`Four UN staff `unaccounted for` after Kabul attack`

Last Updated: Saturday, January 18, 2014, 08:32

Four United Nations` employees were missing five hours after at least 14 people were killed in a multiple Taliban suicide attack on a popular restaurant in Kabul, UN officials said.

Vatican grilled on child abuse by UN watchdog

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 00:50

The Vatican was today pushed for the first time to provide answers to the UN over its commitment to stamp out child sex abuse by priests.

Learn from India on polio: Pakistani daily

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 14:32

A newspaper said lessons should be learnt from India if Pakistan wants to eradicate polio.

140 CISF personnel flagged off for UN mission in Haiti

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 21:08

A 140-member squad of paramilitary CISF was flagged off for rendering United Nations mandated security duties in Haiti in the Caribbean island.

UN confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 04:35

Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by UN experts in Syria, where a 2-1/2-year civil war has killed over 100,000 people, according to a UN report published on Thursday.

Iran sees implementation of nuclear deal starting by early January

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 18:35

The implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and six world powers is expected to begin in late December or early January, Iran`s envoy to the U.N. nuclear agency said on Friday.

World food prices are steadying: United Nation

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 18:14

World food prices are stabilising after a long period of extreme volatility, the UN`s food agency said, as it presented new data showing food prices rose only slightly in October.

UN asks Nepalese Maoists to help maintain peace during polls

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 21:27

The United Nation on Saturday asked the hardline faction of Nepalese Maoists to help authorities in maintaining peace during the Constituent Assembly polls to be held later this month.

Dutch official to head Syria chemical arms mission

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 08:42

The United Nations today named Dutch official Sigrid Kaag to head the risky international mission to eradicate Syria`s chemical weapons.

US ready to engage diplomatically with Iran: Barack Obama

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 14:09

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said that he was looking forward to a new relationship with Iran, based on mutual respect but at the same time he warned that Tehran must match its words with action.

Iran says US no longer has pretext to attack Syria

Last Updated: Sunday, September 15, 2013, 13:44

Iran`s deputy foreign minister said today the United States no longer has a pretext to attack Syria, following a deal struck to eliminate that country`s chemical weapons.

Strike on Syria may trigger attack on Israel: Iran

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 23:48

Iran has issued a thinly veiled threat to Israel, saying that in the event of a US attack on Iranian ally Syria some groups may retaliate by striking the Jewish state.