20 killed, dozen injured in Peru bus fire
AMN In Peru, at least 20 people were killed and about a dozen injured when a bus caught fire at a transport terminal in the capital Lima last night. Initial…
Yameen ‘most tyrannical’ ruler in Maldives history, says Prez Solih
Agencies / Male Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has said former President Abdulla Yameen is the most tyrannical ruler in the history of Maldives. Speaking at a campaign event for…
UAE rejects experts’ report on Yemen
AMN / DUBAI UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, has rejected a report by the Group of Eminent International and Regional Experts on Yemen,…
India & Bolivia sign 8 MoUs in various fields including culture, mining, space
AMN / BOLIVIA India and Bolivia today signed eight MoUs in the fields of culture, Visa waiver arrangement for diplomats, the exchange between diplomatic academies, mining, space, traditional medicine, the…
India, US urge Pakistan to take action against terrorism
AGENCIES / Washington India and the United States have jointly urged Pakistan to take meaningful, irreversible and verifiable action against terrorists and terror groups operating from its soil. Indian and…
British lawmakers reject Brexit deal
AMN British lawmakers on Friday rejected the Brexit deal proposed by Prime Minister Theresa May in Parliament for the third time. MPs rejected Mrs May’s EU withdrawal agreement by 344…
Bangladesh fire death toll rises to 25
The death toll from the fire at a high-rise office building in the capital has risen to 25. A massive fire engulfed a 22-story building in Dhaka’s Banani area yesterday.…
UN council passes resolution to combat terrorist financing
NEWS DESK The UN Security Council has unanimously passed the first-ever resolution ordering members to enforce laws against terror financing. UNSC yesterday’s resolution demands all states “ensure that their domestic…
1,257 civilians killed in anti-IS strikes: US-led coalition
NEWS DESK The US-led coalition says more than 1,250 civilians were killed in 34,038 airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria during a more than four-year period.…
“Russia ‘not threatening anyone’ in Venezuela”
AGENCIES / MOSCOW Moscow today said that Russia’s military presence in Venezuela did not present a threat to anyone. The statement came after US President Donald Trump demanded that Russia…