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New York: Setting up economic, social, cultural, sports and other ties between the Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot communities can play a crucial role in promoting progress in the reunification talks under way on the Mediterranean island, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved today the first and second reviews of Ghana's economic performance under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. The approval will enable Ghana to draw SDR 81.50 million (US$119 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR149.15 million (US$218 million).

New York: The Security Council voted to impose a fourth round of United Nations sanctions against Iran, while demanding that the country suspend its enrichment activities and peacefully resolve outstanding concerns over the nature of its nuclear programme.

New York: As football fever spreads with the kick-off of the World Cup in South Africa this Friday, the United Nations labour agency has urged the world not to forget the plight of an estimated 215 million children who have to work for survival and miss out on education and sports.

New York: While the global recession and other crises have meant difficult times for developed and developing countries, the United Nations development chief stressed that achieving the poverty reduction targets with a 2015 deadline is possible, outlining priority areas for action in the next five years.

New York: The United Nations independent expert on torture has said he was deeply disappointed that he will not be able to visit Cuba to carry out a fact-finding mission this year because the country's authorities declined to consent to any of the dates he had proposed for the mission.

New York: Created from 7,000 weapons that were seized around the world and decommissioned, and welded into a five-ton sculpture, a new installation outside the United Nations complex in Vienna is hoping to turn hearts and minds on the subject of violence.

New York: Touching down in Burundi, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people of the tiny African nation for their achievements in consolidating peace as it rebuilds from decades of ethnic strife.

New York: South Africa's travel and hotel industries have signed a code of conduct designed to protect children against sex tourism, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said, praising the ethical guide as an enduring legacy of the 2010 World Cup which starts in the country on Friday.

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department will issue forecasts for one week and an outlook for the next from this year adding a feature to its forecasts during this monsoon. Now Farmers would get forecasts of active and break phases of monsoon 10-15 days in advance. Notes on the possibilities of changes in the monsoon activity - from the active phase to the break phase or from the break phase to the active phase would be part of these advisories.