Wellington, December 12 (IANS): New Zealand is "firmly committed" to contributing to the new global biodiversity targets in line with its national strategy, Conservation Minister Poto Williams said on
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Dhaka, December 12 (IANS): Bangladesh's Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury sought India's cooperation on issues pertaining to the Rohingya and the energy sector. Chaudhury mentioned
Seoul, December 12 (IANS): South Korea's Unification Ministry said on Monday it will hold an annual international forum on North Korea's human rights situation this week in an effort to raise public awa
London, December 11 (IANS): Beijing's abrupt dismantling of zero-Covid controls has been welcomed by economists, even as the country braces itself for the human impact of letting the disease spread through
Manila, December 11 (IANS): Eight passengers, including a five-year-old girl, died in Rizal province of the Philippines after a flash flood swept a passenger car. Patrolman Jason Benitez of the Tanay town po
Preah Sihanouk (Cambodia), December 11 (IANS): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has urged countries to maintain the presence of permanent peace, saying that it is the "most significant elemen
The Pakistan government has decided to launch a crackdown on those who are playing any role in facilitating multi-billion dollar smuggling from Pakistan into Afghanistan in the shape of illegal currency, whea
A former Minneapolis police officer who knelt on George Floyd's back has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison for his role in the latter's murder in 2020. Washington, Decemb
High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO. Geneva, December 10 (IANS): High levels o
More than 25,000 people were hospitalised due to flu in the US in the week ending December 3, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Los Angeles, D
On the eve of Human Rights Day, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk has highlighted some of the human rights crises that failed to attract enough international attention. Geneva, D
The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution on establishing a standing humanitarian exemption to the asset freeze measures imposed by the UN. United Nations, December 10 (IANS): The UN Secur
The Iranian nuclear chief has said that his country would uphold its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal if the anti-Iran sanctions are removed. Tehran, December 10 (IANS): The Iranian nuclea
Three soldiers of the Yemeni government forces were killed and eight others injured by unidentified gunmen, who ambushed their convoy in the country's southeastern province of Hadramout. Ad
New York, December 9 (IANS): Former US President Donald Trump's legal woes seem to be mounting by the day with the latest blow coming from a jury in New York in lower Manhattan that has found two of his org
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): As the ocean is "in dire straits," the landmark UN Convention on the Law of the Sea adopted 40 years ago is more relevant than ever, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gut
Jakarta, December 9 (IANS): A coal mine explosion in Indonesia's West Sumatra province on Friday, leaving nine workers dead, two others injured and one missing, an official said. The explosion in the min
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): The UN Security Council has welcomed the signing of a framework deal in Sudan to end political stalemate, and called on key political forces in the country to join the po
United Nations, December 9 (IANS): In eastern Congo last week, M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians, including 17 women and 12 children, a UN spokesman said. "An additional 8 people were shot and wo
San Francisco, December 8 (IANS): Ending the bitter Cloud war, the Pentagon has awarded its multi-billion dollar Cloud-computing contract to all the major players -- Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle - that
