Reuters - Serbia on Friday rejected a proposed European Union police mission for Kosovo and accused U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of overreaching his powers in its former province.

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.

Reuters - Drought in Ethiopia has caused food shortages, killed livestock and more than doubled the number of people needing urgent humanitarian aid to 5 million, the United Nations said on Friday.

AP - Queen Elizabeth II, Bill Gates, J.K. Rowling and a clutch of Hollywood stars have all given generously to help Myanmar's cyclone victims, but the U.N. says government donations for its relief effort are falling short.

AFP - The White House said Thursday it was "deeply troubled" by reports that a Zimbabwe opposition figure had been arrested and said the UN Security Council must act now to end pre-election violence.

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.

AP - The Bush administration says Zimbabwe's government is stooping to new lows to try to keep its grip on power ahead of a hotly contested presidential run-off election and is calling for immediate action by the U.N. Security Council.

AFP - The UN Security Council on Thursday condemned Eritrea for recent borders raids against Djibouti that have killed at least six soldiers this week.

Reuters - The United States called for urgent U.N. Security Council talks on Zimbabwe because it said President Robert Mugabe had ignored international calls to end political violence ahead of a presidential election run-off.

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.