Nobel prize for physics awarded for discoveries in cosmology
AMN Nobel Prize 2019 for Physics has gone to three scientists, James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the Prize for their contribution to the understanding of the…
UN Chief calls for maximum restraint on all parties in Syria
UNITED NATIONS U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all parties in Syria to exercise maximum restraint, amid Turkey’s preparations to start a military operation in the north of the…
Portugal exit polls predict majority for Indian origin António Costa’s Socialist party
WEB DESK Portuguese Prime Minister of Indian-origin, Antonio Costa’s Socialist Party has won the general elections, according to exit polls. Costa’s Socialist Party received more than a third of the…
Iraqi Govt announces slew of reforms following protests
AMN Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi’s cabinet has issued a series of reforms after an extraordinary session overnight in response to sweeping anti-government rallies that have left nearly 100…
No sufficient measures taken by Pakistan to fully implement UN Resolution against Hafiz Saeed: FATF-APG
WEB DESK The Asia Pacific Group (APG) of Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has concluded that Pakistan has not taken sufficient measures to fully implement UN Security Council Resolution 1267…
Mauritius PM dissolves Parliament, calls for general elections
AMN Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth on Sunday dissolved parliament and called for general elections next month. In a video statement, Mr. Jugnauth said, he has advised the president…
UN human rights chief calls for probe into violence related to Hong Kong protest
WEB DESK The United Nations human rights chief has called for an independent probe into the violence during anti-government protests in Hong Kong, saying the injuries were alarming. Two teenage…
Iraq: More than 100 killed in anti-govt protests
WEB DESK In Iraq, the number of dead in anti-government protests has reached nearly 100. According to a news agency, the country’s parliamentary human rights commission said at least 93…
North Korea launches more projectile after announcing US talks
WEB DESK North Korea today fired at least one more projectile launch, the South Korean military and Japanese officials said, a day after Pyongyang’s announcement of the resumption of nuclear…
US special envoy in Pak for revival of Afghan peace talks ..
AGENCIES United States special envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is in Pakistan to discuss the revival of peace talks with Taliban. A Taliban delegation, headed by its co-founder and chief…