Tibet: Earthquake Kills 16, Over 54 Injured
AMN/ WEB DESK 16 people have been killed and over 54 injured in Tibet after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu City last evening. Hundreds of homes…
UN Chief Guterres Urges Restraint Amid Escalating Yemen Hostilities
AMN/ WEB DESK United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for restraint amid escalating hostilities in Yemen. He condemned Houthi attacks on civilian targets in Saudi Arabia, warning that the…
US to Require Ebola Travel Declarations from Air Passengers
AMN/ WEB DESK The United States will introduce a new requirement for all US-bound air passengers to declare whether they have visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in…
UN Fund approves $20 million for flood-hit Nepal
AMN/ WEB DESK The United Nations Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage has approved 20 million US dollars to support Nepal’s recovery from the devastating floods in August. The…
WHO confirms first documented human Shamonda virus case in France
AMN/ WEB DESK World Health Organisation-WHO has reported the first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus in France after an immuno compromised patient died following the infection. WHO Director-General…
African Union calls for urgent action to contain Ebola outbreak across Africa
AMN/ WEB DESK The African Union and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention have called for enhanced solidarity and coordinated action to contain the spreading Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak…
India Counters Pakistan’s Claims on Religious Freedom at UN
AMN India has criticised Pakistan at the United Nations, recalling its refusal to acknowledge the bodies of its soldiers killed during the 1999 Kargil War, while raising concerns over its…
Venezuela: Protesters Demand Free Elections and Political Reforms
AMN / NEWS DESK Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets demanding free elections and political reforms amid uncertainty over the country’s political future. Yesterday, the first nationwide opposition protest…
Himalayan Crisis: India, Nepal, China Must Act to Prevent Disaster
By Manan Kumar The catastrophic flash floods in Nepal and Uttarkashi in the Himalayan region which claimed more than thounsand lives and left thousands missing, serve as a grim warning…
WHO confirms first documented human Shamonda virus case in France
AMN World Health Organisation-WHO has reported the first documented human infection with the Shamonda virus in France after an immuno compromised patient died following the infection. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…