United Nations: The UN Security Council has condemned the "heinous and cowardly murder" of Alan Henning, a voluntary British aid worker, by the Islamic State (IS)."This crime is a tragic reminder of the increasing dangers
United Nations: Strongly condemning the "heinous and cowardly" murder of a British humanitarian aid worker by the Islamic State group, the UN Security Council today stressed that the terror outfit must be defeated.The 15-nation Council
United Nations: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch before UN chief Ban Ki-moon for much-needed reforms in the world body, especially in its Security Council, before the UN celebrates its 70th anniversary next
United Nations: Strongly pitching for India's permanent membership of the UN Security Council, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reforms of the 15-member powerful body should be carried out by 2015 to make it more
United Nations: Nepal gave its backing on Friday for India's bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, saying it was needed to reflect the changed times and make it more efective.Nepal Prime
United Nations: Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held bilateral meetings with seven Foreign Ministers here during which ‘strong support' was found for India's permanent membership in a reformed UN Security Council, according to the
United Nations: The UN Security Council Friday urged the international community to "further strengthen and expand support" for Iraqi government in fighting Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.In a presidential statement issued here at
United Nations: The UN Security Council will be holding an emergency meeting on the Ebola crisis on Thursday, US Ambassador Samantha Power said on Tuesday,The meeting will discuss ways to scale up the global response
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday reiterated its call for immediate and unconditional release of 45 detained peacekeepers in the Syria's Golan Heights."The members of the Security Council again condemned in the strongest
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution on Libya, calling for an immediate ceasefire while expanding sanctions on those who involved in the violence there.The 15-member council "called on all parties
United Nations: The UN Security Council is to hold emergency consultations amid media reports of a major escalation in the Ukraine conflict.The emergency session, scheduled for Friday evening, was requested by Lithuania, Xinhua quoted the
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Friday voiced grave concern at the political, security and humanitarian crisis gripping South Sudan, calling on political leaders to implement the peace agreements.The council expressed "grave concern regarding
United Nations: The UN said here on Friday that a probe into the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was being hampered by the volatile security situation at the crash site in eastern Ukraine."While the
Ramallah: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday called on the UN Security Council to hold an emergency session to discuss Israel's ongoing large-scale military operation in the Gaza Strip."The failure of the Security Council to
Fortaleza/ New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday called for "urgent reform" of institutions such as the UN Security Council and International Monetary Fund while stressing the international community should have zero tolerance towards
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first foray into international diplomacy when he leaves Sunday for the sixth summit of BRICS countries July 15-16, with the meeting expected to discuss creation of
United Nations: Five new countries joined the UN security council (UNSC) as non-permanent members starting from the new year, while Jordan assumed Thursday the rotating presidency of the council for January. Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today pitched for out-of-the-box thinking to give birth to a new global order which could effectively deal with various key challenges facing the world.He said the “outdated 1945
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia is rejecting its seat on the UN Security Council and says the 15-member body is incapable of resolving world conflicts. The move came just hours after the kingdom was elected as one
United Nations : The UN General Assembly Thursday elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to a two-year term in the UN Security Council (UNSC), the organisation's most powerful body.The new members will begin
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