AP - The United Nations chief said he plans to give more authority to the European Union over police, courts and other official duties in Kosovo.

AP - The U.N. Security Council called Wednesday for better cooperation from nations that aren't complying with an international treaty that seeks to restrict chemicals used in Afghanistan's heroin trade.

Reuters - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told Kosovo's leaders he intends to reshape the U.N. mission there to allow the European Union to take on key tasks, according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

AP - The United Nations said Thursday it has received less than half the money it needs for cyclone relief in Myanmar, with some nations delaying their donations because of concerns about restrictions imposed by the military government on foreign aid workers.

AFP - The United Nations on Thursday outlined plans to restructure its nine-year mission to Kosovo, as the territory prepares to adopt a new constitution despite Serbian and Russian anger.

Reuters - The United Nations and NATO rushed on Thursday to iron out snags in the troubled international security presence for Kosovo, just days ahead of its constitution coming into force.

AFP - An African agriculture aid group headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan and the United States on Wednesday forged a partnership to tackle the continent's hunger and poverty.

Reuters - Serbia arrested a top Bosnian Serb war crimes fugitive on Wednesday and will hand him to the U.N. tribunal in The Hague, earning praise from the European Union and the United States.

AFP - An African agriculture aid group headed by Nobel Peace Prize winner Kofi Annan and the United States on Wednesday forged a partnership to tackle the continent's hunger and poverty.

Reuters - The United Nations rejected on Tuesday as "absurd" and "offensive" allegations that it was being secretive in selecting a successor to its outspoken human rights chief, Louise Arbour.

AP - The United Nations environment agency unveiled a new atlas Tuesday that shows what the agency says are the dramatic effects of climate change on Africa.

Reuters - Hardline Islamist leaders rejected a U.N.-brokered peace pact signed by the Somali government and some opposition figures, and vowed on Tuesday that war would continue.

AFP - A United Nations independent rights expert on Tuesday joined a growing chorus of disapproval over plans to raise pre-charge detention limits for terror suspects to 42 days.