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Iran’s FM calls Netanyahu’s claims at UN an ‘obscene charge’
TEHRAN: Iran's foreign minister denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's allegations against Tehran at the UN General Assembly as an "obscene charge," the state-run...
UN rights body renews experts’ probe of Yemen crimes
GENEVA: The UN's top human rights body voted Friday to renew work by experts investigating alleged rights violations and crimes in war-torn Yemen, brushing...
UN experts condemn ‘targeting’ of rights defenders in Egypt
CAIRO: A group of UN human rights experts have condemned what they call the systematic targeting of human rights defenders in Egypt and are...
UN says 21 Afghan civilians killed in separate airstrikes
NEW YORK: The United Nations (UN) mission in Afghanistan on Wednesday said that 21 civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes over the weekend.
It said...
As Tripoli violence rises, France wants sanctions on militias
NEW YORK: France said on Monday it wanted the UN Security Council to implement sanctions on militias involved in month-long clashes between rival factions...
500,000 children face ‘immediate danger’ in Tripoli: UN
TRIPOLI: Half a million children are in "immediate danger" in Libya's capital Tripoli due to fighting, the United Nations children's fund UNICEF said on...
Myanmar army chief says ‘no right to interfere’ as UN weighs...
YANGON: Myanmar's army chief on Monday warned against foreign interference as world leaders gather at the United Nations to find ways to hold the...
Iran and Israel call each other nuclear threats, ask UN to...
LONDON/JERUSALEM: Iran asked the United Nations to condemn what it described as Israeli nuclear threats against it on Thursday, while Israel said it was...
Russia, Turkey still working on ‘details’ of Idlib deal: UN
GENEVA: The deal to avoid a Syrian government offensive on Idlib province is still being worked out by Russia and Turkey, the UN said...
Democratic transition in Myanmar ‘at standstill’: UN rights panel
GENEVA: Myanmar's democratic transition has ground to a standstill as authorities seek to silence critics while allowing hate speech, particularly against Muslim Rohingya, the...
Myanmar army should be removed from politics: UN probe
NEW YORK: Myanmar's powerful army should be removed from politics, UN investigators said Tuesday in the final version of a damning report reiterating calls...
Masood suggests tripartite dialogue on Kashmir issue
AJK president welcomes UN report’s recommendation of sending an inquiry commission to both sides of Line of Control
LAHORE: Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) President Masood Khan has...
US anger at Russia changes to UN North Korea report
NEW YORK: Several paragraphs referring to Russian oil trade in a United Nations report about sanctions on North Korea have been removed at Moscow's...
Mandate of UN peace missions should be comprehensive, unambiguous: Maleeha
NEW YORK: Pakistan has urged the United Nations (UN) to make sure that its peace missions should have a comprehensive and unambiguous mandate and...
India, Israel amongst shameful countries for HR violations: UN
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations (UN) has listed India and Israel, two close allies, among 38 shameful countries, which it said had carried out reprisals...
Myanmar army, govt aim to silence independent journalism: UN
GENEVA: Military and government officials in Myanmar have waged a "political campaign" to quash independent journalism, arresting and prosecuting many through the use of...
UN: Syria’s Idlib could face worst catastrophe this century
BEIRUT: A top UN official warned Monday that an attack on rebel-held parts in Syria's Idlib in coming months could lead to this century's...
