BAGHDAD, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Voters in the Iraqi provincial elections will be assigned polling stations for the first time in an effort to eliminate fraud, election officials said Tuesday.

BAGHDAD, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- The U.N. special envoy to Iraq welcomed a decision by the Iraqi Parliament to adopt a constitutionally mandated independent commission for human rights.

TEHRAN, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- The United Nations' top official in Iraq met Wednesday in Tehran with Saeed Jalili, Iran's secretary of the Supreme National Security Council.

TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Iran supports the work of the United Nations toward safeguarding Iraqi sovereignty but calls for a more active role, the Iranian foreign minister said Tuesday.

ERBIL, Iraq, June 12 (UPI) -- Kurdish officials expressed dismay over a U.N. report suggesting various scenarios for the Iraqi government to address internal border disputes.

BAGHDAD, June 5 (UPI) -- The U.N. mission in Iraq Thursday presented an analysis to the Iraqi government concerning possible resolutions to internal border disputes.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 29 (UPI) -- Iraq asked its creditors Thursday to cancel $62.5 billion in foreign debt while it rebuilds in the aftermath of Saddam Hussein's reign and a prolonged war.

BAGHDAD, May 21 (UPI) -- A lawmaker in the Shiite coalition of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday the Iraqi Parliament expected to vet candidates for Cabinet seats next week.

BAGHDAD, May 20 (UPI) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said provincial elections scheduled for October would take place over several days to avoid manipulation.