US lauds India’s role in eradicating polio
August 28th, 2012 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) The US appreciates India's role in eradicating polio and the joint effort by both the countries towards ensuring child survival, US representative to the United ... Read more...
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PM heads for Tehran NAM summit, meeting with Ahmadinejad
August 25th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves Tuesday for Tehran to attend the NAM summit Aug 30-31, preceded by a meeting with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.Manmohan ... Read more...
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India, US discuss Syria, Iran, UN reforms
August 22nd, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the escalating crisis in Syria, India and the US Wednesday discussed the impasse in the violence-torn West Asian country and ... Read more...
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India, US discuss Syria, Iran
August 22nd, 2012 - 10:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 22 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the escalating crisis in Syria, India and the US Wednesday shared their views on ending the impasse in the ... Read more...
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Amid Russia’s warning, India and US to discuss Syria
August 22nd, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Against the backdrop of the US threatening unilateral action against Syria and Russia warning against it, India and the US are set to appraise ... Read more...
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India, US to brainstorm on Syria, Iran
August 16th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Amid the worsening crisis in Syria and Iran's last-ditch effort to save the beleaguered regime in Damascus, the US is expected to press India ... Read more...
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Russia hits out at West’s ‘chilling’ stance on Syria
July 25th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Wednesday accused Western powers of encouraging terrorism over their refusal to condemn the suicide bombing that killed Syria's defence minister last week."In other words, ... Read more...
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Putin warns against bypassing UNSC Syria veto
July 21st, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin opposes any action related to Syria not authorised by the UN Security Council, his spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday."In the Russian ... Read more...
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Russia slams West over Syria allegations
July 20th, 2012 - 7:33 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia Friday hit out at Western powers over what it said was an "unacceptable" attempt to blame Moscow for worsening violence in Syria."Attempts by certain ... Read more...
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Russia, China veto West’s UN draft resolution on Syria (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, July 19 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia and China Thursday vetoed a Western-backed UN resolution on Syria over fears that it could lead to foreign military intervention in the violence-wracked ... Read more...
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Syria crisis should be resolved constitutionally: Putin
June 20th, 2012 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Los Cabos (Mexico), June 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The crisis in Syria should only be resolved by constitutional means, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said."No one is entitled to decide for ... Read more...
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Russia’s Syria policy could lead to civil war: Clinton
June 1st, 2012 - 6:11 am ICT by IANS
Copenhagen, June 1 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has warned Russia that its refusal to sanction UN action against Syria could see the outbreak of a civil war ... Read more...
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UNSC condemns North Korean rocket launch
April 17th, 2012 - 8:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned North Korea's rocket launch, calling it a serious violation of UN resolutions."The Security Council deplores ... Read more...
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UNSC deplores North Korea’s satellite launch (Lead)
April 14th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 13 (IANS) The UN Security Council Friday deplored the satellite launch by North Korea, which it said violated the council's resolutions banning Pyongyang from using ballistic ... Read more...
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UNSC meets on North Korea’s satellite launch
April 13th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 13 (IANS) The UN Security Council Friday started an emergency closed-door session on how to respond to the satellite launch by North Korea.UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday ... Read more...
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UNSC to mull on observer mission in Syria
April 13th, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 13 (IANS) The UN Security Council (UNSC) will begin consultation on a draft resolution concerning the deployment of an observer mission in Syria "as swiftly as possible".US ... Read more...
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Polls critical step in Myanmar reform: UN
April 12th, 2012 - 4:00 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, April 12 (IANS) The UN Security Council has praised the by-elections held in Myanmar as important progress in the country's democratic reform process."Council members welcome the successful by-election ... Read more...
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US monopoly on World Bank presidency challenged (Lead)
March 24th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 24 (IANS) The US Friday named Jim Yong Kim as its candidate to lead the World Bank (WB), but he faces a challenge from two non-Americans - ... Read more...
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Russia, China kill India-backed resolution on Syria (Lead)
February 5th, 2012 - 10:32 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS) As a UN Security Council draft resolution to pressure Syria failed after China and Russia voted against it, India said it backed the motion ... Read more...
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US ‘disgusted’ by Russia, China veto on Syria resolution
February 5th, 2012 - 6:31 am ICT by IANS
United Nations, Feb 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US ambassador to the UN Susan Rice said she was "disgusted" by the Russian and Chinese veto on a UN Security Council resolution on ... Read more...
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Clinton to attend UNSC meet on Syria
January 31st, 2012 - 3:00 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Jan 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton along with other high-level officials will attend a UN Security Council (UNSC) meet on Syria Tuesday, said the US envoy ... Read more...
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US warns of implications of UN veto on Syria
October 6th, 2011 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 6 (IANS) Upset over the Russian and Chinese vetoes of a UN Security Council resolution threatening sanctions against Syria, the United States has said nations would have to ... Read more...
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South Sudan becomes world’s newest nation (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
July 9th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Juba, July 9 (IANS) South Sudan has become the world's newest nation -- 193rd country recognised by the UN and the 54th UN member state in Africa -- after a ... Read more...
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Clinton urges western powers to increase pressure on Gaddafi
March 30th, 2011 - 4:13 am ICT by IANS
London, March 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged western powers to increase pressure on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.The UN Security Council's Resolution 1973, adopted ... Read more...
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India, four others abstain from UN’s Libya no-fly zone resolution
March 18th, 2011 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
United Nations, Mar. 18 (ANI): India, China, Russia, Germany and Brazil have abstained from voting on a resolution to approve a no-fly zone over Libya.Ten members of the 15-member United Nations Security ... Read more...
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US calls upon UN to authorise Libya air strikes
March 17th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US ambassador to the UN has said the UN Security Council should consider not just a no-fly zone over Libya, but also the aerial ... Read more...
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US envoy to UN warns of ‘humanitarian crisis’ in Libya
March 2nd, 2011 - 12:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York, March 2 (ANI): United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, has warned of a possible humanitarian crisis in Libya in the wake of refugees beginning to flee to ... Read more...
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UN suspends Libya from its Human Rights Council
March 2nd, 2011 - 9:51 am ICT by ANI
New York, Mar. 2 (ANI): The United Nations has suspended Libya from its Human Rights Council in the wake of the international community condemning the Muammar Gaddafi regime for its "gross and ... Read more...
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People love me, says Gaddafi as Arab world simmers (Roundup)
March 1st, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Tripoli/Sana'a/Tunis, March 1 (IANS) His people loved him and would die to protect him, Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi declared as his forces fought pitched battles with protesters and the US froze ... Read more...
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US freezes Libyan assets (Lead)
March 1st, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, March 1 (IANS) The US has frozen at least $30 billion in Libyan government assets as part of efforts to loosen besieged strongman Muammar Gaddafi's grip on power.The ... Read more...
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US repositioning military forces around Libya for ‘any eventuality’
March 1st, 2011 - 11:47 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 29 (ANI): The US defence department has said that it is repositioning forces around Libya, putting further pressure on the autocratic ruler Colonel Muammar Gaddafi after asking him to ... Read more...
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US leans on Libyan leadership to end violence
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb.21 (ANI): The United States State Department has said that it was "gravely concerned" about reports of violence in Libya, and particularly over the number of deaths in many parts ... Read more...
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Hillary Clinton creates history by calling nearly all US ambassadors for foreign policy meeting
February 1st, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called US ambassadors from different countries to attend a wide-ranging foreign policy meeting, the first of its kind ever, in Washington ... Read more...
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US working hard for India’s permanent seat in UNSC
January 28th, 2011 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) Reaffirming its support for India's quest for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, the US Friday said it is working very hard to ... Read more...
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As India joins UNSC, Obama underscores key role
December 14th, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has underlined the key role of the UN Security Council, which India is set to join as a non-permanent member in ... Read more...
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