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Nicholas Burns speaks to the media in March after a meeting of United Nations powers at the British mission to the U.N. in New York.

U.S. Official Urges Iran to Accept U.N. Proposal

Iran has missed a July 5 deadline to accept a U.N. package of incentives offered in exchange for a suspension of its uranium enrichment program. Under Secretary of Political Affairs Nicholas Burns says Iran is "profoundly isolated" right now, and the U.N. offer provides a way out.

Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the eldest son of former leader Kim Jong Il, waves to reporters on the Chinese island of Macau in 2010.

Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother Reportedly Dies In Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian police said they are investigating the suspicious death of a North Korean man who fell ill at the Kuala Lumpur airport. Multiple media outlets are reporting that the man is Kim Jong Nam.

U.N. Panel Blocks Accreditation Bid By Committee To Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists confronted a "Kafka-esque" process — put off for years, then blocked by countries including China, which it calls the biggest jailer of journalists in the world.

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in speaks during a news conference at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Sunday. He met with Kim Jong Un on Saturday.

South Korea's Moon: Kim Jong Un Still Committed To Denuclearization

The U.S. and North Korea are moving ahead with plans for a potential summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. It comes as South Korea's president held a surprise second summit with Kim.

Smoke rises near a Syrian flag hoisted up a flagpole as a result of the fighting between Syrian rebels and the Syrian Army over the control of Quneitra crossing, on Saturday. The area is where dozens of U.N. peacekeepers had been under siege by Nusra Front fighters.

U.N. Peacekeepers Rescued After Being Trapped By Syrian Militants

Dozens of blue-helmeted Filipino soldiers were extracted after a firefight with militants on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights.

Former NBA star Dennis Rodman presents the book <em>The Art of the Deal</em> to North Korea's Sports Minister Kim Il Guk last June in Pyongyang, North Korea. Until this week, Rodman was believed to be the only person who had met both Kim and the U.S. president.

Guess Who Knows Both President Trump And Kim Jong Un?

Until this week, only one person was believed to have spent quality time with both leaders: Dennis Rodman.

A picture provided by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (back, center) and his wife Ri Sol-Ju (second row, sixth from left) posing with South Korean musicians after their performance in the East Pyongyang Grand Theater in Pyongyang.

Kim Jong Un Was 'Deeply Moved' After K-Pop Performance

The North Korean leader hosted a South Korean delegation Sunday, becoming the first leader in his country's history to take in the talents of K-pop stars in his capital city.

U.S., France to Urge Syrian Help with U.N. Probe

The United States and France announce support for a U.N. report that implicates Syrian officials in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. U.S. Ambassador John Bolton says the two nations are working on a resolution that will demand Syria's cooperation as the inquiry proceeds.

A Wonder Woman display at Comic-Con International on July 20.

Wonder Woman Named Honorary U.N. Ambassador For Gender Equality

The imaginary superhero will be sworn in on Oct. 21, the 75th anniversary of the character's debut. How her powers will be harnessed by the international governing body isn't clear.

U.N., NATO Consider U.S. Case Against Iraq

Members of the U.N. Security Council consider U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's report detailing evidence against Iraq. In Brussels, Belgium, NATO ambassadors will meet to discuss the U.S. case for military action against Iraq. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and Guy Raz.

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