UAE, Australia discuss ties
August 25th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 24 (IANS/WAM) Officials of the UAE and Australia have held talks on boosting bilateral relations, especially in the nuclear energy sector.The UAE's Assistant Foreign Minister for International ... Read more...
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Myanmar forms press council
August 10th, 2012 - 1:59 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Aug 10 (IANS) Myanmar has formed a 20-member Core Press Council aimed at protecting journalists, laying down professional ethics and settling media disputes.It has been formed during the period ... Read more...
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Kabul fighting over, all attackers killed
May 2nd, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) All Taliban attackers have been killed and the fighting inside a residential compound used by foreign staff of international organizations here is over, authorities said."Afghan ... Read more...
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UAE discusses cooperation with UNHCR
April 27th, 2012 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, April 26 (IANS/WAM) Officials of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Thursday met top envoys of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).UAE Assistant Foreign Minister for International Organizations ... Read more...
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360 cars, one-minute intervals: Seoul summit lineup
March 26th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 26 (IANS) Some 360 cars will speed into the venue of the Seoul nuclear summit at exactly one-minute intervals - not a second more and not a second ... Read more...
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Venezuela completes repatriation of gold
February 1st, 2012 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Caracas, Feb 1 (IANS/EFE) The Venezuelan government received the last 14 tonnes of gold of a total of 160 tonnes that were deposited in banks in other countries, and which ... Read more...
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US asks Pakistan to join Bonn talks
November 30th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 30 (IANS) The United States has joined Afghan President Hamid Karzai in urging Pakistan to change its mind about boycotting the international conference on Afghanistan's future in Bonn ... Read more...
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UNSC adopts India backed resolution on piracy
October 25th, 2011 - 11:22 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Oct 25 (IANS) At India's initiative, the UN Security Council has for the first time adopted a resolution seeking prosecution not only for acts of piracy off the ... Read more...
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South Korea to give $1 mn in aid to Libyan rebels
August 23rd, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Aug 22 (IANS/WAM) South Korea will give $1 million in aid to Libyan rebels as part of a global campaign to end the decades-long rule of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, ... Read more...
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‘UAE actively enforced UNSC resolutions on Libya’
June 10th, 2011 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, June 9 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively enforcing UN Security Council resolutions 1970 and 1973 on Libya, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan ... Read more...
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62 percent of Americans oppose military strikes against Gaddafi’s forces until no-fly zone fails
March 15th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 15 (ANI): Sixty-two percent of Americans want the United States and allies to conduct military strikes against Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gadhafi's forces only when the proposed no-fly zone ... Read more...
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Sweden deports Iraqi refugees
January 20th, 2011 - 4:02 am ICT by BNO News
STOCKHOLM (BNO NEWS) - Despite criticisms from activists and international organizations, a plane with 26 deported Iraqi refugees landed at Baghdad airport from Stockholm, Swedish police said Wednesday.Police arrested about 70 protesters ... Read more...
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Iran to unveil new nuclear achievements
January 15th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Jan 14 (IANS) Iran will display two new nuclear products with medical applications at the Arak heavy water reactor Saturday, an official said. According to Mehr news agency, the ceremony will ... Read more...
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North Korea proposes unconditional dialogue with South Korea
January 6th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by ANI
Pyongyang (North Korea), Jan 6(ANI): North Korea has reportedly proposed unconditional dialogue with South Korea as soon as possible.According to Xinhua news agency, the North Korean government issued a statement on ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi ship hijacked in Arabian Sea
December 6th, 2010 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 5 (IANS) A Bangladesh-flagged private cargo ship was hijacked by pirates in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India Sunday afternoon, Xinhua reported.A senior official at the Bangladesh shipping ... Read more...
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India’s participation highest during International Year of Astronomy 2009
September 8th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): A 1300-page final report for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 has been released which revealed that the highest of participation came from India.The report was released at ... Read more...
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India to join hands with global groups for monsoon forecast
July 28th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) India will collaborate with international organizations to develop a single weather forecast system in a bid to provide accurate monsoon predictions, officials announced Tuesday.
"We will be working ... Read more...
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Iran Says It Will Not Stone Widow To Death
July 9th, 2010 - 7:01 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 9, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, the Iranian widow who was waiting in jail for the day when the authorities would stone her to death, can now be in ... Read more...
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Assistant Secretary Brimmer to lead US delegation to the UN-Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Brazil
May 27th, 2010 - 2:51 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) – Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer will lead the United States delegation to the UN-Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) Forum on May 28-29 in ... Read more...
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Sino-US human rights dialogue to take place in May
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): The US-China Human Rights Dialogue will take place on May 13-14 in Washington.Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Michael Posner will lead the US ... Read more...
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Guinea Bissau premier, military chief seized by soldiers
April 1st, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Lisbon, April 1 (DPA) Dissident soldiers seized the prime minister and armed forces chief of Guinea Bissau Thursday in an apparent coup in the West African nation, the Portuguese news agency Lusa ... Read more...
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Quake-hit Haiti needs 11.5 billion dollars to rebuild
March 18th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Mar. 18 (ANI): The Dominican Republic of Haiti has told its partners that it needs 11.5 billion dollars to rebuild from earthquake damage.Haiti was hit by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake ... Read more...
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First Indian head for Amnesty International
February 2nd, 2010 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
London, Feb 2 (IANS) Amnesty International has appointed Salil Shetty, an Indian who headed the UN Millennium Campaign, as its next secretary general.
Shetty takes over the job in June 2010, succeeding Irene ... Read more...
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Humanitarian aid to Gaza up by 900 percent, says Israel
November 17th, 2009 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Nov. 17 (ANI): The inflow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has gone up by approximately 900 percent in 12 months, the IDF has said."We are investing major resources to ... Read more...
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Groups urge Sonia Gandhi to seek Suu Kyi’s immediate release and free Burma
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 2 (ANI): The Burma Center Delhi on behalf of 58 Indian and International organizations submitted an appeal letter to Sonia Gandhi, President of All India Congress Committee (AICC) ... Read more...
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Confucius’s 2,560th birthday commemorated at his birthplace
September 28th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, September 28 (ANI): Great ancient Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius' 2,560th birthday was commemorated with a grand ceremony at his birth place on Monday.Over 10,000 people attended the ceremony ... Read more...
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Canada asked to repatriate Guantanamo ‘terrorist’
August 15th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Aug 15 (IANS) In a significant decision, a top Canadian court Friday asked the government to seek the release of a young Muslim Canadian from Guantanamo Bay jail.
Twenty-two-year-old Omar Khadr, whose ... Read more...
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Most fisheries management regimes lag behind international standards
June 23rd, 2009 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 23 (ANI): A new study, which provides the first global evaluation of how management practices influence the sustainability of fisheries, indicate that most fisheries management regimes are lagging far behind ... Read more...
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Avril Lavigne becomes Canadian Ambassador for 2010 World Expo
April 29th, 2009 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): Avril Lavigne is all set to represent her native Canada by being an ambassador at China's World expo in 2010.The singer, who was born in Ontario, is much ... Read more...
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Hu offers six peace proposals for cross-Strait ties
December 31st, 2008 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec. 31 (ANI): Chinese President Hu Jintao has offered six proposals to promote the peaceful development of the cross-Strait relationship.
In a speech to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the mainland''s ... Read more...
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Disabled in India to be empowered
December 3rd, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 3 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari understand the need for crashing a barrier free environment for persons with disabilities.
After presenting the National Awards for the Empowerment of ... Read more...
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Ramadoss to inaugurate regional workshop on illicit trade in tobacco products today
September 16th, 2008 - 9:16 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sept 16 (ANI): Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Anbumani Ramadoss will inaugurate a two-day regional workshop on illicit trade in tobacco products here today.The workshop ... Read more...
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Aid agencies suspend Congo operations following attacks
April 11th, 2008 - 9:36 pm ICT by admin
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Geneva, April 11 (DPA) UN humanitarian agencies said they had temporarily suspended operations in Congo after four attacks in three weeks targeting international organizations. Equipment and goods destined for relief operations had ... Read more...
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