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U.S calls for UNSC vote on North Korea sanctions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 9 (ANI): The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to vote on Monday on a draft resolution for imposing new sanctions against North Korea that would include freezing the assets of leader Kim Jong Un over its sixth and powerful nu
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Pakistan using terrorism as tool of state policy, says India at UN
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Sept.9 (ANI): Participating in a general debate on "Culture of Peace" at the United Nations on Friday, India again aggressively flagged its concern over Pakistan continuing to be a safe haven for terrorists and terror outfits, and criticised Islamabad for using terr
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More 'gift packages' on way to U.S.: North Korea
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): A North Korean diplomat has warned that his country is ready to send "more gift packages" to the United States, if it continues to exert pressure on the Kim Jong-un regime.
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Military action against North Korea appears 'too horrific': U.N. chief
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A.], September 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged big powers to come up with a political solution to stop Kim Jong-un from advancing in the development of nuclear weapons and inter-continental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and warned against adopti
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U.N. must take strongest action to deter North Korea: Nikki Haley
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], September 6 (ANI): U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that the time is ripe to exhaust diplomatic sanctions and adopt a strong action to deter North Korea from moving forward with developing nuclear weapons.
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UN Security Council set to meet shortly to discuss N. Korea's nuclear test
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [USA], Sep 4 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council is set to hold an emergency meeting shortly after North Korea's announcement of successfully testing a hydrogen bomb that is meant to be loaded into an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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BRICS leaders urge for early resolution of Middle-East conflict, condemn N
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Xiamen [China], September 4 (ANI): BRICS leaders unveiled the Xiamen Declaration here on Monday in which member-countries pledged to play an increasingly important role for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in order to achieve peace and stability in the Middle-East, based on the Uni
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Business and Climate Summit gets under way
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): The third Business and Climate Summit (BCS) was organized on Thursday in the national capital to showcase the voice and engagement of Indian industry in the global cause of climate change.
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UNAMA expresses concern over civilian casualties due to US air strikes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 1 (ANI):The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has raised concerns over increase in civilian casualties due to American air strikes in the war-ravaged country as compared to the previous year.
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Shobana Kamineni, Dr. Mukund Rajan urge participants of HMUN India 2017 to
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 16 (ANI-NewsVoir): The seventh edition of the Harvard Model United Nations India hosted by the Harvard IRC and Worldview Education kicked off with its opening ceremony on the August 12, 2017. With over 1500 delegates attending this year, the biggest conference yet,
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Iran can't hold 'world hostage' with nuclear deal: Nikki Ha
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [D.C.] August 16 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that Iran cannot be allowed to use the nuclear deal to hold the world hostage.
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UN chief concerned as Rohingya refugees face deportation from India
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI):United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres is concerned over reports that Rohingya Muslim refugees, both legal and unregistered, are possibly facing deportation from India.
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