India, New Delhi: October 15, which is India’s former President and great scientist APJ Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary, is celebrated as a day for students all around the world. United
Iraq, Baghdad: The United Nations (UN) says continuous violence has left at least 670 Iraqis dead in February, of whom about two-thirds were civilians. According to a statement, the UN Assistance
United Nations: On Monday, an agreement announced earlier in the day by the United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister (FM) Sergey Lavrov welcomed by
United Nations: A United Nations (UN) spokesperson said here on Monday, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that it has received reports that more than 3,000 people
South Korea, Seoul: North Korea’s widely-condemned launch of a long-range rocket could happen as early as today, after Pyongyang shortened and brought forward the start of the launch window. An updated
Geneva: Yesterday, The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that a surge in serious birth defects in South America was strongly suspected of being caused by the Zika virus and constituted an
UN, Geneva: The United Nations (UN) human-rights chief, Zeid Raad al-Hussein says, the UN has found more alleged sexual-abuse cases by European troops against children in the conflict-ridden Central African Republic (CAR).
Libya: The Libyan administration announced on its Facebook page, "The unity government, headed by businessman Fayez al-Sarraj, who was named prime minister-designate under the UN-sponsored accord, comprises 32 ministers". UN envoy
Beirut: On Saturday, an air strike allegedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria as a UN envoy visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks planned