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Bangladesh to build new settlements for Rohingya Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangkok [Bangladesh], September 16 (ANI): Bangladesh, which is facing an unprecedented influx of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar, plans to build new settlements to house about 400,000 refugees that entered the country over the past three weeks.
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Kim Jong Un vows to achieve 'equilibrium of force' with US
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Pyongyang [North Korea], September 16 (ANI): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to achieve the "final goal" of "equilibrium of force" with the United States, to make Washington "dare not talk about" military action against the country.
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Bangladesh PM leaves for New York to attend UNGA
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 16 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina on Saturday left for New York to attend the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), where she will be raising the issue of Rohingya crisis.
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UN Security Council exhorts North Korea to denuclearize
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Sept 16 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council on Friday condemned the launch of yet another ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and called on the country's leadership to halt such activities and explore resumption of sincere dialogue o
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Mamata Banerjee urges UN to help Rohingya Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15 (ANI): Expressing concern over the plight of Rohingya Muslims, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday came out in support of the refugees and asked the United Nations (UN) to help them.
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Exiled Tibetans hold anti-China protest outside UN headquarters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): Exiled Tibetans protested in front of the iconic "Broken Chair" in Geneva ahead of the 36th United Nations Human Rights Council Session against the atrocities being committed by the Chinese Government and demanded independence for Tibet.
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World leaders accuse Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism at UNHRC confer
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): Israeli Minister of Science Technology and Space, Yakoov Peri and Fulvio Martuschiello, Member of European Parliament, have accused Pakistan of state-sponsored terrorism at the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
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B'desh PM to raise Rohingya crisis issue at UN General Assembly
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 15 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make a formal proposal at the upcoming 72nd United Nations General Assembly session for an early implementation of recommendations by the Kofi Annan-led Commission.
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UN Security Council to meet over North Korea's latest missile test
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.] Sept 15 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will meet 3 p.m. EDT on latest missile test by North Korea.
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Violence in Myanmar must stop: Tillerson
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.] Sept 15 (ANI): United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday said that violence in Myanmar must stop.
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European Parliament delegation postpones Myanmar visit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Paris [France] Sept 15 (ANI): A European Parliament delegation has postponed its planned visit to Myanmar to an unknown date due to the Rohingya crisis.
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'Rohingyas are threat to national security: Centre tells SC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 14 (ANI): The Centre, on Thursday, filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, stating that 'Rohingyas are a threat to national security'.
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