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New York: The top United Nations envoy for West Africa has called for concerted international efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, as well as other forms of transnational crime such as trafficking in narcotics and medicines.

New York: A United Nations human rights expert today called on Thailand to amend laws that impose jail terms of three to 15 years on “whoever defames, insults or threatens” top members of the country’s royal family, stressing that their vagueness contravened international treaties.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to allocate more resources for the treatment of mental disorders, saying that too little funding was devoted to mental health despite the debilitating nature of the illnesses and the fact they can be prevented or treated effectively.

New York: A new report shows that high food prices are likely to continue and possible increase over the next decade. Keeping this in view, the United Nations agencies working to combat hunger today called for action to ensure long-term food security.

New Delhi: The government, faced with a series of scams relating to 2G Spectrum allocation, has now formulated a new draft policy suggesting the need for enactment of a separate Spectrum Act.

As a result of the (safety) reviews carried out by the NPCIL and AERB, certain additional design features are being implemented in Indian nuclear installations. One of them is providing adequate capacity portable air-cooled diesel generator sets to supply power to essential services, without fail. Another is ensuring that adequate amount of fresh water is available for ensuring cooling of the nuclear fuel.

The electoral battle for Punjab Assembly’s February 2012 polls is getting messier. There is a flurry of charges being levelled against each other by the ruling Akali and the main opposition Congress leaderships. The main issues in focus include the state’s financial health and corruption. The situation calls for a closer look as these issues will influence the outcome of the elections.

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party state President Akhilesh Yadav who completed fourth phase of his Samajwadi Kranti Rath Yatra on October 9 received impressive response from public all along the route. He addressed meetings in neighboring district of Sitapur which has always been very important for Samajwadi Party.

ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA – Mongolia has a bright future but needs to continue economic reform and ensure that the fruits of development are extended to all its people, Haruhiko Kuroda, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said today.

New Delhi: India-Czech Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation has been upgrade Ministerial level.