Search For "nations"
Envoys of four nations present credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 13 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday accepted credentials from envoys of four countries- Cuba, Ghana, Mongolia and Sierra Leone at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Read More
UN envoy says return of Syrian refugees to homeland 'priority'
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], December 13 (ANI/Xinhua): United Nations special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen said on Monday that the UN is working on finding appropriate ways to allow Syrian refugees to return to their homeland, a statement by Lebanon's presidency reported.
Read More
Australia partners with US, Japan to help improve internet for Pacific nat
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia], December 13 (ANI): In a bid to counter China in the Pacific region, Australia has partnered with the United States and Japan to help improve internet access in three Pacific Island nations.
Read More
Afghan health ministry launches polio vaccination drive
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): The Afghan health ministry launched a campaign on Monday to innoculate millions of children in Afghanistan against polio.
Read More
African nations being forced to hand over national assets to China
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kampala [Uganda], December 13 (ANI): Some African nations are being forced to hand over national assets to China due to certain agreements they signed with Beijing years back and ignored crucial clauses in an attempt to show goodwill gesture to the Asian giant.
Read More
Myanmar junta blocking life-saving aid from reaching millions of displaced
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): Myanmar's military junta is blocking desperately needed humanitarian aid from reaching millions of displaced people and others at risk, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Read More
Farmers in Afghanistan continue to grow opium poppy amid Taliban's unclear
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 13 (ANI): Afghan farmers have said they will continue to grow opium poppy as the Taliban have not sent any clear standings towards the eradication of the poppy cultivation, a media report said.
Read More
COVID-19 pandemic pushed over half a billion into extreme poverty: UN repo
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being
Read More
Srinagar celebrates International Mountaineering Day
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 12 (ANI): International Mountaineering Day was celebrated in Srinagar on Saturday with an aim to boost adventure and tourism. A documentary was also created on mountaineering.
Read More
G-7 foreign ministers exchange views on Beijing Winter Olympics amid calls
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Liverpool [UK], December 11 (ANI): The Group of Seven industrialised nations' Foreign Ministers exchanged their views on the upcoming 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics amid the echoing call to boycott the games, Kyodo News reported citing a Japanese delegation source.
Read More
G-7 foreign Chiefs hold meeting amid China's growing aggression
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
London [UK], December 11 (ANI): Foreign Ministers from the Group of Seven nations (G7) on Saturday started a two-day meeting in the UK as the world's leading democracies are increasingly being confronted by authoritarian governments like China.
Read More
Religious scholars condemn persecution of Shia, Hazara minorities in Islam
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 11 (ANI): Religious scholars have raised concerns about the persecution of Shia and Hazara minorities in the Islamic nations, especially Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Read More