Violence in Burundi Expected: UN Warns
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remains concerned about the potential for escalating violence in Burundi and has reiterated his call for calm and restraint amid the African country’s simmering political…
Vietnam, U.S. Sign Joint Vision Statement
The U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phung Quang Thanh, signed a joint vision statement after meeting at the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense in Hanoi, Vietnam…
U.S. Congress Warns India About Surat Singh Khalsa
By Rakesh Raman Six California congressional representatives issued a letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday asking him to take up the cause of Surat Singh…
Ireland: UN Approves Marriage Equality Referendum
As he wrapped up a visit to Ireland Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General congratulated the country on its “fruitful and strong” relationship with the United Nations over the past 60 years…
New Delhi: The Case of a Neglected City
Poisonous pollution, broken roads, stray cattle, littering, and open defecation are among the irritants that make Delhi a veritable hell on earth. By Rakesh Raman Although New Delhi is India’s…
UN Condemns Escalated Fighting in South Sudan
The United Nations has condemned the escalation of hostilities in the past ten days between Government and opposition forces in Unity and Upper Nile states in South Sudan. In a…