Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons was awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons. According to the Norwegian......
Chemical weapons from the Muammar Gaddafi era have been found in Libya and the new government has sought international help in securing them, National Transitional Council Prime Minister Mahmoud......
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has asked countries, which still possess chemical weapons to destroy them. In a message on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Chemical......
In a major breakthrough, the United Nations Security Council on Saturday voted unanimously on a resolution to destroy Syria's chemicals weapons stockpile and warned of strong action in case of......
The United Nations said on Friday it has received documents from Syrian government on joining the chemical weapons convention, which outlaws their production and use. "The Secretary-General (Ban......
In 2001, private Indian manufacturers were first allowed into the defence sector, subject to licences. Since then, private industries, as well as the government's licensing authority, have faced a......
When Slobodan Milosevic died in his jail cell in March, he left behind an $800 million mystery. Between 1992 and 2000 the Serbian strongman spirited at least that amount, much of it in cash, out of......
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: India's Ajay Jayaraman will face Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia in the last eight of the competition. Photograph: PTI Indian......
Greece insisted on Wednesday it will not let foreign guards carry weapons to protect athletes at next month's Olympics after the New York Times reported Athens would turn a blind eye to their......