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UN lauds Indian for efforts in improving sanitation facilities
World | May 03, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTUnited Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has lauded efforts of four social activists including an Indian for their leadership and fresh thinking, and working towards improving sanitation facilities. K C Mishra, 56, Co-founder of
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UN appeals to US, Russia to help Syria peace talks
World | Apr 28, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTGeneva: The U.N. envoy for Syria appealed to the U.S. and Russia to intervene to help revive Syrian peace talks that sputtered to a pause Wednesday, saying a recent spike in fighting has overshadowed the
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‘Hope of an end in sight’ for Syria war: UN investigators
World | Mar 15, 2016, 08:30 PM IST‘Hope of an end in sight’ for Syria war: UN investigators
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Problems facing Nepal cannot be solved by force: India to Nepal
India | Nov 04, 2015, 11:58 PM ISTGeneva: Amid political turmoil in Nepal, India today called on its neighbour to consolidate Constitution building by accommodating "all sections" andemphasised that problems facing it cannot be resolved through force.In its statement here at the
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24 killed in two suicide attacks in Baghdad
World | Oct 04, 2015, 06:28 AM ISTBaghdad: At least 24 people were killed and 61 injured in two suicide car bomb attacks here, a police source said late Saturday."The latest reports said that 24 people were killed and 61 others wounded
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200,000 refugees need relocation in Europe: United Nations
World | Sep 04, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTGeneva: It is necessary to relocate 200,000 refugees who have arrived in Europe, while the continent failed to find "an effective common response to the crisis that only benefited the networks of traffickers", the UN
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United Nation mission slams deadly attack in Kabul
World | Aug 08, 2015, 09:12 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned what it called “ indiscriminate attack” in Kabul, which has killed at least eight civilians and injured more than 200 others, a UN spokesman
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Vyapam scam: UN body calls for probe into death of TV reporter Akshay Singh
India | Jul 18, 2015, 03:42 PM ISTUnited Nations: The head of a UN agency mandated to defend freedom of expression has called on Indian authorities to investigate the mysterious death of TV reporter Akshay Singh while covering the Vyapam scam in
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RK Pachauri quits as Chief of UN environment Panel IPCC after charges of sexual harrassment
India | Feb 24, 2015, 05:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Environmentalist RK Pachauri, accused of sexual harassment, today quit the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). IPCC is a United Nation's climate change panel.It is worth a mention that a 29 year old
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Ukraine supports peace, but ready for war: Poroshenko
World | Nov 05, 2014, 09:40 AM ISTKiev: Ukraine remains committed to a peace process with pro-Russian separatists, but is rearming and prepared for war should they attempt to launch a new offensive, President Petro Poroshenko said today.Speaking at the start of
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UN's snub to Pakistan a great diplomatic triumph for Modi Government: BJP
National | Oct 14, 2014, 06:48 PM ISTJammu: BJP today hailed the United Nation's snub to Pakistan on raising Kashmir issue, as a diplomatic triumph for the Narendra Modi Government. “The refusal of UNGA to take cognizance of the nasty letter of
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UN extends its mission in Liberia
World | Oct 02, 2014, 06:29 AM ISTMonrovia: The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) till September 15 next year keeping in view the Ebola outbreak in the country, a senior UN official
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#ModiAtUN: Narendra Modi pitches for India's permanent UN Security Council Seat
World | Sep 28, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTUnited 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
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Venezuela's Maduro calls for shakeup at UN
World | Sep 25, 2014, 09:32 AM ISTUNITED NATIONS: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is calling for a “re-founding” of the United Nations in his debut at the annual General Assembly of world leaders.The socialist president took the podium late Wednesday to demand
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Barak Obama at UN: Dismantle the IS 'network of death'
World | Sep 25, 2014, 07:57 AM ISTUNITED NATIONS: Confronted by the growing threat of Middle East militants, President Barack Obama implored world leaders at the United Nations Wednesday to rally behind his expanding military campaign to stamp out the violent Islamic
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Ozone layer on track to recovery: UN
World | Sep 11, 2014, 08:32 AM ISTGeneva: The Earth's protective ozone layer is well on track to recovery in the next few decades, thanks to concerted international action against ozone depleting substances, said a UN report on Wednesday.The conclusion was made
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100,000 sheltering in UN Mission's bases in South Sudan
World | Jul 04, 2014, 11:50 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reported that nearly 100,000 people are seeking protection in its bases across the country, and the number is likely to remain high, a spokesperson said
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U.N. chief welcomes India-Pak talks
World | Oct 01, 2013, 10:33 AM ISTUnited Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the talks between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan held on the sidelines of the General Assembly here as he stressed the importance of India's role
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United Nation offers support against 'cyber-terrorism'
Oct 23, 2012, 12:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Oct 23: The United Nations has published a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling "terrorists" who use the Internet to plan attacks, recruit and disseminate propaganda."Just as Internet use among