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New Delhi: India and United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed agreements on security cooperation and transfer of sentenced persons in here on Wednesday.

KOLKATA; Led by the CPI(M), left parties in West Bengal are yet to devise a comprehensive anti-Government strategy, as the Trinamool-Congress Ministry enters the seventh month of its tenure.

KOLKATA: If Trinamool Congress (TMC) insiders are to be believed, their supremo Mamata Banerjee is just a wee bit surprised by the relentless political tirade directed against her party by the Congress these days.

New York: The second-in-command of the Khmer Rouge today told a United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal, where he is facing trial for genocide and other charges, that he had been trying to protect Cambodia from aggression when the notorious regime ruled the country in the late 1970s.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Namibia from November 9-22, 2011 to conduct discussions for the annual Article IV Consultation. The IMF team met with Prime Minister Nahas Angula, Minister of Finance Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Parliamentarians, senior officials in government departments and the Bank of Namibia, and representatives of the private sector, non-government organizations, trade unions, and development partners.

New York: The United Nations-managed Intangible Heritage List shines a spotlight on the vast range of global traditions – from Korean dance to French gastronomy to Costa Rican ox-herding – but risks becoming a victim of its own success, a senior United Nations official warned today.

Singapore — Growth is still strong in developing East Asia, but continues to moderate mainly due to weakening external demand, underscoring the need for governments to refocus on reforms to increase domestic demand and productivity, says the World Bank in its latest East Asia and Pacific Economic Update released today.

New York: It will be up to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to decide where Saif al-Islam Qadhafi, son of the former Libyan leader, will stand trial to face charges for crimes against humanity, the court’s Prosecutor said today as he arrived in Tripoli for talks with national authorities.

New York: A United Nations policy guide released today offers advice on how to reform and improve criminal justice systems so that they are fairer and more sensitive to the needs of the victims of terrorism and their families.

New York: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today the need to de-escalate the current tensions in the Middle East so that direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians can resume as soon as possible.