May 29, 1953. A New Zealand beekeeper named Edmund Hillary and a Nepali sherpa named Tenzing Norgay became the first human beings to reach the top of the world -- the 29,035 foot Mount Everest, the highest mountain on earth.
China was also slammed by the panel for "lost opportunities to apply basic public health measures at the earliest opportunity."
The UN celebrated the birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar with a top official describing the noted Indian social reformer as a "global icon" for marginalised people.
Though the exact reason of his death was not known, media reports say he had been suffering from pneumonia
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clarke on Monday said there were immense opportunities to enhance bilateral trade with India.
Auckland has imposed diplomatic sanctions against Israel after two Mossad agents were caught and jailed in New Zealand.
New Zealand may revoke automatic citizenship now granted to anyone born there.
Antonio Guterres, who had served as UN High Commissioner for Refugees for 10 years, has emerged as the front-runner in the first two rounds of informal voting.
Russia's envoy to the UN and President of the Council for October Vitaly Churkin announced that after the sixth straw poll, Guterres has emerged as the "clear favourite" even as hopes for a woman to succeed Ban Ki-moon as the world's top diplomat suffered a major setback.
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