Hillary to outline steps for Obama’s nuke-free world
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set Wednesday to outline key steps Washington will take to fulfill President Barack Obama’s vision of a world free of nuclear weapons.
In a speech in Washington, Clinton will show how the world …
Khamenei urges OIC to support Palestinians
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday told the visiting Senegalese president whose nation heads the world’s largest Islamic body to do more for Palestinians, his website reported.
“The aim of creating the Organisation of the Islamic Conference is …
UN rights chief backs Gaza war crimes report
The U.N.’s top human rights official backed a report Thursday accusing Israeli forces and Palestinian militants of war crimes during their conflict in Gaza last winter.
Navi Pillay’s endorsement of the report by an expert group led by Judge Richard …
Dhaka rejects Yangon’s military build up
Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni yesterday rejected reports about Myanmar’s heavy military buildup along Bangladesh border following Dhaka’s move for UN arbitration over maritime boundary and said it is routine movements of security personnel.
In reply to a question she …
Film-maker Polanski arrested in Switzerland
Film-maker Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant, the Zurich Film Festival said in a statement on Sunday.
Polanski’s arrest on Saturday evening was in connection with an arrest warrant issued by US authorities in …