`Nothing has changed` says abused Hong Kong maid Erwiana
Although she never admitted her guilt, employer Law Wan-tung was jailed for six years, a triumph for quietly spoken Erwiana who was held up as a hero.
Mar 27, 2016, 16:29 PM IST
UN blames Saudi-led forces for most Yemen deaths
The Huthis are allied with elite troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Mar 19, 2016, 00:43 AM IST
North Korea leader Kim Jong-un must be prosecuted: UN envoy
China also rejected Darusman's findings that North Koreans who flee across the border to China were being forced back to their homeland illegally.
Mar 14, 2016, 20:43 PM IST
Pakistan 'breaches obligations' on nuclear arms, UN court told
The small Pacific Island nation is this week launching three unusual cases against India, Pakistan and Britain before the International Court of Justice.
Mar 08, 2016, 23:40 PM IST
UN agency toughens real-time tracking for planes after MH370
The UN`s aviation agency on Monday announced new requirements for the real-time tracking of civilian aircraft in distress, following the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 two years ago.
Mar 07, 2016, 23:53 PM IST
Syria peace talks to begin on March 14: Government source
The source did not specify when the government delegation would arrive in the Swiss city for the latest round of indirect negotiations aimed at ending the nearly five-year conflict.
Three Palestinian attackers killed in new West Bank violence
The incidents were the latest in a wave of Palestinian knife, gun and car-ramming assaults that erupted in October.
Feb 15, 2016, 00:20 AM IST
UN urges Turkey to open border, warns Aleppo could lack aid
Turkey, already home to 2.5 million Syrian refugees, insists that it has an open-door policy toward Syrians escaping conflict.
Feb 09, 2016, 20:36 PM IST
UN probe accuses Syria govt of `exterminating` detainees
The report painted a particularly stark picture of prisons and detention centres run by the Syrian authorities.
Feb 09, 2016, 00:06 AM IST
North Korea intends to continue to launch rockets, says North Korean embassy in Moscow
North Korea said the launch of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-4, named after late leader Kim Jong Il, was a "complete success".
Feb 07, 2016, 18:50 PM IST
Up to 20,000 stranded at Syria border with Turkey: UN
Up to 20,000 Syrians fleeing a government advance in northern Aleppo province have gathered at a border crossing with Turkey, the United Nations said on Friday.
Feb 05, 2016, 23:21 PM IST
Sri Lanka to use social media in new constitution making process
Sri Lanka said on Sunday it will use social media for formulating its new Constitution aimed at achieving reconciliation with the minority Tamil community and preventing another ethnic war, becoming the first country to allow its citizens to contribute ideas in the process.
Jan 17, 2016, 22:48 PM IST
Burkina Faso terror attack: Two Indians among 126 rescued from restaurant; al Qaeda attackers killed
Two Indians are among 126 people freed from a restaurant in Burkina Faso that was taken under siege by al Qaeda linked gunmen who killed at least 23 people from 18 countries on Saturday.
Jan 16, 2016, 21:53 PM IST
Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr's execution: Iran complains to UN about Saudi "provocations"
Saudi Arabia executed Shi`ite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on January 02.
Jan 09, 2016, 21:07 PM IST
China ends one-child policy, couples allowed 2 kids from Jan 01, 2016
Couples in China are now allowed to have two children as the new family planning law came into effect from Friday, ending the world's most populous country's
Jan 01, 2016, 16:46 PM IST
John Kerry says deal to end Cyprus division `within reach`
"In recent months it has become clear that the ground really is shifting. And tangible progress is being made," Kerry said after separate talks with the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders.
Dec 04, 2015, 00:46 AM IST
World's richest 10 percent produce 50% of CO2: Report
Oxfam published the numbers as negotiators from 195 countries met in Paris to wrangle over a climate rescue pact.
Dec 02, 2015, 06:40 AM IST
Over 800 Iraqis killed in November, says UN mission
A total of 888 Iraqis were killed and 1,237 others wounded in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in November, a UN spokesman said here on Tuesday.
Dec 02, 2015, 06:36 AM IST
ISIS threaten strikes in America, Europe; congratulate Paris attackers - Watch
The video, which appeared on a site used by Islamic State to post its messages, begins with news footage of the aftermath of Friday's Paris shootings in which at least 129 people were killed.
Nov 16, 2015, 19:39 PM IST
Syed Akbaruddin appointed as India's envoy to United Nations
Akbaruddin will replace Asoke Kumar Mukerji as the Permanent Representative of India at the UN.
Nov 16, 2015, 19:11 PM IST
