US vetoes UN resolution on protecting Palestinians

UNITED NATIONS, June 02 (Agencies): The United States (US) vetoed on Friday an Arab-backed UN draft resolution calling for measures to protect the Palestinians but failed to win any backing for its own text condemning Hamas for the violence in Gaza.The two failed votes at the Security Council came a...

Modi calls for 'equal access' to shared maritime area

SINGAPORE, June 02 (AFP): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for countries to have "equal access" to shared maritime and air spaces, and for regional disputes to be settled under international law.In a speech at the start of a security summit in Singapore, Modi described his vision of nations across...