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  UN slams terror attacks in Pakistan

  World | June 10, 2014 10:23 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned Sunday's terror attacks in Pakistan, including an assault on a Karachi airport and suicide attacks targeting Shia pilgrims, and urged the Pakistani government to fight terrorism and religious

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  Fighting in Yemen displaces 20,000 people: UN

  World | June 07, 2014 8:45 IST

   United Nations: The UN and humanitarian organisations in Yemen are concerned about the new displacement of as many as 20,000 people in the country's northern Amran governorate, due to heavy fighting between government forces and

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  UN sets up prize in honour of Nelson Mandela

  World | June 07, 2014 7:07 IST

  United Nations: The UN General Assembly Friday established the United Nations Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize as a tribute to the achievements and contributions of the late South African leader."Our best tribute to Nelson Mandela is

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  Food aid for 30,000 people in Syria: UN

  World | May 31, 2014 11:11 IST

  United Nations: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said a 15-truck convoy delivered food aid for 30,000 people in opposition-held areas of Syria."The convoy also delivered medicine for 15,000 people and

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  UN imposes sanctions against Boko Haram

  World | May 23, 2014 16:48 IST

  London: The UN Security Council has imposed sanctions against Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, which had abducted over 200 schoolgirls April 14 and has terrorised the country.The Boko Haram will now be added to

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  UN chief hopes Modi would attend UN general assembly in September

  World | May 21, 2014 18:54 IST

  United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon would "very much hope" that India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the UN general assembly later this year and particularly participate in the climate change summit, according

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  DMK flays India's UN vote, says 'no' to Congress

  National | March 28, 2014 14:38 IST

  Chennai: DMK president M. Karunanidhi Friday condemned India's decision to abstain from voting on a UN resolution against Sri Lanka and said no electoral pact will now be possible with the Congress.Referring to his recent

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  India conveys concern over framing of UN peacekeeping mandates

  World | February 25, 2014 20:14 IST

  United Nations: India has expressed concern over not being given an opportunity to participate in the framing of peacekeeping mandates in the UN Security Council, saying it has a right to do so as a

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  Marines issue: Italy to approach UN, EU against India

  World | February 19, 2014 21:32 IST

  Rome: Miffed over India's handling of the trial of its two marines on murder charges, Italy has said it would again knock the doors the UN, the EU and even the Commonwealth to press New

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  UN asks India, Italy to resolve marines issue

  World | February 15, 2014 23:19 IST

  United Nations: The long-standing issue of two Italian marines being tried by India is prompting tensions between the two countries and they should try to find a "reasonable" and "mutually acceptable" solution to it, the

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  UN seeks voice for women on World Radio Day

  World | February 14, 2014 14:46 IST

  New York: UN officials have marked World Radio Day by calling for harnessing the enduring power of this vital medium to promote gender equality and women's empowerment and to amplify the voice of women over

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  Petitioned UN in marines case, says Italy

  World | February 12, 2014 11:04 IST

  Rome: The Italian government said Tuesday it has petitioned the United Nations over the case of two Italian marines accused of murder in India while awaiting charges for two years.Foreign Minister Emma Bonino said Italy

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  UN revoking Iran's Geneva II invitation a mistake: Russia

  World | January 21, 2014 17:16 IST

  Moscow: The UN's decision to withdraw Iran's invitation to the Geneva II conference on the Syrian crisis was a mistake, the Russian foreign minister said on Tuesday."The interests of the cause essentially require the representation

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  India writes to UN seeking immunity for Devyani Khobragade

  India | December 22, 2013 18:05 IST

  United Nations: India has written a letter to UN chief Ban Ki-moon informing him of senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade's transfer as Counsellor to the Indian mission here and requested that she be accorded the same

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  Devyani Khobragade case: UN posting gives Devyani temporary immunity, says US

  World | December 21, 2013 7:26 IST

  Washington: The transfer of diplomat Devyani Khobragade to India's Permanent Mission at the United Nations would grant her full-diplomatic immunity temporarily and protect her from any arrest in the US, but the visa fraud case

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  3 Indians killed in attack on UN base in South Sudan

  World | December 20, 2013 9:20 IST

  United Nations : Three Indian peacekeepers were killed when attackers stormed a United Nations base in South Sudan where civilians had taken refuge, as violence and unrest continued unabated in the the world's newest country.

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  UN eyes Montreux for Syria peace conference

  World | December 10, 2013 16:32 IST

  Geneva: A U.N. spokeswoman says organizers are weighing moving part of January's Syria peace conference to the other end of Lake Geneva because of insufficient hotel rooms in Geneva itself.Corinne Momal-Vanian says Montreux—the swank home

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  UN urges aid for typhoon-hit farmers in Philippines

  World | November 28, 2013 6:52 IST

  United Nations : The UN agriculture agency has called for assistance for Philippine farmers in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, a UN spokesperson here said.The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) cautioned that " immediate

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  UN: Syria peace talks to take place on Jan 22

  World | November 25, 2013 17:59 IST

  Geneva:  The United Nations said Monday that Syria's government and opposition will hold their first-ever peace talks in Geneva on Jan. 22, in an attempt to halt the nearly three-year-old civil war that has killed

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  Deal struck on wider UN inspections of Iran sites

  World | November 11, 2013 23:52 IST

  Dubai: Iran agreed on Monday to offer more information and expanded access to U.N. nuclear inspectors—including more openings at a planned reactor and uranium site—even as America's top diplomat said Iranian envoys had backed away