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New York: The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) said today his office is in indirect contact with Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, son of the former Libyan leader, on his possible surrender to face charges for crimes against humanity.

New York: At least 720 people have died in South Sudan from a protracted outbreak of visceral leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease, and the number of deaths could be much higher, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) reported today.

New York: Aerial bombings in Sudan’s Blue Nile state are driving a new wave of refugees into Ethiopia, with nearly 2,000 arriving in the last four days alone, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.

New York: The United Nations refugee agency today called for continued support for southern Kyrgyzstan, noting that while the overall situation in the Central Asian nation is peaceful, tensions persist in some areas that suffered inter-communal violence last year.

New York: The Security Council began a day-long debate today on the role of women in achieving peace and security, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for much greater involvement by women in conflict prevention and mediation as essential building blocks in reinforcing democracy.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Ana Lucía Coronel visited Almaty and Astana during October 21–28, to review economic and financial sector developments since the last Article IV consultation in June 2011, and discuss economic prospects. The mission appreciates the open discussions held with the government and central bank officials, and with representatives of the international, banking, and business communities.

New Delhi: In the fast moving geo-political alignment in Asia, India and Japan are working for closer partnership in many key strategic issues.

LUCKNOW: At a time when elections for Uttar Pradesh assembly are only few months away, Chief Minister Mayawati is facing problems from within, be it in the shape of serious allegations against ministers and legislators or large scale corruption charges involving the state government officials.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There seems to be no respite for Chief Minister Oommen Chandy from the problems plaguing the United Democratic Front (UDF) Government headed by him.

The annual four-month religious festival season beginning September, which also ushers in the busiest economic activity in the whole of South Asia until the end of March every year, is half way through. Onam, Id ul Fitr, Ganesh Chaturthi, Durga Puja, Dussehra and Diwali are over. Bakr Id, Guru Nanak’s birthday, Muharram and Christmas are due. The period also marks the annual Hajj season.