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UN chief doing 'very spectacular job', says Trump
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct 21 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has praised United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, saying that he is doing a 'very spectacular job' at the organization.
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UNICEF says Rohingya kids in Bangladesh in dire state
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Oct. 20 (ANI): Nearly 340,000 Rohingya children are reportedly living in squalid conditions in refugee camps in Bangladesh, where they don't get enough food, clean water or healthcare.
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Russian cyber interference in American elections is 'warfare': Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [United States] October 20 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley on Thursday said that Russian cyber interference in American elections is 'warfare'.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to visit India between Oct 20 to 27
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington dc [United States] October 19 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit India, between October 20 to 27, as a part of his five -nation tour that include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Switzerland alongside.
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Central African Republic situation far from media spotlight: UN Chief
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Oct 19 (ANI): The situation in Central African Republic is far away from the media spotlight, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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Every threat to peace in Middle East connected to Iran: Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Oct 19 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Nikki Haley on Wednesday said that every threat to peace in Middle East was connected to Iran.
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Thousands of Rohingya refugees waiting in no man's land to enter Banglades
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 17 (ANI): The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday said that at least 10,000 to 15000 Rohingya refugees are stranded near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border.
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Nuclear war may break out at any time, warns North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
United Nations, Oct 17 (ANI): North Korea has warned that a nuclear war may break out at any time as the situation on the Korean peninsula has reached the "touch-and-go point".
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Pakistan wins UNHRC seat
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Oct 17 (ANI): Pakistan on Monday won a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by more than two thirds vote when the General Assembly elected 15 countries to serve on the 47-member body.
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Dutch PM cycles to King's palace to inform on new govt. formation
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], Oct 14 (ANI):Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte went on a bicycle to meet the King to inform him about the formation of a new government in the wake of drastic levels of air pollution that is affecting the health of the people.
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UN condemns arrests of gays in Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] Oct. 14 (ANI): United Nations (UN) condemned the recent arrest of transgender and gay people in Azerbaijan, Egypt and Indonesia, and said by detaining, mistreating and torturing the community, the authorities of the respected countries have infringed the international l
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India seeks strong action on Pak-North Korea nuke links at UN
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], Oct 13 (ANI): In an apparent dig at Pakistan -North Korea nuclear links, India said it remains concerned about proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies, which has adversely impacted its national security and called on the international community to strongly act on
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