Death toll in J&K encounter goes up to Five
AMN / The death toll in the ongoing encounter at Pampore in Jammu & Kashmir has gone upto five with an injured army soldier succumbing to injuries. Three unidentified militants…
Centre reviews Law and Order situation in Haryana
Haryana to bring Bill for reservation to Jat community AMN / Haryana government will bring a Bill in the upcoming Assembly session to give reservation to Jat community in the…
US, Russia agree for ‘sustained’ aid access to Syria
WASHINGTON / TIA NEWS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov have assured each other to ensure humanitarian aid access to Syria in “a sustained…
3 abducted Turkish journalists freed
ANKARA / Three Turkish journalists working for Anadolu Agency, allegedly kidnapped by PKK militanta for over 48 hours in Turkey’s southeastern Mardin province, have been freed. Anadolu Agency correspondent Rauf…
6 killed in shooting spree in US state of Michigan
At least six people have been killed and many injured, some critically in a random shooting spree in Kalamazoo in the US state of Michigan, local media reported. Police said…
Coffee can reduce risk of liver cirrhosis : Study
AMN / A pooled analysis of studies on coffee consumption in Britain shows that drinking coffee could lower the risk of developing a potentially fatal disease linked to excessive alcohol…
Syrian opposition factions ready for truce
A number of opposition groups in Syria have reported to have agreed to the possibility of a temporary truce if President Bashar al-Assad’s government and its allies respect several conditions,…
Over 37,000 cases of Zika registered in Colombia
Colombia has registered more than 37,000 cases of people infected with Zika, including more than 6,300 pregnant women, the country’s National Institute of Health reported today. The latest count, based…
Democratic race for prezidential nominee: Hillary Clinton wins Nevada caucuses
Hillary Clinton has narrowly won the Nevada caucuses in the Democratic race for presidential nominee in United State. She was leading with 52 per cent of the votes so far…
Lankan PM vows to go ahead with Indo-Lanka Economic Co-operation agreement
AMN / Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has vowed to go ahead with the Indo-Lanka Economic and Technical Co-operation agreement despite opposition from some professional bodies in the country.…