How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles awayA cruise ship outbreak was identified as hantavirus. South African experts rapidly investigated a passenger evacuated with pneumonia. Initi...
23 May, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
Israeli report accuses Hamas of 'systematic, widespread' sexual violence on Oct 7A new report details systematic sexual violence by Hamas and allies during the October 7 attack and against hostages. The Israeli commissio...
12 May, 2026, 08.35 PM IST
'So, what do you think the final numbers will be? Ok, so, I think...'Predicting election results is a thrilling human endeavor. Exit polls offer a glimpse into potential outcomes, much like a student's self-a...
02 May, 2026, 11.07 PM IST
IIT Madras’ professor B Ravindran joins United Nations AI Scientific PanelProfessor B Ravindran from IIT Madras has joined the United Nations Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence. ...
24 Feb, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
UN panel aims for 'human control' of AI: UN chief Antonio GuterresUN chief Antonio Guterres called Friday for "less hype, less fear" over artificial intelligence as he said that a new expert panel aimed to...
20 Feb, 2026, 11.05 AM IST
UN approves 40-member scientific panel on the impact of artificial intelligence over US objectionsThe UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve a 40-member global scientific panel on the impacts and risks of artificial...
13 Feb, 2026, 07.37 AM IST
S. Korea slams 'irresponsible' Russian veto ending UN N. Korea sanctions monitoringSouth Korea "clearly points out that the Russian Federation, despite its status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, has made ...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.56 AM IST
UN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about USD 3 billionThe report covering the period from July 2023 to January 2024 and reflecting contributions from unidentified UN member nations and other so...
10 Feb, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
China supported sanctions on North Korea's nuclear programme. It's also behind their failure"It's overwhelming," Aaron Arnold, a former member of a UN panel on North Korea and a sanctions expert at the Royal United Services Institu...
03 Nov, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
North Korea stealing millions in cyber attacks: UN expertsThe panel of experts said that according to an unnamed government, North Korean "cyber-actors stole more than $50 million between 2020 and ...
07 Feb, 2022, 11.40 PM IST
UN experts: North Korea seeks to produce material for nukes"New technologies tested included a possible hypersonic guiding warhead and a maneuverable re-entry vehicle," the panel said. North Korea a...
06 Feb, 2022, 01.33 PM IST
UN experts: Donald Trump ally, UAE firms violated Libya sanctionsAmerican security contractor Erik Prince, a close ally of former U.S. President Donald Trump, violated the U.N. arms embargo against Libya ...
21 Feb, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
UN Chief names Indian for urban development panelSheela Patel, a Padmashree awardee, is Founder and Director of the SPARC and a global expert on urban poverty alleviation and advocacy for ...
13 Apr, 2017, 03.03 PM IST
'SDG panel to make effort to hear voices of emerging nations'Before leaving office, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed 15 eminent scientists and experts to draft the Global Sustainable Dev...
06 Jan, 2017, 02.21 PM IST
India questions composition of UN panel to draft SDG reportBefore leaving office, former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed 15 eminent scientists and experts to draft the Global Sustainable Dev...
05 Jan, 2017, 10.22 PM IST
Retd Indian Army Lt General named in UN panel on peacekeepingBan Ki-Moon has appointed Abhijit Guha, a retired Indian Army Lieutenant General, to a high-level panel to assess UN peace operations.
01 Nov, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
Action plan in place to protect human rights: UN chief Ban Ki-moonUN prepared an action plan to prevent human rights violations in countries after learning from final phase of military conflict in Sri Lank...
17 Dec, 2013, 04.29 PM IST