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U.S. Senate confirms Pompeo as President Trump's CIA director
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 24 (ANI): The Senate has approved the name of Mike Pompeo as the new Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director.
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UN Secretary-General approves updated UN whistleblower protection policy
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 24 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has approved an updated UN whistleblower policy, and has made it a priority for the organisation to have a whistleblower protection policy that meets the highest possible standards.
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Afghanistan: UN-backed $550 million aid plan aims to reach 5.7 million peo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 24 (ANI): A newly-launched United Nations-backed humanitarian response plan for Afghanistan is seeking $550 million in 2017 to support the most vulnerable and marginalized population of the conflict-torn country.
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Jared Kushner to meet PM Trudeau's cabinet in Canada
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 24 (ANI): Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and one of his top advisors, will meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet.
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'No indication' Trump will stop Russia investigation: Sean Spice
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 24 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has said that President Donald Trump has yet not given any orders or indications to stop investigations into Russia's alleged role in interfering with the U.S. presidential election.
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More than one million march against Trump in U.S.
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 22 (ANI): More than a million Americans took to the streets of the United States to protest Donald Trump the day after his inauguration, excluding the many thousands of people who took part in the main event -The Women's March on Washington - for which there was no
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HRW urges B'desh govt. to disband RAB
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 21 (ANI): Following the Narayanganj seven-murder verdict in which several members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were convicted, New York-based rights body the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladeshi government to take immediate steps to disband the e
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USA Trump-ed: Your guide to Inauguration Day 2017
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): With people not just in America but around the globe eager to follow Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony, here is how the most waited for event will unfold.
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'Inflammatory' pastor to preach to Trump ahead of swearing-in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 20 (ANI): A pastor with a long history of inflammatory remarks against religious minorities including Muslims, Mormons, Catholics and even gays is scheduled to preach at a private service for Donald Trump and his family on Friday, shortly before the President-elect takes
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Trump faces massive protest ahead of his oath taking ceremony
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [United States], Jan. 20 (ANI): On the eve of the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, thousands of protesters took to the streets and held protest outside the Trump Tower in New York City.
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Nuclear disarmament will be Kazakhstan's top priority as UNSC member,
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA],Jan.19 (ANI): The Government of Kazakhstan and the country's President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, has said that giving encouragement to steps for global nuclear disarmament will be their top priority as they take up a seat on the United Nations Security Council for the next t
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Newly discovered moth species named after Donald Trump
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Jan. 19 (ANI): Ahead of his swearing-in ceremony, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has received a unique gift.
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