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At a special conference, held somewhere in the Dantewada region, the Communist Party of India (Maoist) strategic-policy-framers directed the leading comrades and their following not to criticize 'friendly' intellectuals, even if the latter 'criticise our methods'. The meet - neither a party congress nor a plenary session of the central committee, took place a few days before the killing of 76 para-military cops including 75 CRPF jawans.

New York: Negotiations on the unification of Cyprus should continue where they left off, the United Nations envoy tasked with steering the talks said as he made his first public remarks since the election of a new Turkish Cypriot leader.

New York: The top United Nations humanitarian official traveled to south-eastern Niger to assess the human impact of a grave food crisis that has affected more than half of the West African country's 14 million people.

New York: The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Sierra Leonean Government have embarked on a new initiative to provide free health care for pregnant women, lactating mothers and children under five across the West African nation.

New York: UNSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Sudanese authorities and political parties to peacefully resolve any disputes arising from this month's presidential and parliamentary elections as he commended the country's people for taking part in the recent ballot.

New York: Fresh from her visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which she described as the “rape capital of the world,” a senior United Nations official today urged the Security Council to make the prevention of sexual violence a top priority, and stressed the need to end impunity for the scourge.

New York: The global downturn has shed light on the need for Cambodian garment factories to both expand and diversify their markets to include those in Asia to reduce reliance on those in the United States and the European Union, according to a new report by the United Nations labour agency.

New York: The Security Council has put forward the possibility of establishing international tribunals to try pirates, as its members called for tougher legislation aimed at prosecuting and jailing suspects caught off the coast of Somalia.

New York: The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has cautioned that children in some countries are being over-exposed to radiation when undergoing computed tomography (CT) scans, increasing their risk of developing cancer.

New York: Religious leaders have a vital part to play in promoting dialogue between different cultures and societies at a time when globalization has left many people feeling discontented, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has told an international gathering of leaders.