A divided U.N. Security Council has voted to extend an arms embargo on South Sudan, where escalating political tensions have ...

On Jawaharlal Nehru's 61st death anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recalls how India's first prime minister cultivated a unique ...

Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure ...

Scientists say 4 billion people experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change ...

Two Indian peacekeepers, who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year, were honoured posthumously by the ...

Two Indian peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving under the UN flag last year will be honoured posthumously by the ...

Among the posthumous awardees of Dag Hammarskjold medals are: Sepoy Muhammad Tarique and Havildar Ahsan Ullah Khan who both served with UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). (Abyei is an area ...

The Act explicitly excludes those fleeing general crime or economic insecurity, aligning with the 1951 UN Refugee Convention.

Indian peacekeepers Brig. Gen. Amitabh Jha & Hav. Sanjay Singh receive posthumous Dag Hammarskjold Medals at solemn UN ...

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Some of those pardoned for the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have found opportunity in the political realm while states and local ...