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Why does Brazil get to speak first at UN...

Why does Brazil get to speak first at UNGA?

Why does Brazil get to speak first at UNGA? ### Unpacking Tradition: Brazil’s Prominent Opening Slot at the UN General Assembly The annual convening of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) marks a pivotal moment in global diplomacy, bringing together world leaders to deliberate on... read more »

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At least 26 killed in clashes along Suda...

At least 26 killed in clashes along Sudan-South Sudan border region

At least 26 killed in clashes along Sudan-South Sudan border region **Escalating Border Tensions: UN Forces Reinforce Abyei Amidst Deadly Clashes** The volatile border region between Sudan and South Sudan has been the scene of intensified violence, with reports indicating that at least 26... read more »

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Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor...

Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctions

Russia, China veto UN mandate to monitor Iran sanctions ### UN Security Council Disbands Iran Sanctions Monitoring Panel Amidst Russian-Chinese Veto **New York, NY** – The United Nations Security Council has officially dissolved its panel of experts tasked with monitoring compliance with... read more »

Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute...

Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths

Pennsylvania seeks CDC help amid dispute over US measles deaths ## Pennsylvania Seeks Federal Guidance Amidst Measles Death Classification Discrepancy **Harrisburg, PA** – State health officials in Pennsylvania have formally requested assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... read more »

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Terror groups citing ISIS crusade to recruit Indian youths

Terror groups are invoking the name of the Islamic State (IS) as a tool for recruiting youths in India. These youths can be trained in the lawless areas along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border for... read more »

Beijing to punish Dalai supporters

BEIJING: Chinese authorities have pledged to punish officials who follow Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and “support activities of... read more »

Top Bangladesh Islamist ‘may hang next week’...

DHAKA : Bangladesh may hang a senior Islamist leader as early as next week after the Supreme Court upheld his death sentence for war crimes, the law minister... read more »

China Develops Laser System Against Drones

Chinese engineers have successfully tested a laser weapon that can shoot down low-flying, slow-moving drones, state media reported Tuesday. The Low Altitude... read more »

9 killed in landslides in southwest China

Nine people have been killed inlandslides that struck southwest China’s Yunnan province last week. Nine people were buried as the disasterhit Xiaoxin... read more »

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Winter Olympics begins

SOCHI, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared the Sochi Winter Games officially open yesterday at a high-octane opening ceremony before 40,000 spectators at the gleaming new Fisht... read more »

Hyundai registers record sales in Middle East

MANAMA: Hyundai Motor Company has announced record sales across the Middle East region last year, for the second year in succession. The... read more »

Ford Middle East Reports 12% Rise In 2013

Ford Middle East recorded a year-on-year sales rise of 12 per cent in 2013, selling over 85,000 vehicles. The American car manufacturer, which also owns the... read more »

Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka sign labour pact

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia and Sri Lanka have signed a landmark labour pact in a renewed bid to regulate hiring of domestic workers from the island nation and... read more »

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

5,000 evacuated from Syrian conflict zone

Damascus – Over 5,000 afflicted people were evacuated Sunday from a rebel-held Damascus suburb by the army, the Syrian government said Sunday. “The... read more »

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45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

45 militants surrender in Afghanistan

Kabul – Forty-five militants surrendered Sunday in Baghlan province, seeking to resume normal life, in Afghanistan, an official said. “A 45-member group of militants who were involved in... read more »

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

CHOGM: Manmohan tells Rajapaksa he is not coming

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is... read more »

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Nasheed demands resignation of Maldives president

Male – Former president Mohammed Nasheed, the front-runner in the long-drawn-out presidential race in the Maldives, has asked incumbent President... read more »

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

CHOGM boycott: Manmohan explains to Rajapaksa

New Delhi – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday sent a letter of regret to Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, explaining why he is not... read more »

Maldives Supreme Court postpones run-off in presidentia...

Maldives SC puts off presidential poll run-off

Male – Maldives Supreme Court early Sunday blocked a second round run-off to elect a new president and postponed the re-vote to Nov 16 amid deep... read more »

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Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

Barack Obama cancels Asia trip due to shutdown

President Barack Obama cancelled a trip to Asia next week because of the government shutdown, the White House announced late on Thursday. Mr. Obama had already shortened the trip from four countries... read more »

Obama urges senators to delay new sanctions on Iran

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shut...

Obama ‘exasperated’ by government shutdownWashington – US President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he is... read more »

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