Climate change causing ‘dramatic rise’ in economic losses : UN
United Nations, Oct 11 : Climate-related and geophysical disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis have killed 1.3 million people ...
Multiple barriers prohibits girls from reaching their full potential, says UN chief
United Nations, Oct 11 : In a statement marking International Day of the Girl Child, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio ...
More Asiatic lions test positive for virus after 23 deaths
Mumbai: At least 21 more Asiatic lions, an endangered species found only in India, have tested positive for a highly contagious virus ...
Maldives’ defeated Yameen challenges result of presidential poll
Colombo: The president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging his defeat in ...
More than 8,000 Afghan civilian casualties so far this year: UN
Kabul: At least 8,050 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of 2018, almost half of them targeted by ...
Pompeo says no more US reconstruction aid to Syria if Iran stays
The United States will refuse any additional reconstruction assistance to war-torn Syria so long as Iranian troops are present in ...
Rafale deal: SC asks Centre to furnish details on decision-making process
New Delhi, Oct 10 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Union government to furnish details about the decision-making process ...
Indonesians step up search for quake victims to beat deadline as toll exceeds 2,000
Palu, Indonesia : Rescue workers in Indonesia stepped up their search for victims of an earthquake and tsunami on Tuesday, hoping to ...
Turkey says will search consulate where Saudi journalist vanished
Ankara: Turkey said on Tuesday it would search Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished ...
Trump’s U.N. envoy Nikki Haley quits, denies 2020 ambitions
Washington : Nikki Haley announced on Tuesday she is resigning as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but the rising ...