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Deaths in DR Congo detention centres doubled in 2012, says UN report

New York: A United Nations report released last night indicates increasing number of deaths in detention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

World Tourism Forum to be held in Lucerne from 17-19 April

Lucerne, Switzerland: The 3rd World Tourism Forum is scheduled to be held at the Swiss Museum of Transport, Lucerne from 17-19 April this year....

World has a new Pope: Ban congratulates Pope Francis

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on taken the name Pope Francis on his assumption of the papacy. “I look forward to...

China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market to be held in Beijing from 9-11 April

Beijing: The 9th edition of COTTM, China's leading outbound travel exhibition, is scheduled to be held at the Beijing National Agricultural Exhibition Center from...

World Committee on Tourism Ethics praises growing private sector commitment

Madrid: The Twelfth Meeting of the World Committee on Tourism Ethics commended the UNWTO Private Sector Commitment to the Global Code of Ethics for...

Xi Jinping elected as President of China

BEIJING: The Chinese parliament on Thursday formally elected Xi Jinping as the country's new president, the move came four months after he took charge...

The world has a Pope from Argentina

VATICAN CITY: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina has been elected as Pope. He is the first Pope from Latin America in the history...

UN Investigation against US drone attacks victims are continuing

By Zurlqarnain Haider  ISLAMABAD: Ben Emerson UN Special Rapporteur who is here in Pakistan met British High Commissioner Adam Thompson on Wednesday March 13, 2013 in...

Cardinals still unable to elect new pope

VATICAN CITY: Roman Catholic cardinals have failed to elect a new pope to lead the troubled Church as black smoke rose from a chimney...

Seven men executed in Saudi Arabia for juvenile crime despite UN appeal

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday publicly executed seven men convicted of thefts, looting and armed robberies, despite appeals for clemency by UN experts and...

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