UN condemns North Korea nuclear tests
On Sunday, North Korea said it detonated a hydrogen bomb designed for a long-range missile and called it a "perfect success", inviting worldwide condemnation and promises of tougher US sanctions.
Sep 06, 2017, 14:02 PM IST
5 Indian-Americans among 2017 politico 50 list
Aparna Mathur, an economist at the American Enterprise Institute, is ranked 32 for making the conservative case for family leave.
Sep 06, 2017, 12:58 PM IST
US facing most natural disasters after China and India: UN
The United States has suffered the most number of natural disasters after China and India since 1995, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said as he called for building resilience and reducing the risk posed by such calamities.
Sep 06, 2017, 09:37 AM IST
North Korea warns of more 'gift packages' for US
"I am proud of saying that just two days ago on the 3rd of September, DPRK succcessfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test for intercontinental ballistic rocket under its plan for building a strategic nuclear force," Han told the Geneva forum.
Sep 05, 2017, 17:03 PM IST
China says Japan shouldn't slap North Korea with sanctions
China says its foreign minister is advising Japan not to impose sanctions unilaterally on North Korea after it launched a test missile that flew over Japan before falling into the Pacific Ocean.
Sep 02, 2017, 19:22 PM IST
Iran complying with nuclear deal: United Nation watchdog
US President Donald Trump has vowed to "dismantle" the "disastrous" accord between Iran and six major powers curtailing Tehran`s atomic activities in exchange for sanctions relief.
Aug 31, 2017, 22:15 PM IST
China says working with UN on North Korea response
Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke hours after the UN Security Council unanimously condemned Tuesday`s test and Japan`s UN ambassador suggested that a new sanctions declaration could come next.
Aug 30, 2017, 11:14 AM IST
Rohingya fleeing Myanmar clashes face sickness, expulsion despite UN appeal
At least 109 people have been killed in the clashes in Myanmar, most of them militants but including members of the security forces and civilians.
Aug 29, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
Bangladesh offers Myanmar army aid against Rohingya rebels
More than 3,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar, where the stateless Muslim minority faces persecution, in the past three days.
Aug 29, 2017, 08:56 AM IST
Netanyahu warn's UN secretary general of Iran's 'warfronts in Syria, Lebanon
On Wednesday, Netanyahu, in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, said Israel was prepared to act unilaterally to prevent an expanded Iranian military presence in Syria.
Aug 28, 2017, 20:01 PM IST
Rex Tillerson keeps distance from Donald Trump's race row stance
Trump triggered outrage earlier this month when he suggested both sides were at fault after unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which a woman was killed when a white supremacist drove his car into a group of counter-protestors.
Aug 27, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
UN slams US government's 'failure' to reject racist violence
On August 12, a car rammed into a crowd marching against a white supremacist rally in Virginia's Charlottesville, killing a woman and injuring 19 others.
Aug 24, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
Pakistan slams US blacklisting of Kashmir 'terror' group
Pakistan on Thursday criticised the United States for blacklisting the Kashmiri separatist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen as a terrorist organisation, calling the move "unjustified".
Aug 17, 2017, 18:56 PM IST
Two top Nikki Haley aides resign
Two top aides to Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the UN, are quitting their positions, the media reported.
Aug 11, 2017, 12:31 PM IST
Islamic State threat remains despite military blows: United Nation report
Beyond Europe, IS is seeking to expand its footprint in Southeast Asia, the report said, citing the southern Philippines where a bloody urban siege has killed almost 700 people in more than two months fighting.
Aug 11, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
50 migrants 'deliberately drowned' off Yemen coast
During a routine patrol, IOM staff found the bodies of 29 migrants in shallow graves on a beach in Shabwa.
Aug 10, 2017, 09:39 AM IST
China vows to enforce UN curbs on North Korea as Donald Trump praises cohesion
The United States did not seek regime change, the collapse of the regime, an accelerated reunification of the peninsula or an excuse to send the US military into North Korea.
Aug 08, 2017, 19:12 PM IST
UN backs Italy bid to close migrant route from Libya
Italy has also been working to stem migrant arrivals in Libya through better controls on the southern border, cooperation with countries like Niger, Chad and Mali that migrants transit on their way to the Mediterranean and a voluntary repatriation programme.
Aug 08, 2017, 17:18 PM IST
North Korea ready to teach US 'severe lesson'
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Aug 07, 2017, 17:27 PM IST
Hiroshima commemorates 72nd anniversary of atomic bombing
Many in Japan feel the attacks amount to war crimes and atrocities because they targeted civilians and due to the unprecedented destructive nature of the weapons.
Aug 06, 2017, 10:32 AM IST
