UN concerned about Palestinian detainees, hunger-strikers

New York, Feb 14: A United Nations official on Wednesday expressed concern about the wellbeing of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons and in particular about the condition of hunger striker Samer Issawi. A UN statement said that Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley met in the West More

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OIC To Establish Financial Network For Palestinians

ARAB NEWS

Jeddah, Feb 14: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation intends to establish a secure financial network to support the Palestinians, OIC Secretary-General Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has said. Ihsanogly made this announcement on Wednesday during a meeting with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon More

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IAEA, Iran talks fail again

Vienna, Feb 14: The chief UN atomic inspector said today that talks with Iran had failed again to reach a deal on agreeing enhanced inspections of Tehran's nuclear programme, and that no new meeting had been set."We had discussions on the structured approach document but could not finalise the More

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'Syria death toll approaching 70,000'

REUTERS

Damascus, Feb 14: The death toll in Syria is likely approaching 70,000 with civilians paying the price for the UN Security Council’s lack of action to end the nearly 2-year-old conflict, the UN human rights chief has said. Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, repeated her More

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Operation to kill Osama was risky: Panetta

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Feb 14: US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta today said the daring operation to kill Osama bin Laden at his Abbottabad safe house in Pakistan was very risky as the al- Qaeda chief's presence there was not 100 per cent confirmed. As Director of the CIA, Panetta played a leading role More

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