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BHOPAL: There is no end to the embarrassment of the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan. One after another exposure of corrupt practices by the high and the mighty in the State must surely be giving sleepless nights to the chief minister.

LUCKNOW: Congress has launched its campaign for next assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled for 2012 from Ambedkar Jayanti, April 14. AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi visited Ambedkar Nagar where he flagged off Congress Sandesh Rath Yatra which is part of his Mission 2012 to capture power in UP.

Mr. Robert Rennhack, chief of an International Monetary Fund mission to Paraguay, has said in a statement issued in Asunción that the economy of the country would bounce back in 2010.

New York: The United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Uruguay breached a treaty with neighbouring Argentina when it moved to construct pulp mills at the centre of an environmental dispute between the South American countries.

New York: A United Nations-backed body seeking to end the impunity of illegal security groups that violate human rights in Guatemala has been successful and its mandate should be extended and strengthened to cover corruption and organized crime, its head said.

New York: More public spending is required in Iraq to ensure quality education for all, a right enshrined in the nation's constitution, the United Nations said, as the world body-backed Global Action Week for Education gets under way.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission led by Mr. Mbuyamu Matungulu visited the Union of Comoros during April 6-20, 2010 to conduct discussions for the first review of performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) program and finalize preparations for reaching the Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) initiative Decision Point.

New York: While eruptions from the Icelandic volcano that have disrupted global air travel have recently ejected less ash, that could change at any time, the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned.

New York: Policies taken by the so-called Group of 20 major economies (G20) in response to the economic crisis have saved or created some 21 million jobs since last year, according to the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO).