UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council refused to approve a statement Friday that would condemn remarks about Israel’s impending destruction attributed to Iran’s president because of objections from Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim country, council diplomats said.

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN envoy trying to promote a political solution to the four-year conflict in Darfur said the road to negotiations has become even more complicated because of the increasing number of rebel groups.

MOGADISHU (AP) — The international community is willing to help Somalia as long as there is “progress on the ground”, the United Nations’ political chief said during a four-hour trip to the Somali capital.