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Former UN chief Kofi Annan passes away

Annan was the first black African to take up the role of the world's top diplomat. IMAGE: United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on April 27, 2005.......

Kofi Annan: The 'teflon' UN secretary-general

'Kofi Annan will be remembered more for his Nobel Prize and related glory rather than Rwanda and Volcker,' notes Ambassador T P Sreenivasan with whom he worked in the UN. IMAGE: Former UN......

Annan meets Kalam

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday held talks with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan in Delhi, official sources said.During the 35-minute meeting, Kalam suggested the launch of an......

Annan to tour Middle East

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan will begin a whirldwind tour of the Middle East on Friday in a bid to drum up support for the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon. During his visit to Middle......

Annan wins prestigious environment award

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been awarded the prestigious Zayed Prize for Global Leadership for his efforts to save the environment and promote sustainable development.The prize......

Rich nations fueling poverty: Annan

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday accused the world's richest countries of fueling poverty through unfair trade policies."The damage is profound and the victims can be counted in the......

Annan calls for plan to bridge digital divide

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for an action plan on the use of information and communication technologies in bridging the digital divide, especially in the developing......

Annan asks rich nations to hike aid

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the rich nations to keep their promises to increase the official development aid to 0.7 per cent of the GDP and expand debt relief to help the......

Nitin Desai is Annan's special adviser for info su

Eminent economist and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Nitin Desai has been appointed as Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Adviser for the World Summit on......

Annan lauds India's growth

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annanlauded the rapid economic progress made by India, China, Russia and Brazil but said further political, economic and other reforms are essential to 'distribute the......

Watch Annan Thambi for Mammootty

When the hero's entryis greeted with a shower of marigolds, we can easily gauge the tone of the film. Especially if the location happens to be the buzzing Pollachi market, where a dozen goons beat......

Mammootty's son Dulquer Salman vs veterans

Mammootty's son Dulquer Salman's second film, Ustad Hotel releases today. The film is directed by Anwar Rasheed. He is competing with M A Nishad's No 66 Madurai Bus and Aji John's Namukku......

Mammootty's son in Anwar Rasheed's film

Get your lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry. Mammootty's son Dulqar Salman, who is making his debut with the forthcoming film Second Show, is also playing the lead in......

Liked Globe hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler? VOTE!

While their second turn as Golden Globes host was rather sedate, this year saw Tina Fey and Amy Poehler (in the picture) making some brave jokes. There was the Bill Crosby one, where Poehler......

Historic night for Indian hockey! Two prestigious FIH awards

FIH Awards: Captain Harmanpreet Singh wins best men's player award, PR Sreejesh named best men's goalkeeper IMAGE: Harmanpreet Singh and PR Sreejesh (below) were honoured with prestigious FIH......

Who will take charge of FIFA? Kofi Annan or Platini

Campaigners call for Kofi Annan to take charge of FIFA reform Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images A group campaigning for reform of world......

Controversy erupts as India sweep FIH annual awards

Harmanpreet Singh won the men's Player of the Year award and Gurjit Kaur was recognised as the best player in the women's section. Veteran P R Sreejesh and Savita Punia won the best goalkeeper......

China FA create race-based World Cup qualifier poster

The Chinese Football Association has drawn criticism for publishing a promotional poster that warns not to underestimate Hong Kong's team of "black, white and yellow" players ahead of their World......

'Moral victors' Ghana get $20,000 cash bonus

Ghana's national soccer team won a $20,000 cash bonus per player on Tuesday and were hailed moral victors by former UN chief and countryman Kofi Annan after losing out on a World Cup semi-final......