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3,000 people affiliated to ISIS remain in Syria: Russia
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [USA], Aug 28 (ANI): About 3,000 individuals related to the banned terrorist group ISIS remain in Syria, said Gennady Kuzmin Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations on Tuesday.
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40 people feared dead after boat capsizes off Libya's coast
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], Aug 27 (ANI): At least 40 people are feared dead after another boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Tuesday, according to the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR).
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Afghanistan seeks UN's interference in Pak's military violations along its
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 27 (ANI): Afghanistan has reiterated "strong condemnation" over Pakistan's military violations along its border and sought for the intervention of the United Nations in the matter.
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Sudan urges UNSC to withdraw peacekeepers from Dafur by 2020
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], Aug 27 (ANI): Sudan has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to end the suspension of its troops' withdrawal from Dafur.
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UNSC to meet over N Korea weapon tests today
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 27 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a closed-door meeting on Tuesday to discuss North Korea's latest missile tests.
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Pak UN envoy meets UNGA President, discusses Kashmir issue
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 27 (ANI): Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, on Monday met President of United National General Assembly Maria Fernanda Espinosa and discussed the Kashmir issue, reported Express Tribune.
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Modi meets UN Secy Gen at G7 in France
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Biarritz [France], Aug 25 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on the sidelines of the G7 summit hosted by the southwestern French city of Biarritz on Sunday and had fruitful discussions on a wide range of subjects.
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India has same place in ICC as US has in UNSC: Tharoor recalls Jaitley's '
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday mourned the demise of former Union Minister Arun Jaitley and recalled an interesting remark that the BJP leader made that 'India has the same place in International Cricket Council (ICC) as the Uni
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Restrictions imposed in Srinagar after march call to local UN office
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Security was heightened and restrictions imposed in Srinagar by authorities after posters issued by the separatists called on people to march towards the local United Nations military observer group office here to protest the abrogation of
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US, UK, Canada slam China, Pak for persecuting minorities
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 23 (ANI): At a United Nations meet, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada raised the issue of suppression of religious freedom by China and Pakistan, and slammed the two Asian nations for "persecuting and repressing" their religious minorities.
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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Tech Mahindra and Loomba Foundation join hands to support cause of Widowh
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 19 (ANI/NewsVoir): Tech Mahindra Foundation (TMF), the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business reengineering services and solutions, announced today its collaboration with The Loomba
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