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Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan passes away

Kofi Annan (80), the former UN secretary-general and a Ghanaian diplomat, has passed away in Switzerland on August 18, 2018. He served two terms as UN chief from...

August 20, 2018

Mahathir bin Mohamad becomes new Prime Minister of Malaysia

Mahathir bin Mohamad has become the new Prime Minister of Malaysia on May 10, after scoring a historic victory at the 14th general election 2018. With this, 92-year...

May 10, 2018

Ban Ki-moon newly elected Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)

Ban Ki-moon, the former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has been elected as the new Chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA). He succeeded Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda....

April 11, 2018

Australia wins 27th edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2018

World champions Australia have lifted the coveted 27th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2018 in Ipoh, Malaysia on March 10, 2018. In the final, they beat...

March 11, 2018

PM Modi conferred ‘Grand Collar of State of Palestine’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been conferred with the ‘Grand Collar of the State of Palestine’ by President Mahmoud Abbas for his key contribution to promote relations between...

February 10, 2018

Japan to host ministerial meeting of UNSC on North Korea’ nuclear efforts

Japan will host a ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) on December 15, which will be focused on finding peaceful ways to pressure North Korea to...

December 3, 2017

Audrey Azoulay to be new Director-General (DG) of UNESCO

Audrey Azoulay, a French civil servant and politician, has been elected to become the new Director-General (DG) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). She will...

October 15, 2017

Rajesh Nath conferred ‘Cross of Order of Merit’, highest civilian honour of Germany

Rajesh Nath, the managing director of VDMA India, has been conferred the ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’, the highest civilian honour awarded to individuals for their services...

October 9, 2017

New Delhi to host 14th India-EU Summit -2017

The 14th India-EU Summit will be held in New Delhi from October 5-7, 2017. During the summit, both sides are expected to discuss a host of key issues...

September 30, 2017

Peter Thomson appointed as first special envoy for oceans by United Nations

Peter Thomson, the outgoing president of the General Assembly, has been appointed as the first special envoy for the oceans by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Thomson played...

September 13, 2017

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