Tag: Nation

Israel PM to set ‘clear red line’ on Iran in UN...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was to set a “clear red line” on Iran’s controversial nuclear programme in a speech to the UN General...

Syria fighting rages as world leaders meet at UN

Fierce fighting raged in key Syrian cities on Tuesday ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting, as international peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said he...

Bollywood star Rai becomes UN AIDS ambassador

Indian Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has been named as an ambassador by the United Nations AIDS agency and will be tasked with raising...

Israel must do more to halt abuse of Palestinian rights: UN

Israel must do more to halt a string of serious violations of Palestinian human rights documented by a 2009 fact-finding mission, according to a...

Syrian children killed ahead of UN briefing

Regime warplanes struck rebel positions in Aleppo Monday, killing three children, as insurgents claimed to control most of Syria ahead of a UN Security...

Syria, Iran nuclear fears, Muslim protests cloud UN summit

War in Syria, mounting tensions over Iran’s nuclear drive and anti-Western protests across the Muslim world will cast a shadow over the annual UN...

IAEA chief vows to continue talks with Iran

The head of the UN atomic agency said Monday he wants to hold more talks with Iran on suspicions of past nuclear weapons research...

Nation wide protests against anti-Islam film

Protest rallies and demonstrations were staged, and are still underway, across many cities of the country Sunday. Protesters demanded severing diplomatic links with the US. In...

Imran pays tribute to Father of the Nation

The PTI Chairman Imran Khan Paying tribute to the founder of the country Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah on his 64th death anniversary said that...

UN atomic watchdog chief ‘frustrated’ by Iran

The head of the UN atomic agency hit out Monday at Iran’s refusal to address allegations of nuclear weapons research and called on Tehran...

UN envoy talks with Iran about Syria, plans visit

The new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, has spoken by telephone with Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and is contemplating a...

Global climate talks make headway: UN

The United Nations on Wednesday hailed “concrete progress” at week-long climate talks in Bangkok, but environmental campaigners warned much faster action was needed to...

World leaders must act to stave off food crisis: UN agencies

The United Nations warned Tuesday of a possible repeat of the 2007-2008 food crisis and called on world leaders to act quickly to prevent...

The India Iran love-in

Here’s a question: what exactly is India up to on the Iranian front? It seems as if New Delhi is all set to defy...

UN turns up pressure on Iran’s nuclear activities

Iran was under diplomatic pressure on Friday after a UN watchdog report said it had expanded its nuclear programme and was hampering inspections, and...

Nation celebrates 65th Independence Day with fervour

The nation celebrated the 65th Independence Day on Tuesday with a pledge to working for the progress and prosperity of the country and strengthening...

More than 650,000 affected in Sudan warzone: UN

More than 650,000 people have been displaced or severely affected by fighting in two Sudanese states, the United Nations said on Wednesday, expressing hope...