Sri Lanka apprehends 7 Indian fishermen
Sri Lankan Navy is reported to have apprehended seven Indian fishermen on charges of trespassing into its territorial waters. The seven from Tamil Nadu have set out for fishing in…
India expresses concerns over Turkey’s military offensive in Syria
India has expressed deep concern at the unilateral military offensive by Turkey in north-east Syria. External Affairs Ministry said in a release that Turkey’s actions can undermine stability in the…
Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk for 2018 and to Austrian author Peter Handke for 2019
AMN The 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature has been announced along with the 2018 Prize. The Swedish Academy said, Austrian author Peter Handke has won the 2019 Prize while Polish…
US did not approve Turkey’s Syria offensive: Pompeo
WEB DESK US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that his country did not give Turkey a “green light” for its offensive in northern Syria. In an interview with…
Turkey launches military operation against Kurdish forces in Northern Syria
AGENCIES / Turkish troops have begun an offensive in northern Syria, which could bring them into direct conflict with Kurdish-led forces allied to the United States. The decision was announced…
Chemistry Nobel awarded for development of Li-ion batteries
WEB DESK The 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been announced. Three scientists, John Goodenough, Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino, have been jointly awarded the coveted prize for their development…
South Asia region Al Qaeda chief Asim Umar killed in Afghanistan
WEB DESK The leader of Al-Qaeda’s South Asian branch was killed in a US -Afghan joint raid in southern Afghanistan in September. Asim Umar, who led al-Qaeda in the Indian…
Student killing sparks protests in Bangladesh
AGENCIES / DHAKA A Dhaka court today placed ten former leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) unit on five-day remand in a case…
Trump threatens to destroy Turkish economy if Turkey goes off-limits on Syria
AMN US President Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Turkey’s economy if Turkey goes off-limits on Syria. The statement came hours after announced the withdrawal of the US troops from…
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over Uighur repression in Xinjiang region
AGENCIES The US Commerce Department has announced blacklisting of 28 Chinese entities that it said are implicated in human rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities…