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New York: The Republic of Korea today formally requested the Security Council to take up the matter of the sinking of one of its naval ships, alleged by the country to have been carried out by neighbouring Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DRPK).

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the sixth review of Sierra Leone's performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The approval will enable a final disbursement of SDR 7 million (about US$10.2 million), bringing total disbursements under the program to SDR 51.88 million (US$75.8 million). In completing the review, the Executive Board granted a waiver for the non-observance of the quantitative performance criterion on the domestic primary fiscal balance of the central government.

New York: As millions around the globe celebrate World Environment Day, United Nations officials are warning that the incredible variety of life on Earth is in peril and urging everyone to speak out to protect biodiversity.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed today the seventh review of Tanzania's economic performance under the Policy Support Instrument (PSI) and approved a new three-year Instrument. The previous PSI was approved by the Executive Board in 2007 and has been extended until June 4, 2010.

A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), led by Mr. Bernardin Akitoby, visited Burundi May 11-22, 2010 to conduct the 2010 Article IV Consultation and the fourth review of the government's economic and financial program supported by the IMF under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF).

New Delhi: Sh. Sachin Pilot, the Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, has directed that quality of services being offered by BSNL be closely monitored. The exercise has been first launched in Rajasthan, Bihar, Maharashtra, Kerala, and North-East- I Circles.

New Delhi: The Government of India has made amendments to the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules.

New York: International prices of key food staples dropped in the first five months of this year, driven largely by plummeting prices of cereals and sugar, according to a new United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report.

New York: African health ministers and representatives of international agencies have gathered in Marrakesh, Morocco, at a meeting organized by the United Nations and its partners to discuss the impact of influenza on the continent.

South Africa was a major trade partner of India prior to 1946 and accounted for 5 percent of India's total exports then. But, following the introduction of apartheid regime in South Africa, India became the first country to sever trade relations in 1946, and subsequently imposed a complete - diplomatic, commercial, cultural and sports- embargo on that country. It remained an outspoken critic of the apartheid era government in South Africa, a stand, which evoked goodwill for it in South Africa and other African countries.