fixing the world.

When it comes to global health and development, the pontiff made it plain as day: We are all to blame for earth's problems.

Nevada is a crucial state in the presidential elections due to close competition for 270 electoral votes. And, the United Nations is convening to discuss the world's most significant crises.

Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's two biggest cities on Tuesday morning, damaging apartment buildings and killing at least six people.