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PARIS – A new report released today, Breaking Even or Breaking Through: Reaching Financial Sustainability While Providing High Quality Standards in Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa, highlights the need to increase funding to meet the demands for more and better education opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

New Delhi: The Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh is slated to preside over the 56th National Development Council (NDC) meeting to deliberate upon 12th Plan' Approach Paper.

New York: The United Nations human rights chief today called on Tunisia, the first country to free itself from entrenched regimes during the Arab Spring movement, to once again pioneer the path forward to full democracy when it holds elections for a constituent assembly this Sunday.

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have commended Indonesian authorities for cautious policymaking, which has underpinned a strong macroeconomic performance during the global crisis and a favorable growth outlook. Given Indonesia’s strong fundamentals, significant policy buffers, and vigorous domestic demand, Directors agreed that the risks from a deterioration in global economic conditions appear to be manageable. Looking ahead, improved infrastructure, better targeted social spending, and deeper structural reforms will be crucial to lifting the long-term prospects for growth.

New Delhi: The royal couple of Bhutan King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck are expected to be on a honeymoon-cum-diplomacy trip to India from October 23.

NEW DELHI: Indian government has started a fresh appraisal of its Iran policy in order to do away with the impression that Indian stance on Iran has been influenced by the US pressure. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, who is known for taking tough position on Iranian nuclear issue, is himself questioning some of the views of the United States administration in recent days and he himself is encouraging this process of reappraisal of India-Iran relations.

Bravo, Pratip Chaudhuri! The unconventional State Bank of India chairman has indulged in doing something few top bankers in the world would dare do. And, he is, predictably, facing the wrath of the government, the international credit rating agency Moody’s and the stock market.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Hervé Joly, visited Senegal from October 5-19, 2011 to conduct the second review under the three-year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) arrangement approved in December 2010. The members of the mission met with the ministers of economy and finance, budget, international cooperation, infrastructure, and energy; representatives of the BCEAO; other senior government officials; and representatives of the private sector, civil society and development partners.

New York: Nine countries are formally campaigning for elections tomorrow that will decide which States will occupy five non-permanent seats on the Security Council during 2012-13.

New York: Myanmar’s new Government must follow up on its release of 200 political prisoners earlier this month by freeing all remaining such detainees by the end of the year, a United Nations human rights expert said today.