Putin heads for UN showdown with Obama over Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin squared up for a titanic clash Monday with his US rival Barack Obama at the United Nations as the Kremlin leader pushes for a new coalition against the Islamic State.
Sep 28, 2015, 13:39 PM IST
Historic 70th UN General Debate begins today
Over 150 world leaders will descend for the UN General Assembly's annual General Debate where issues like sustainable development, climate change, refugee crisis, terrorism and tackling ISIS would occupy the centrestage.
Sep 28, 2015, 07:54 AM IST
Iran ready for prisoner swap with US: Hassan Rouhani
Tehran will work to free three Americans from its prisons if the United States releases jailed Iranians, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday.
Sep 28, 2015, 04:58 AM IST
Russia, Iran throw weight behind Bashar al-Assad at UN meet
Russia and Iran announced a new coalition to defend Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad and defeat the Islamic State on Sunday, handing him a dramatic victory ahead of the UN General Assembly.
Sep 28, 2015, 02:28 AM IST
Barack Obama makes forceful defense of new development goals
President Barack Obama on Sunday committed the US to a new blueprint to eliminate poverty and hunger around the world, telling a global summit that a sweeping new development agenda is "not charity but instead is one of the smartest investments we can make in our own future."
Sep 28, 2015, 02:00 AM IST
Nearly 30,000 foreign fighters went to Syria and Iraq: Report
US intelligence fears nearly 30,000 foreign fighters have traveled to Iraq and Syria since 2011, many of them to join the Islamic State group, The New York Times reported Saturday.
Sep 27, 2015, 06:12 AM IST
'Every extra 60 seconds used by PM Narendra Modi represented 100 mn people'
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi jumping the allotted time by 13 minutes for his address to the UN Sustainable Development Summit here, a UN official presiding over the session remarked that every extra 60 seconds used by him represented every 100 million people.
Sep 26, 2015, 11:25 AM IST
Delink terror from religion: PM Narendra Modi
Making a strong pitch for delinking terrorism from religion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asserted that a global response was required to effectively combat international terrorism propagated by outfits like the Islamic State (IS).
Sep 26, 2015, 10:35 AM IST
Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif arrives for UN summit
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived here on Friday to participate in the 70th annual session of the UN General Assembly.
Sep 26, 2015, 03:18 AM IST
World leaders adopt UN goals to end poverty in 15 years
World leaders on Friday pledged to end extreme poverty within 15 years, adopting an ambitious set of UN goals to be backed up by trillions of dollars in development spending.
Sep 26, 2015, 02:30 AM IST
Egyptian President meets PM Modi at UN
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Friday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly sessions here.
Sep 26, 2015, 00:45 AM IST
UNGA a great opportunity for leaders of India, Pak to meet: Ban
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he has always encouraged India and Pakistan for dialogue and the current General Assembly sessions provides a great opportunity for the leaders of the two countries to meet, even as India indicated that there was no bilateral meeting scheduled.
Sep 25, 2015, 14:43 PM IST
'UN Secretary General always encourages India, Pakistan for talks'
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has always encouraged for dialogue with the Assembly sessions providing a "great opportunity," a top global body official has said, even as there is "no bilateral meeting on the schedule."
Sep 25, 2015, 07:36 AM IST
Modi, Obama to meet at UN on Monday
US President Barack Obama will meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Monday, the White House said.
Sep 25, 2015, 04:30 AM IST
Pope glides through New York to rock-star welcome
Pope Francis proceeded down New York`s Fifth Avenue cheered by thousands in a rock-star welcome on the second leg of his US tour Thursday after making an historic address to Congress.
Sep 25, 2015, 03:10 AM IST
Putin to America: 'Don't call me a Czar'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Americans should not think of him as an autocratic "czar" and praised their openness and creativity, in an interview ahead of a trip to New York.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:54 PM IST
David Beckham launches UN appeal to protect kids
Football legend, male model and father of four David Beckham went to UN headquarters in New York on Thursday to call on world leaders to end violence against children.
Sep 24, 2015, 23:50 PM IST
Expect India to play constructive role in climate talks: White House
Ahead of the Modi-Obama talks in New York next week, the White House has said that it expects India to play a constructive role in the climate talks in Paris later this year.
Sep 24, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
PM Modi arrives in New York on 2nd US visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Thursday on a five-day US visit, his second in as many years, during which he will address world leaders at a landmark UN sustainable development summit and interact with top CEOs and the Indian diaspora in Silicon Valley.
Sep 24, 2015, 05:04 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif to stay in same hotel in New York
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif will stay at the same hotel here, as speculation grows on whether the two leaders will meet when they arrive in the city for the landmark 70th UN General Assembly session this week.
Sep 22, 2015, 10:31 AM IST
