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Every threat to peace in Middle East connected to Iran: Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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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PeeCee shares awwdorable photo with her 'girl hero'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 12 (ANI): Everyone knows what kind of special bond Priyanka Chopra shares with her mother Madhu Chopra and it does not surprise anyone that she sees her mother as her hero.
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Army waiting for body bags since 2001
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 12 (ANI): The site of mortal remains of the victims of MI 17 V5 crash wrapped in cardboards and polythene jolted the country, but there is an even more startling fact coming out - the sources in the forces have revealed that the wait for body bags and the caskets i
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Angelina Jolie recruited to help capture Ugandan warlord?
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
London [U.K.], October 10 (ANI): In a shocking revelation, Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie once came really close to taking part in some real-life espionage on behalf of the International Criminal Court.
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World leaders ask United Nations to play leadership card to resolve Kashmi
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], October 8 (ANI): In a memorandum submitted to the secretary general of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the former prime minister of Azad Kashmir, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Choudhary, and the secretary general of the World Kashmir Awareness Forum, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai,
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Naxals recruiting Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand kids: UN
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 7 (ANI): The United Nations, in its annual report, has claimed to have received information about children being recruited by Naxals in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
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