UN observers start leaving Syria
August 19th, 2012 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, Aug 19 (IANS) Members of the UN Supervision Mission to Syria (UNSMIS) Sunday started leaving the unrest-hit country, Xinhua reported.As their mission officially was set to expire Sunday midnight, ... Read more...
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Russia, China veto UNSC draft resolution on Syria
July 19th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 19 (IANS) Russia and China, two permanent members of the UN Security Council, Thursday wielded their veto power over a Western-proposed draft resolution on Syria, Xinhua reported.The ... Read more...
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Iran n-talks constructive: EU
April 15th, 2012 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Istanbul, April 15 (IANS) Talks between six world powers and Iran on its nuclear programme have been described as "constructive and useful" by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.Speaking ... Read more...
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China regrets UNSC ignoring Russia’s proposal on Syria draft
February 5th, 2012 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) China Saturday voiced its regret that Russia's proposal on a Syria draft resolution was not taken into account by the other members of the UN ... Read more...
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Pakistan set to assume UNSC seat
January 1st, 2012 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Pakistan is set to begin a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.Pakistan was elected to the 15-nation Security Council in October ... Read more...
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Iran ready to talk with P5+1: Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
Tehran, Mar.2 (ANI): Ramin Mehmanparast the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, has said Tehran is ready to talk with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (P5+1) namely the United States, ... Read more...
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G4 countries push for Security Council expansion
February 12th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 12 (IANS) India, Brazil, Germany and Japan, the four countries seeking permanent seats on the UN Security Council, have agreed to push full speed ahead for the expansion of ... Read more...
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Security Council bid: India suggests compromise on veto powers
July 9th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
New York, July 9 (IANS) Giving a push to reforms of the UN Security Council, India has suggested a compromise solution to the contentious issue of veto powers of the new permanent ... Read more...
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Iran sanctions matter of days: Biden
April 23rd, 2010 - 6:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 23 (IANS) The UN will impose sanctions against Iran for illegally pursuing nuclear weapons "in a matter of days", US Vice President Joe Biden has said.
During a live appearance ... Read more...
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Iran may take military action in self-defence
April 9th, 2010 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, April 9 (IANS) Iran is ready to take military action in self-defence, Defence Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi has said in response to the US plan that "all options" are open ... Read more...
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Climate change a more serious threat than Islamic radicalism: Nasheed
October 23rd, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct. 23 (ANI): Describing climate change as one of the most serious security challenges the world is going to face, the President of Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed, today called for urgent ... Read more...
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Iran set for talks with world powers from Oct 1
September 14th, 2009 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran/Brussels, Sep 14 (DPA) Iran is set to meet the world's biggest powers for talks on its disputed nuclear programme Oct 1, officials said Monday.
Iranian chief nuclear negotiator Saeid Jalili and European ... Read more...
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Iran ready for talks, make new proposals
September 1st, 2009 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, Sep 1 (DPA) Iran is ready to hold a new round of talks with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (5+1), state media reported Tuesday.
Iran's chief ... Read more...
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Karsaz bombing perpetrators may be behind Benazir’s assassination: Khosa
August 28th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.28 (ANI): Pakistan Attorney General Latif Khosa has said that the masterminds of the October, 2007 Karsaz bombing in Karachi may also have been involved in former Prime Minister Benazir ... Read more...
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Having anagered India, Miliband goes soft on China
January 23rd, 2009 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.23 (ANI): British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has already ruffled India with his comments on Kashmir, and also his attempt to link the resolution of the Kashmir dispute to the ... Read more...
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EU waiting for Iranian response to incentive package
June 19th, 2008 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Brussels, June 19 (DPA) The European Union (EU) is waiting for Iran to formally reply to an offer of incentives designed to convince Tehran to stop its nuclear programme, Javier Solana, ... Read more...
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Iran warns Europe against crossing nuke offer ‘red lines’
May 4th, 2008 - 12:40 am ICT by admin
Xinhua
Tehran, May 3 (Xinhua) Iran Saturday warned European countries not to cross its "red lines" in a new offer of incentives to coax Tehran to roll back its nuclear programme, the official ... Read more...
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Iran ‘yet to receive any new offer’ of nuclear benefit (Lead, changing dateline)
May 3rd, 2008 - 7:25 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Tehran, May 3 (DPA) Iran Saturday said it had yet to receive any new offer by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany that would "benefit" it for ... Read more...
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New offer to Iran over nuclear issue agreed: Britain
May 3rd, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by admin
DPA
London, May 3 (DPA) The five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany have agreed on a "new offer" to be made to Iran in connection with the international tension ... Read more...
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