Any country opposed to signing or ratifying it is simply failing to meet its responsibilities, says Ban Ki-moon.

Calls the 2-0 ODI lead a good turnaround after losing Test series 3-0.

Sports minister orders state-run Bank of Ceylon to settle wages of national cricketers not been paid for over a year.

Fazal Saeed, leader of breakaway faction of TTP claims responsibility for attack, says attack targeted Shia community.

Ahmadinejad says all of the region's problems are a result of foreign interference.

Bangladesh court says distortion of Bengali language tantamount to 'rape'.

Says HRW statement ‘extremely derogatory, biased and contradictory’.

Official says loyalists of the Haqqani network were victim of first strike.

At the assembly 137 states voted in favour, 12 voted against on the resolution endorsing the Arab League plan.

Nigerian "underwear bomber" tried to blow up a packed airliner on Christmas Day 2009.