United Nations, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) The UN General Assembly Tuesday elected Colombia to hold one of the two non-permanent seats on the Security Council reserved for Latin America and the Caribbean during 2011-12.

Havana, Oct 13 (IANS/EFE) The Cuban government has asked all its officials to dress in guayaberas - the traditional shirts - for all diplomatic programmes on the island.

ByArunKumar UnitedNations,Oct13(IANS)India,BrazilandSouthAfrica(IBSA)havevowedtoaccordhighestprioritytopromotingtheobjectivesofthepoornationsintheUNSecurityCouncilandmakingitsworkingmoretransparent.

KOLKATA - Durga Puja 'pandals' here are often spin-offs on current themes. And sure enough, this time one has borrowed a famous line from a Satyajit Ray film to indicate - not too subtly - that winds of political change are blowing in West Bengal.

WASHINGTON - Welcoming India's election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, the United States has backed its role on regional and global issues, but stopped short of endorsing India's quest for a permanent seat.