FILE - In this Nov. 17, 1987 file photo, Sir Brian Urquhart, former under secretary-general of the United Nations, left, and former President Jimmy Carter confer during the opening session of a Middle ...

Humanitarian officials in Somalia say a “double climate disaster”, marked by drought followed by torrential rains, has killed at least 25 people in two weeks. Warning that 2.7 million people in the ...

WHEN HE CAME to, Brian Urquhart found himself lying on the floor of a truck full of drug-high commandos. His nose was broken and streaming blood, and he was bruised from a thorough pummelling with ...

He was best known for creating and directing the U.N.’s peacekeeping operations in conflict-filled areas around the world. By Robert D. McFadden Brian Urquhart, a troubleshooting British diplomat who ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TYRINGHAM, Mass. (AP) — British diplomat ...