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New York: The high-level conference that the United Nations global nuclear safety watchdog is hosting in June will address the political impact of the Japanese power plant crisis, and not just its technical aspects, the agency’s chief said today.

New York: The number of people in need of emergency food aid in East Africa has increased by 2 million to nearly 8.4 million as drought continues to ravage the region, the United Nations humanitarian arm reported today.

Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), while acknowledging recent steps to address long-standing policy concerns, encouraged the authorities to support medium-term economic prospects through a more effective pursuit of the unfinished reform agenda. In particular, restructuring the financial sector, strengthening economic and financial relations with Italy, and introducing a comprehensive fiscal framework will be key to a successful repositioning of the economy.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $100 million to raise the productivity of orchards and natural forests to increase incomes in areas of northwest People's Republic of China (PRC) that suffer from some of the worst land degradation and poverty rates in the country.

New York: With the post-electoral deadlock in Côte d’Ivoire now entering its fifth month and the crisis showing no signs of abating, the Security Council today demanded an immediate end to the violence against civilians and decided to impose targeted sanctions against former president Laurent Gbagbo, his wife and three associates.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending $650 million in emergency assistance loans to help Pakistan rebuild vital infrastructure destroyed during last year's floods.

New Delhi: Cricket lovers and people on either side of the border are eagerly awaiting how the cricket diplomacy would shape the future relationship between the two countries when the Indian Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh would host a dinner in honour of the Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani in Mohali after the conclusion of the second World Cup semi-final on Wednesday evening.

New Delhi: Just a day after the signing of the joint statement by the home secretary of India and the interior secretary of Pakistan the Indian government officially declared that its National Investigation Agency (NIA) has made a breakthrough in the Samjhauta Express bomb blast probe case.

New York: Swift and decisive action by the international community has stopped a humanitarian disaster from emerging so far in Libya, but the country’s transition to genuine democracy will take time and require concerted global support, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned today.

New York: The United Nations telecommunications agency today announced that it has reached agreement with two international satellite organizations to expedite the restoration of vital telecommunications services in the aftermath of natural disasters.