United Nation ceases migrant transfers to sealed Lesbos camp
The UN refugee agency said on Monday it will no longer transfer newly-arrived migrants on Lesbos to a camp on the island, after Greece began to confine them to the facility as part of the EU-Turkey deal.
Mar 22, 2016, 02:30 AM IST
Morocco expels over 80 members of UN mission in Western Sahara
More than 80 civilian members of a UN mission have left Western Sahara under a Moroccan expulsion order, airport sources and an AFP correspondent in the disputed territory said today.
Mar 21, 2016, 02:10 AM IST
Philippines impounds North Korean ship under UN sanctions
The Philippines said Saturday it had impounded a North Korean vessel in response to tough new United Nations sanctions introduced in response to Pyongyang`s recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
Mar 05, 2016, 10:21 AM IST
Violence kills 670 across Iraq in February: UN
The United Nations says continuous violence has left at least 670 Iraqis dead in February, of whom about two-thirds were civilians.
Mar 02, 2016, 14:06 PM IST
Sexual harassment case: RK Pachauri chargesheeted
Delhi Police on Tuesday filed chargesheet against TERI Executive Vice Chairman RK Pachauri, facing sexual harassment allegations by an ex-woman colleague.
Mar 01, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Not carrying out Syria air strikes to avoid mistakes: Russia
Russian war planes will not carry out any air strikes in Syria on Saturday in order to support a nascent cessation of hostilities and to avoid accidentally bombing the wrong targets, the Russian defence ministry said.
Feb 27, 2016, 17:24 PM IST
Guyana appeals to Ban Ki-moon to settle dispute with Venezuela
President David Granger of Guyana has appealed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to resolve his country's dispute with Venezuela, which claims two-thirds of its land and a large area of oil-rich territorial waters.
Feb 21, 2016, 13:03 PM IST
Afghanistan rejects reports of child soldiers in army
The Afghan government has dismissed reports of the presence of child soldiers in the security forces as baseless.
Feb 20, 2016, 15:49 PM IST
UN's anti-terrorism efforts held hostage by some countries: India
The world organisation`s efforts to fight terrorism is "being held hostage to the whims and fancies" of some countries, India has charged in a critique of the UN`s adherence to its Charter.
Feb 16, 2016, 10:11 AM IST
Turkey not considering sending troops into Syria: Defence Minister
Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz denied a report that some Turkish soldiers had entered Syria at the weekend and said Ankara was not considering sending troops into the neighbouring country, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.
Feb 15, 2016, 11:47 AM IST
Antonin Scalia, longest serving US Supreme Court judge, dies at 79
Conservative US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died, setting up a major political showdown between President Barack Obama and the Republican-controlled Senate over who will replace him just months before a presidential election.
Feb 14, 2016, 11:19 AM IST
551 emails from Hillary Clinton's private server released including 84 that have been reclassified as 'secret'
A new tranche of 551 email documents from Hillary Clinton's private server released by the State Department on Saturday includes 84 that have been reclassified as "confidential" or "secret."
Feb 14, 2016, 09:43 AM IST
World powers agree to end Syria hostilities
World powers today agreed an ambitious plan to cease hostilities in war-torn Syria, but the Munich deal left out the Islamic State group and al-Qaeda's local branch, leaving analysts to doubt its viability.
Feb 13, 2016, 09:53 AM IST
British PM Cameron urges WikiLeaks founder Assange to end sorry saga in embassy
Julian Assange should leave the Ecuadoran embassy in London and bring to an end the "whole sorry saga", British Prime Minister David Cameron told parliament on Wednesday.
Feb 10, 2016, 18:37 PM IST
Children starving amid alarming Somalia drought: UN
Over 58,000 children will starve to death in Somalia without urgent support, the United Nations warned Monday, amid severe drought in the impoverished and war-torn Horn of Africa country.
Feb 08, 2016, 18:33 PM IST
UN Security Council to hold emergency talks on North Korea's launch of rocket
United Nations; The United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency meeting today in New York over North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket, diplomats said.
Feb 07, 2016, 08:58 AM IST
34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December and that number will only grow in 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said in a report.
Feb 06, 2016, 11:46 AM IST
African students protest against Tanzanian student attack
Scores of African students staged a protest in the city on Saturday against the attack on the Tanzanian girl student.
Feb 06, 2016, 10:40 AM IST
Five killed as jihadists attack UN camp in Mali
At least four suspected jihadists and a Malian soldier were killed Friday following an attack on a UN military camp in Timbuktu in Mali`s restive north, a Malian security source said.
Feb 05, 2016, 20:44 PM IST
UN tries to get Syria peace talks back on track
The UN envoy for Syria was under pressure Wednesday to get peace negotiations back on track after intense Russian bombing in support of regime forces left talks in Switzerland hanging by a thread.
Feb 03, 2016, 13:57 PM IST
