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The pope urged people to take in refugees from Ukraine. More than 2.5 million people have already fled because of the invasion, according to the United Nations.

Joseph Torsella represents the United States on the United Nation's budget committee. He says it's a tough budget process, and it's complicated by diplomats who show up drunk.

On World Refugee Day, the United Nations' refugee agency is reporting that the number of people forcibly displaced from their homes grew to more than 50 million — a level unseen since World War II.

The State Department is spotlighting the mGive Foundation's online and cellphone donation tools. Millions have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan and large areas of the Philippines have been devastated.

What do summertime cocktails, a Missouri doctor and parasitology have in common? They're all part of the history of malaria treatment. But in this…

Just visit the barber in Vietnam and have your hair styled to look like the leader of North Korea or the president of the U.S. The AP reports the barber is preparing for the upcoming summit.

The Bush administration is shifting gears on its policy with Iran. The United States now says it will hold face-to-face talks with Iranian and European officials if Iran suspends nuclear activities suspected of being part of a weapons program. President Bush says he wants to take a leadership role in resolving the issue.

Authorities want to move the war-crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor from Sierra Leone to The Hague. Chief prosecutor Desmond de Silva gives John Ydstie his insights about where the trial of the accused warlord is headed.

A long-standing political impasse in Iraq could soon be broken, as signs emerge that the Shiite alliance has agreed to review its nomination of Ibrahim al-Jaafari as prime minister. Sunni and Kurdish leaders, along with some Shiites, are opposed to Jaafari. Parliament is scheduled to convene Saturday.

An Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanon town of Qana killed at least 50 people, according to the Lebanese government, including many children. The strike has the potential of changing the playing field, as condemnations from around the world are directed at Israel.