13-year-old boy from Kashmir all set for Bollywood as Vishal Bhardwaj hunts for talented artists for Hyder

Return of Bollywood in Kashmir has opened doors for many Kashmiri artists, alongwith 13-year-old Ainain, who is the new find by renowned film maker Vishal Bhardwaj.

Syrian, Cambodian, Afghan Women Win Media Awards

The director of an Afghanistan news organization, a Syrian photojournalist and a Cambodian investigative reporter each received Courage in Journalism awards from a women&rs...

Survey: For young children, mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones now a mainstay

The vast majority of young children in the United States are using mobile devices and for much longer periods of time, with an even greater number of babies being exposed t...

Strengthening African health systems

A group of current and former African finance ministers discussed ways to improve the management of public health systems at an early October roundtable convened by Harvard...

Obama Says Health Law Critics ‘Grossly Misleading’

President Barack Obama defended his health-care law, saying the flawed online insurance exchange will get fixed and accusing critics of “grossly misleading” the...

UN teams with ‘Revolution’ TV show to highlight real challenges of a world without power

The fictional concept at the heart of the television series ‘Revolution’ – which picks up 15 years after the start of a worldwide blackout – is the ...

A Dynamic Dialogue for Sustainable Development Goals

Major Groups and other stakeholders will have an intersessional meeting with members of the Open Working Group on sustainable development goals on 22 November, just before ...

Graham Stark, Pink Panther actor, dies aged 91

British comic actor Graham Stark, best known for his recurring roles opposite Peter Sellers in the Pink Panther films, has died aged 91.

The actor died in London on...

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS CRITICAL ‘WATCHDOG’ ROLE OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS IN NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the twenty-first International Congress of Supreme Audit Institutions, delivered by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secret...