WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is being touted as a possible replacement for Paul Wolfowitz, the embattled World Bank president.

NEW YORK, March 6 (UPI) -- The United Nations Development Program has suspended North Korean operations amid complaints money was being diverted to the country's government.

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Economic partnerships and expanded technology use are key tools needed to reach U.N. poverty-reduction goals, the head of the U.N. Development Program said.

UNITED NATIONS, May 7 (UPI) -- A former Turkish finance minister has been appointed Administrator of the U.N. Development Program, one of the key departments of the world organization.

UNITED NATIONS, April 26 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan Tuesday selected a Turkish lawmaker to become the next chief of the U.N. Development Program.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- The International Monetary Fund, which met this weekend, plays an important role in third world finance, bailing out countries in difficulties and acting as an

WASHINGTON, April 2 (UPI) -- The UPI think tank wrap-up is a daily digest covering opinion pieces, reactions to recent news events and position statements released by various think tanks. T

Turkish debt and equities have risen strongly since the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, won a decisive victory in the country's Nov. 3 election. Yet the challenges that it faces are great and not all the signs are positive.

BAYKAN, Turkey, Oct. 22 (UPI) -- It was a classic get-rich-quick scheme, and it flourished right up until the Gulf War. By jury-rigging a gas tank five times the normal size underneath a small truck, and loading it up with potatoes, clever Kurds from Turkey's southeast accumulated small