Indian soldiers come under fire in South SudanThe peacekeepers fired multiple rounds of gunfire to deter anyone engaged in fighting from coming too close to the UN base in order to prot...
16 Jan, 2014, 11.28 AM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for equality for lesbians, gays and bisexualsUN chief Ban Ki-moon has stressed on the need for equality and opposed any discrimination against lesbians, gays and bisexuals.
12 Dec, 2013, 03.26 PM IST
UN chief Ban Ki-moon calls for bringing 26/11 perpetrators to justiceThe 26/11 terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed, was a "terrible crime, an awful terrorist attack," he said.
26 Nov, 2013, 10.14 PM IST
Important to bring 26/11 perpetrators to justice: UN officialThe 26/11 terror attacks, in which 166 people were killed, was a "terrible crime, an awful terrorist attack," Ban's spokesperson Martin Nes...
26 Nov, 2013, 09.09 AM IST
US assures UN its communications will not be monitoredUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesperson Martin Nesirky told reporters yesterday that the world body has been "in touch" with releva...
31 Oct, 2013, 10.17 AM IST
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon encourages Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve LoC tensionsPakistani troops had opened fire and shelled several border outposts along the International Border in Jammu and Samba this week.
26 Oct, 2013, 10.45 AM IST
- UN chief urges India, Pak to exercise restraint
In the latest ceasefire violation, the Pakistani soldier opened indiscriminate fire injuring two jawans after he was challenged by a patrol...
16 Feb, 2013, 10.25 AM IST
- 'UN observer group on LoC can only be terminated by UNSC'
With India suggesting that the UN observer group's presence on the LoC was not required anymore, the world body's chief says the force can ...
23 Jan, 2013, 05.43 PM IST
- UN mission in Kashmir can be terminated only by UNSC: Martin Nesirky, Ban's spokesperson
. The Secretary-General's position has always been that UNMOGIP can only be terminated by a decision of the Security Council," Ban's spokes...
23 Jan, 2013, 12.42 PM IST
Pak Army complains to UN mission over Jan 6 incident at LoCUN to probe a Pakistani complaint of alleged ceasefire violation by Indian troops along LoC in Jammu and Kashmir which claimed life of its ...
10 Jan, 2013, 05.12 PM IST
UN urges India, Pak to de-escalate tensions through dialogueThe attack took place along the LoC in Poonch district when the Pakistani troops entered into Indian territory.
10 Jan, 2013, 11.41 AM IST
- Libya asks UN to suspend sanctions; appoints new envoy
Libya's Gaddafi regime has asked the UNSC to suspend sanctions imposed on it over the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, as it...
05 Mar, 2011, 03.49 PM IST
- JP Morgan Chase & US banks close embassy accounts
J P Morgan Chase and other US banks are closing down the bank accounts of scores of diplomatic missions and embassies here without giving a...
14 Jan, 2011, 02.49 PM IST
- And now, UN finds refuge in semantics
A diplomatic feud rages over remarks that were put out by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s office last week, which called for calm in Kas...
05 Aug, 2010, 05.15 AM IST
- Ban Ki-moon appoints Costa Rican as new UN climate chief
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to be the next head of the United Nations Framework Conven...
18 May, 2010, 10.16 AM IST