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All nations must abide by the 'law of the sea', says Ram Madhav in UNCLOS
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): In the backdrop of China increasingly asserting its claim over the South China Sea, the National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Ram Madhav on Thursday said all nations must abide by the law of the sea.
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Trump leading US down a very 'dark path': Joe Biden
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [United States], Oct 7 (ANI): Former United States Vice President Joe Biden has lambasted President Donald Trump and his administration, stating that the President is leading the US "down a very dark path".
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SC issues notice to Centre, asks to find replacement for death sentence
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the central government in connection with a plea seeking replacement of death sentence.
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Gandhiji's teaching, preaching and thoughts are immortal, eternal: VP Naid
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): On the 148th birth anniversary of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that Gandhiji's teaching, preaching and thoughts are immortal, eternal and will be helpful in leading the nation move to forward.
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Gandhi Jayanti: PM Modi pays floral tribute to 'Father of Nation'
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid floral tribute to 'Father of the Nation' Mahatma Gandhi on his 148th birth anniversary at Rajghat.
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Watchdog urges UN inquiry into Iran recruiting Afghan kids to fight in Syr
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beirut [Lebanon], Oct.1 (ANI): A Human Rights Watch (HRW) report today revealed that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has been recruiting Afghan immigrant children, as young as 14, to fight in Syria and urged the United Nations to investigate the matter.
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Erbil urges Baghdad, U.N. to lift air embargo
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], October 1 (ANI): Northern Iraq's Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) has called on the United Nations and the federal government in Baghdad to lift an air embargo imposed on the region following this week's controversial independence referendum.
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60 believed to be dead in Rohingya boat capsize: United Nations
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 30 (ANI): As many as 60 people are believed to have died when a boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar capsized off Bangladesh, the United Nations on Friday.
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Nikki Haley slams Russia over shielding Iran from IAEA inspections
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 29 (ANI): The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, has slammed Russia over its move to shield Iran from inspections by the United Nations nuclear watchdog.
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China to shut down North Korean firms under U.N. sanctions
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 29 (ANI): Beijing, under United Nations sanctions imposed over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes, has ordered North Korean-owned businesses in China to close by January, cutting foreign revenue for them.
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Chinese media slams India for accusing Pakistan of harbouring Terrorists
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 28 (ANI): State-run Chinese media has slammed India for criticising Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly in New York as well as showing arrogance to China, saying that this type of behaviour "doesn't match its much-vaunted ambition to be a world power."
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80 civilians killed in shelling in Syria: U.N.
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Hama [Syria], September 28 (ANI): At least 80 civilians were killed and several injured when armed groups shelled those trying to flee violence in Hama, Syria, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
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