INTERNATIONAL AWAAZ

Russia, India, China reaffirm their support for non-discriminatory trading system with WTO at its core

AMN/ WEB DESK Foreign Ministers of India, Russia and China have reaffirmed their support for a transparent, open, inclusive and non-discriminatory multilateral trading system, with the World Trade Organization, WTO at its core. In a Joint Communique after the 18th Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of three countries, the leaders reiterated their support for the … Continue reading Russia, India, China reaffirm their support for non-discriminatory trading system with WTO at its core →

WHO to hold emergency meeting on new variant of Corona found in South Africa

AMN/ WEB DESK The World Health Organization is monitoring the new variant of Corona with numerous mutations called B.1.1.529, which has been detected in South Africa in small numbers. A World Health Organization (WHO) expert group will meet on 26 November, discuss what it may mean for vaccines and treatments, and will likely label the … Continue reading WHO to hold emergency meeting on new variant of Corona found in South Africa →

South Africa detects new variant of Covid – 19 amid spike in covid cases

AMN/ WEB DESK South Africa has started to see a new variant of Covid-19 with over 30 spike mutations which have led to pick up in Covid-19 case numbers, particularly in the most populous province of Gauteng. The variant was first spotted in Botswana and the other circulating countries are Hong Kong and South Africa. … Continue reading South Africa detects new variant of Covid – 19 amid spike in covid cases →

Indonesian Police arrests 24 people for terror fundraising

AMN/ WEB DESK Counter-terrorism squad of Indonesian National Police – Densus 88 has arrested 24 people related to fundraising for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terrorist group. Based on the financial reports of the foundations, Baitul Maal Abdurrahman bin Auf with tens of thousands of charity boxes spread across Indonesia collects around 15 billion rupiahs per year, … Continue reading Indonesian Police arrests 24 people for terror fundraising →

UK Government says No decision on diplomatics to attend Beijing Olympics

AMN/ WEB DESK UK Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has confirmed that no tickets have been booked for UK government ministers to attend the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The announcement was made in response to a question from Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, co-chair of the cross-party InterParliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC), … Continue reading UK Government says No decision on diplomatics to attend Beijing Olympics →

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh

AMN/ WEB DESK A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Bangladesh in the early hours of Friday. Tremors were felt in Dhaka, Chattogram, Noakhali, Bandarban, Khulna, Sylhet and other cities of Bangladesh at 5.45 a.m. According to the Meteorological Department of Bangladesh, the epicentre of the earthquake lay 347 km east-southeast of Dhaka. The Met … Continue reading 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh →

India’s candidate, Praveen Sinha, elected as Delegate for Asia on Executive Committee of INTERPOL

AMN/ WEB DESK India’s candidate, Praveen Sinha, Special Director of Central Bureau of Investigation was elected today as Delegate for Asia on the Executive Committee of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). Sources said this was a tough election, with India running against four other contestants for two posts. The four contestants were China, Singapore, … Continue reading India’s candidate, Praveen Sinha, elected as Delegate for Asia on Executive Committee of INTERPOL →

Burkina Faso extends suspension of mobile internet services

AMN/ WEB DESK The government in Burkina Faso has extended the suspension of mobile internet services. Services were supposed to have been restored on Wednesday, after being shut down for four days. The shutdown came amid anti-French demonstrations and growing political unrest in the country over insecurity. The government explained the initial suspension by citing … Continue reading Burkina Faso extends suspension of mobile internet services →

Police in Somalia confirm death of eight civilians in car bombing

AMN/ WEB DESK Police in Somalia have confirmed the death of eight civilians in a car bombing in the capital Mogadishu. Some 17 other people have been wounded, including 13 children from a school near the blast scene. An al-Shabab suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle targeted a convoy of a private security firm, Duguf, … Continue reading Police in Somalia confirm death of eight civilians in car bombing →

India elected to UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2021-25: EAM S. Jaishankar

AMN/ WEB DESK External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar today said that India has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for 2021-25. In a tweet, the Minister termed it as a good day for Indian diplomacy as Praveen Sinha was also elected to the INTERPOL Executive Committee.