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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (L), meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan, April 30, 2018. (Photo: AP)World
Pompeo says Israel, Palestinian peace still US priority

Pompeo said the United States is open to a two-state solution to the conflict if both parties agree, calling it a...

30 April 2018 4:15 PM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be the first Chinese foreign minister to visit the North since 2007, a lapse that highlights the rough patch that relations between the Cold War-era allies has gone through in recent years. (Photo: AFP)World
China's foreign minister to visit North Korea this week

The Chinese foreign ministry said Wang Yi will visit N Korea on Wednesday and Thursday at the invitation of his North...

30 April 2018 2:54 PM IST

Most Rohingya refugees in the Bangladeshi camps also say they will not return to a state where their villages have been torched and where they allege atrocities by the army and ethnic Rakhine locals. (Photo: AFP)World
UN council heads to Bangladesh and Myanmar to see Rohingya

The recent spasm of violence began when Rohingya insurgents staged series of attacks Aug 25 on about 30 security...

27 April 2018 2:08 PM IST

Noting that the Trump administration is angry with Pakistans inadequate efforts to combat terror groups, the US has sought to ratchet up pressure on Islamabad. (Photo: File)World
Will slap new sanctions on Russia 'as soon as they very much deserve...

The mainstream media had failed to take notice of his actions against Russia, Trump said.

19 April 2018 11:11 AM IST

Indias Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said that the \results reflect, yet again, the broad support and many friends India has amongst UN members.\ (Photo: Twitter | @AkbaruddinIndia)World
India wins elections to key UN subsidiary bodies

India won with the highest number of votes at 46, followed by Pakistan (43), Bahrain (40) and China 39.

17 April 2018 2:12 PM IST

US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley speaks during a Security Council meeting in New York. (Photo: AFP)World
US 'locked and loaded' if Syria uses chemical weapons again: Nikki...

US envoy Haley also said that if Trump draws the red line, he enforces it and the US will continue to sustain pressure...

15 April 2018 8:41 AM IST

Sources said that though junior level officials from both sides were having flag meetings.India
India, Pakistani Armies to fight side-by-side

Being the host country, Russia is expected to participate in the exercise in a big way in terms of men, material and...

15 April 2018 5:03 AM IST

The basic necessities of human life not only include roti, kapda aur makaan (food, clothes and housing), but today education, cleanliness, health and clean drinking water have also been included.India
India fulfils the resolution of global partnerships

Cleanliness and health are two issues that more or less affect each area and thus it has become a very broad topic.

12 April 2018 6:15 AM IST

The brewing China-US trade conflict features two leaders whove expressed friendship but are equally determined to pursue their nations interests and their own political agendas. (Photo: AP)World
Xi vs Trump: Who has the better hand in potential trade war?

Xi succeeded in pushing through constitutional reform allowing him to rule for as long as he wishes without serious...

11 April 2018 12:34 PM IST

Some 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled over the border since August to escape a bloody military crackdown that has left a trail of torched villages in its wake as refugees allege murder and rape by Myanmars armed forces. (Photo: File)World
Conditions in Myanmar 'not conducive' for Rohingyas to return: United...

Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a repatriation deal in November but not one refugee has returned.

8 April 2018 5:46 PM IST

India told a session of the UN Disarmament Commmission (UNDC) on Tuesday that deliberations will begin on the new agenda of outer space. (Photo: File)World
India opposes 'weaponisation' of outer space to UN

Says it should not become an area of conflict, calls for collective efforts to strengthen safety of space-based assets.

4 April 2018 12:03 PM IST

The United Nations (UN) is reeling under alarming financial crisis and is also appealing to its member to pay up to the international body, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.Business
United Nations runs out of money, urges members to pay up

Earlier this year, the US cut off the financial aid to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

28 July 2018 4:16 PM IST

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