UNICEF Announces the Appointment of Next Executive Director
UNICEF welcomed UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ announcement that Henrietta H. Fore will succeed Anthony Lake as UNICEF Executive Director when his term ends on 31 December 2017. Ms. Fore has…
PM Modi to Inaugurate Noida – South Delhi Metro Line
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will inaugurate a stretch of the new Magenta line of the Delhi Metro on 25th December. The line connects Botanical Garden in Noida…
Security Council Imposes New Sanctions on North Korea
The United Nations Security Council imposed Friday new sanctions on North Korea a.k.a. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). According to a UN report, it will increase the depth of…
UN General Assembly Rejects Trump’s Jerusalem Decision
By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, following an…
Journalism Plays Critical Role to Protect Democracy: Venkaiah Naidu
The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu, said that Journalism is a ‘unique vocation’ to serve the truth and hold a mirror to the contemporary happenings in a society.…
President Trump Commutes Prison Sentence of Sholom Rubashkin
President Donald Trump commuted Wednesday the prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin. According to a White House statement, this is an action encouraged by bipartisan leaders from across the political spectrum,…