Geneva: The UN today demanded an independent probe into the spiralling violence in Nepal over the new Constitution opposed by Indian-origin Madhesis and ascertain facts amid concerns that Nepalese authorities have used excessive force against
United Nations: At least 714 Iraqis were killed and 1,269 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in October, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here on Monday.While addressing a daily news
Tripoli: The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has called on Libyan rival parties to redouble efforts to reach a political agreement and form a unified national government, according its statement issued on Monday."The
Jakarta: Emphasising that India and Indonesia share similar aspirations, Vice President Hamid Ansari today said the time is ripe for the two countries to work together in international forums like the WTO and the UN
Global conference on religions in Indore from todayIndore: Nearly 1,000 delegates, including 100 religious leaders drawn from different parts of the world, are expected to take part in an international conference on religions beginning here
Washington: "Strong indications" showed that Iran's test of a new precision-guided ballistic missile on Sunday violated a UN Security Council resolution, the White House said on Tuesday."We've got strong indications that those missile tests did
United Nations: India has expressed its strong dismay at the lack of accountability and transparency in the framing of peacekeeping mandates by the UN Security Council, saying this “failing” by the world body is resulting
Lucknow: Amid outcry over lynching of a 50-year-old Muslim man in Dadri, senior Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan today sought intervention of United Nations to look into the "miseries" of minorities in India.In a letter
There was considerable excitement last week when the United Nations General Assembly adopted the new set of 17 goals for sustainable development. These goals replace the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDG) adopted by the UN in 2000.These MDGs are to
United Nations : The Sustainable Development Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York has started from Friday, ahead of the annual General Assembly gathering of world leaders that begins on Monday.Leaders of
United Nations : Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the audience at the opening session of the UN summit with 'namaste'.Wearing a brown bandgalla, the prime minister came to the podium and turned to the dais
United Nations: The G-4 bloc of India, Japan, Brazil and Germany will give a "strong push" to inter- governmental negotiations for achieving early UNSC reform when its leaders meet for a summit today, a top
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acknowledged that the dreaded terror group Islamic State poses one of the greatest challenges facing the international community today and said there is a need to "delink terrorism
Washington: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his second US trip in a year, a commentary in a leading daily said he remained "India's best hope for an economic renaissance" while another suggested that he
Beijing: India's alliance with Japan, Germany and Brazil to push for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council is the country's "biggest mistake", according to an article in a state-run Chinese daily on
United Nations: Peace and cooperation with Afghanistan will enable Pakistan to fully defeat the common threat from violent groups, Maleeha Lodhi, Pakistan's ambassador to the UN has said.She said it would pave the way for
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the Kashmir issue and alleged Indian interference in the country at the UN General Assembly's upcoming session later this month, a top official said today. “Pakistan will
Hamburg: A UN tribunal today asked both India and Italy to “suspend” all court proceedings involving two Italian marines charged with killing of two Indian fishermen in 2012 and also refrain from initiating new ones
United Nations: The UN Security Council has condemned attacks against civilians in Syria and underscored the need for a political transition to end the conflict that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a high-level summit on sustainable development hosted by the UN on September 25 when the new and ambitious post-2015 development agenda will be adopted.The United
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