Un Resolution
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Iran rejects UN draft resolution on human rights
World | Nov 21, 2013, 08:36 AM ISTTehran : Iranian government has rejected a UN General Assembly committee's draft resolution about the violation of human rights in the Islamic Republic.The Islamic republic "strongly rejects the definition and content of this resolution," reported
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Oman hails UN resolution on Syria chemical weapons
World | Oct 01, 2013, 09:26 AM ISTUnited Nations : Oman has welcomed the new UN Security Council resolution to rid Syria of chemical weapons, saying that it was necessary to start negotiations between the Syrian government and opposition."My country welcomes the
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India abstains from UN resolution on Syria
World | May 16, 2013, 12:32 PM ISTUnited Nations, May 16: Calling it a "sleight of hand" and a "dangerous precedent which we cannot acquiesce in", India abstained on a resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly calling for a political transition
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China to honour UN resolution on North Korea
World | Apr 18, 2013, 07:10 AM ISTBeijing, April 18: China has given an assurance to comply with the UN resolution on North Korea and abide by the international duties related to it.."We will firmly follow the UN resolution and honour related
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Lawyers march in Delhi, demand support for Tamils in Sri Lanka
India | Mar 19, 2013, 03:48 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 19 : A group of lawyers protested in Delhi today and demanded from the Indian government to support the UN resolution on war crimes against Sri Lanka.Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa is
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UN resolution against Sri Lanka uncalled for: Sri Lanka envoy
World | Mar 18, 2013, 12:51 PM ISTNew Delhi, March 18: The resolution in the UN Human Rights Council against Sri Lanka is "uncalled for" and the international community should not get involved in the country, Sri Lanka High Commissioner to India
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North Korea threatens nuclear test
World | Jan 24, 2013, 08:50 PM ISTPyongyang, Jan 24: Two days after a UN resolution condemned North Korea's recent rocket launch, Pyongyang declared it was proceeding with plans for a third nuclear test.North Korea has already conducted two nuclear tests; one
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India Introduced 'Element Of Balance' In UN Resolution, Says Manmohan Singh
India | Mar 24, 2012, 07:36 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 24: Seeking to mollify Sri Lanka after the vote against it in UNHCR, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today wrote to President Mahinda Rajapaksa, telling him that India made all efforts and succeeded
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'Domestic Compulsions' Forced Friends To Vote For UN Resolution
World | Mar 23, 2012, 06:45 PM ISTColombo, Mar 23: In an apparent reference to India, Sri Lanka today said “certain domestic compulsions” had forced some of its neighbours and traditional friends to vote for the UNHRC resolution censuring Colombo for alleged
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Lanka FM Requests Krishna To Re-Consider Vote On UN Resolution
World | Mar 20, 2012, 10:55 PM ISTColombo/New Delhi, Mar 20: Sri Lanka today requested India to “reconsider” its support for a US-backed resolution, censoring Colombo at the UN Human Rights Council, a day after New Delhi said it is “inclined to”
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Libyan PM Sounded Desperate Following UN Resolution: Ban
World | Mar 20, 2011, 11:20 AM ISTUnited Nations, Mar 20: UN chief Ban Ki-moon told a meeting of top world officials on Libya that the country's prime minister had assured him of compliance with a ceasefire and had sounded "rather desperate"