Pact on nuclear disarmament cannot be discriminatory: KrishnaUNITED NATIONS - India has made it clear that while it attaches “the highest priority” to the goal of nuclear disarmament, any international accord to achieve this goal cannot be discriminatory. India seeks united action against terrorismUNITED NATIONS - India has asked the world community to urgently help bring to justice the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, saying it is their collective responsibility and duty to fight the “malignant menace” of terrorism. Krishna says India wants to resolve all issues peacefully with PakUNITED NATIONS - Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna, took the podium at the United Nations General Assembly to remind the world of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, and said that India wants to resolve all outstanding issues with Pakistan through peaceful dialogue. India attaches highest priority to nuclear disarmament, Krishna tells UNUNITED NATIONS - India’s External Affairs Minister S M Krishna today said that India attaches the highest priority to the goal of nuclear disarmament. ‘India attaches highest priority to nuclear disarmament’UNITED NATIONS - Welcoming the renewed global debate on achieving a world free of nuclear weapons, India says it attaches “the highest priority” to nuclear disarmament and stands committed to safeguarding international peace and security. Ethiopia sees Somalia being lost to extremists; says UN lacks political willUNITED NATIONS — Somalia is being hijacked by al-Qaida-linked terrorists who are better organized and more highly motivated than the ineffectual government in Mogadishu, and Sudan could be the next nation to fall under their influence, Ethiopia warned Saturday. UN calls on Southeast Asian Nations Association leaders to take tougher stance with MyanmarUNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a ministerial meeting of southeast Asian nations late Saturday to take a tougher line with fellow member Myanmar in hopes its military junta will free political prisoners and hold fair elections. Ban, Clinton urge UN to tackle hunger, ensure global food securityUNITED NATIONS — U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday led calls for quick action to ensure global food security as millions suffer from hunger due to the economic crisis and climate change. Nepal promises probe into assassinations and “disappearances”UNITED NATIONS — Nepal’s Maoist-dominated government promised Saturday to establish a “disappearance commission” to investigate political killings that the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights says were perpetrated by communist insurgents fighting to overthrow the monarchy. UN chief, Netherlands, Slovakia admonish Iran for new secret nuke programUNITED NATIONS — Iran’s sudden revelation of a formerly secret uranium enrichment plant brought more condemnation Saturday at the U.N. General Assembly, with the Netherlands calling Tehran’s presumed weapons program “a major challenge to international peace and security.” Leaders at UN debate push for greater efforts on climate changeUNITED NATIONS - Leaders attending a key UN debate here Saturday urged greater international efforts to tackle climate change, voicing high hopes for successful outcomes at the December climate conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. AP Exclusive: UN assembly president cites rules fight in Madagascar speech shut-outUNITED NATIONS — U.N. General Assembly President Ali Abdessalam Treki said he was only following the rules when he tried to let Madagascar’s coup leader Andry Rajoelina speak. Analysis: In US Senate, in global conferences, Obama faces nuclear challenges in 2010UNITED NATIONS — In the afterglow of success at his one-day U.N. nuclear summit, a satisfied Barack Obama was also realistic. UN chief and Netherlands PM admonish Iran for new secret nuke programUNITED NATIONS — Iran’s sudden revelation of a formerly secret uranium enrichment plant brought more condemnation Saturday at the U.N. General Assembly, with the Netherlands calling Tehran’s presumed weapons program “a major challenge to international peace and security.” UN seeks to engage with rebel groups to ensure respect of humanitarian lawUNITED NATIONS — The world body must engage more with insurgent groups in conflicts around the world to ensure they too are respecting the Geneva Conventions. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday. Egyptian minister urges Israel to release 1,000 Palestinians in return for Israeli soldiersUNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister urged Israel on Friday to release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier captured in 2006. Serbia seeks to host anniversary summit marking 50 years of Nonaligned MovementUNITED NATIONS — Serbia is proposing to host a summit of the 120-member Nonaligned Movement, which has angered the United States with its opposition to the invasion of Iraq and its support for Iran and Cuba. AP Interview: Egypt warns of Mideast nuclear arms race if Israel and Iran are pusuing weaponsUNITED NATIONS — Egypt’s foreign minister warned Friday that a nuclear-capable Israel and an Iran pursuing nuclear weapons could trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. UN condemns ‘intimidation’ against Brazilian embassy in Honduras where ousted-pres is hidingUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council on Friday condemned “acts of intimidation” against the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, where that country’s ousted president is holed up, but said nothing about restoring him to power. Pakistan’s president gives UN speech alongside portrait of slain wife BhuttoUNITED NATIONS — Pakistan is beginning to claw its way out of the clutches of terrorists and religious extremists after decades of violence, President Asif Ali Zardari said Friday, with a portrait of his assassinated wife, Benazir Bhutto, by his side. Arab leaders urge Obama to present an outline of Mideast peace deal, to break logjamUNITED NATIONS — The head of the Arab League and the Egyptian foreign minister on Friday urged President Barack Obama to present his own outline of an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, in order to break the current logjam and spur negotiations. Abbas: Israel’s settlement expansion blocks relaunch peace talksUNITED NATIONS — The Palestinian president tells the U.N. General Assembly that Israel’s continued settlement expansion is blocking the resumption of Mideast peace talks. Developing nations ask industrialized world to compensate them for economic, climate crisesUNITED NATIONS — Developing nations are urging the industrialized world to acknowledge its responsibility for the global economic and climate crises and to compensate them for the damages these have caused. Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe blames troubles on U.S.-led Western embargoUNITED NATIONS — Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe slammed the United States and Europe on Friday for what he called “filthy clandestine antics” for keeping economic sanctions clamped on his authoritarian nation, even though he now presides over a coalition government. ‘Busybee’ Zardari too busy for Obama in his own backyard!UNITED NATIONS - While President Barack Obama has been constantly mentioning Pakistan and its struggle against terrorism and asking the world leaders to understand the need of helping Islamabad to bail itself out from the current crises, President Asif Ali Zardari, it seems, is least interested in Obama’s talks. Violent extremists within Pak a threat to US, region and entire world: ObamaUNITED NATIONS - US President Barack Obama has said that militants based on Pakistani soil pose a serious security threat not only to Pakistan and the region, but also to the United States and the whole world. AP Exclusive: Tiny Palau with just 1 patrol boat creates world’s first shark sanctuaryUNITED NATIONS — The tiny Pacific nation of Palau is creating the world’s first shark sanctuary, a biological hotspot to protect great hammerheads, leopard sharks, oceanic whitetip sharks and more than 130 other species fighting extinction in the Pacific Ocean. Auschwitz blueprints highlight Netanyahu’s UN riposte to Iran president’s Holocaust claimsUNITED NATIONS — Waving the blueprints for Auschwitz and invoking the memory of his own family members murdered by the Nazis, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his most passionate and public riposte yet to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s questioning of the Holocaust. ‘Glad to be back,’ Clinton restores US to nuclear forum, vows treaty push in SenateUNITED NATIONS — Saying America’s “glad to be back,” Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday rejoined a U.N. conference on the nuclear test-ban treaty after a 10-year U.S. absence from the biennial meeting. Obama-led UN Security Council backs broad agenda for nuclear weapon-free worldUNITED NATIONS — With President Barack Obama presiding, the U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously endorsed a sweeping strategy aimed at halting the spread of nuclear weapons and ultimately eliminating them, to usher in a world with “undiminished security for all.” |
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