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  Yoga Day celebrations at UN to be broadcast at Times Square

  India | June 09, 2015 12:50 IST

  United Nations:  The celebrations commemorating the first International Day of  Yoga here, to be presided over by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, will be broadcast at Times Square to a global audience.The UN will commemorate

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  UN chief warns of setbacks in tackling Ebola

  World | June 03, 2015 7:36 IST

   United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has applauded the progress made in fighting Ebola and warned of possible setbacks in case of lapse in vigilance, media reported on Wednesday."We have made great strides towards bringing

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  China mum on delaying India's call for UN ban on Pak militants

  World | June 01, 2015 19:23 IST

  Beijing:  Declining to spell out its response to charges of putting a "technical hold" on India's calls for UN action against Pakistan-based militant groups, China today said it recognises that India and China faced threat

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  Greenpeace to continue India operations till June

  India | May 21, 2015 18:02 IST

  New Delhi: Greenpeace India on Thursday said it will keep operating in the country till June as its staff was willing to work without pay to ensure that the NGO doesn't "disappear completely" in the

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  Obama breaks Guinness record with new Twitter account

  World | May 20, 2015 13:24 IST

  Washington: US President Barack Obama broke a Guinness record by becoming the fastest person to garner one million followers on Twitter, a feat he accomplished in less than five hours with his new account @POTUS,

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  UN raises projections for India's growth, making it the fastest-growing economy

  May 20, 2015 12:42 IST

  United Nations: The UN has now raised its projections for the Indian economy's growth this year by 1.7 percent to 7.6 percent and by 1.4 percent to 7.7 percent next year from the estimates it

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  Nepal receiving less foreign aid: UN

  World | May 08, 2015 16:32 IST

  Kathmandu: The United Nations said on Friday that Nepal is getting less foreign aid than anticipated and urged the international community to step up its humanitarian assistance.Jamie McGoldrick, the UN Resident Coordinator for Nepal, said

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  India committed to reconstruct Nepal: India tells UN

  World | May 06, 2015 12:46 IST

  United Nations: Having launched the massive relief operation 'Maitri' in quake-hit Nepal, India has told the UN that it remains committed to partnering with the neighbouring country's rehabilitation and reconstruction.Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN

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  Reconstruction key to next stage of Nepal recovery: UN

  World | May 06, 2015 7:04 IST

  United Nations: Various UN agencies have appealed for humanitarian relief and reconstruction in the next stage of Nepal recovery after a major quake there claimed more than 7,300 lives so far, a UN spokesperson has

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  Nepal asks all rescue teams from 34 nations to withdraw

  World | May 04, 2015 18:05 IST

  Kathmandu: Nepal government on Monday asked hundreds of foreign rescue workers to leave the quake-hit country as immediate relief has already been provided and the remaining tasks will be carried out by its army and

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  India seeks UN intervention on 26/11 mastermind Lakhvi's release

  India | May 03, 2015 6:34 IST

  United Nations: India has sought UN's intervention in the release of Mumbai terror attack mastermind and LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, saying it was in violation of the norms of the global body and it should

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  8 million people affected by Nepal earthquake: UN

  World | April 29, 2015 14:16 IST

  Kathmandu: The United Nations says 8 million people have been affected by the weekend earthquake in Nepal that killed nearly 5,000 people and 1.4 million people are in need of food assistance, but the challenge

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  UN releases $15 million emergency aid for quake-hit Nepal

  World | April 28, 2015 22:12 IST

  Geneva: The UN today released $ 15 million as emergency aid for quake-hit Nepal to "scale up" the rescue operations in the country which is facing an acute shortage of food, water, electricity and medicines. "I

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  Around 50,000 pregnant women affected from quake in Nepal: UN

  World | April 28, 2015 19:49 IST

  Kathmandu: Around 50,000 pregnant women and girls could be affected by the devastating earthquake in Nepal which has killed over 4,350 people and impacted the life of some eight million people, the UN said today.

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  Nepal quake hits eight million, says UN

  World | April 28, 2015 18:25 IST

  Kathmandu: The earthquake in Nepal has impacted eight million people in 39 districts, of which over two million live in 11 most severely affected districts, the UN said on Tuesday.The immediate priority of the victims

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  Seven killed in attack on UN vehicle in Somali

  World | April 20, 2015 15:09 IST

  Mogadishu: At least seven people were killed in an attack on a UN vehicle in Garowe, the capital of Puntland in northeastern Somalia, on Monday.Four UN Children's Fund (Unicef) staff members were among the dead

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  UN calls for 'comprehensive' response for Mediterranean boat capsize

  World | April 20, 2015 10:30 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called for a "comprehensive and collective" response to ensure "a robust search and rescue capacity in the Mediterranean" after a boat capsize off the Libyan coast is

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  High civilian casualties in Afghanistan continues: UN

  World | April 14, 2015 10:16 IST

  United Nations: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that there is a continuing trend of high civilian casualties in the country and civilian casualties increased by 8 percent during the first three months

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  UN Security Council to vote on Yemen resolution

  World | April 14, 2015 10:50 IST

  United Nations: U.N.diplomats say the Security Council will vote Tuesday on a draft U.N. resolution that would impose an arms embargo on leaders of Yemen's Shiite Houthi rebels and their key supporters, ex-president Ali Abdullah

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  UN announces accepting nominations for first Nelson Mandela Prize

  World | April 14, 2015 8:50 IST

  United Nations: The UN has said it is accepting nomination for the 2015 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize, and the list of laureates is expected to be announced in June."The UN is calling for nominations for