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60 killed after Libyan guards shoot at migrants fleeing air strikes: UN
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Tripoli [Libya], July 5 (ANI): At least 60 people were killed and 77 others sustained injuries after Libyan guards opened fire on migrants and refugees attempting to flee from air strikes on a detention centre near the country's capital city of Tripoli, United Nations said on Thursday.
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Dia Mirza praises MP Pradyut Bordoloi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 4 (ANI): Dia Mirza, who is United Nations Environment Goodwill Ambassador for India, is all praises for Nowgong MP Pradyut Bordoloi as he raised the issue of illegal coal mining in the Lok Sabha during zero hour.
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Overseas Investment into both Bahrain and India rose 6 per cent in 2018
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain] July 03(ANI/NewsVoir): The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has published its annual World Investment Report (WIR), which found that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Bahrain and India rose to $1.5 billion and $42 billion respectively in 2018.
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UKPNP urges UN to act against Pak for human rights violations in PoK, Gilg
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): The United Kashmir People's National Party (UKPNP) on Wednesday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to initiate action to make Pakistan accountable for human rights violations in Gilgit-Baltistan, and PoK.
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UN allows Seoul to release 2 ships illegally transferring oil to North Kor
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 2 (ANI): The United Nations Sanctions Committee (UNSC) on Tuesday allowed South Korea to release two ships detained for illegal ship-to-ship transfer of petroleum products to North Korea.
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'UN report on PoK is highly dubious'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 02 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights' report on the situation in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is "highly dubious" as it has failed to address the deplorable human rights situation in the region despite having all "invaluable insights", a researcher at an
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UN reiterates support for security, reconstruction efforts of Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], June 29 (ANI): A delegation from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Saturday held talks with Iraqi leaders and reiterated their support to Baghdad's security and reconstruction efforts.
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Implementing death penalty in SL will protect future generations from drug
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 29 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena called United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday and said protecting the nation and its future generations from the prolific risk of drug trafficking is the reason why he decided to implement the death pena
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Iran officially files complaint with UN over violation of airspace by US d
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 28 (ANI): Iran has officially filed a complaint with the United Nations (UN) over the violation of its airspace by a United States military drone earlier this month.
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SSB personnel, doctors launch campaign against drug abuse in J-K
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 27 (ANI): In a campaign against drug abuse, a team of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) with support of Trauma Hospital Khellani destroyed a cannabis plantation near the hospital on June 26, the day which is observed as the International Day against Drug Abuse
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UN special rapporteur presents report on Khashoggi murder, calls for inter
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 27 (ANI): United Nations special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, Agnes Callamard, who presented her special report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Wednesday, called for an international investigation into the alleged killing, adding that the
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Amritsar: UNDP team tours city to address air pollution issue
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], June 26 (ANI): A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) team on Wednesday visited various parts of Amritsar city as part of a team to assess the air pollution levels to enable a future action program to address the issue.
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