I am still Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
WEB DESK In Sri Lanka UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has said he would continue to function as the Prime Minster claiming that the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa was unconstitutional. “I…
India calls for UN sanctions against terrorists involved in sexual violence
WEB DESK India has called for the UN Security Council sanctions regime to “proactively” list terrorists and terror groups involved in sexual violence in armed conflicts. First Secretary in the…
US: Man suspected of sending suspicious packages arrested
WEB DESK The person who was apprehended on suspicion of sending suspicious packages to a dozen prominent people including fromer president Obama has been identified as Florida resident Cesar Sayoc,…
Pak lawyer Asma Jahangir wins UN Human Rights Prize posthumously
AMN Pakistan’s human rights activist and lawyer Asma Jahangir has been posthumously awarded the UN Prize along with three other winners on Friday. Rebeca Gyumi of Tanzania, Brazil’s first indigenous…
Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as new Sri Lanka PM
AMN / Colombo In a dramatic political development in Sri Lanka, Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of the country. President Maithripala Sirisena administrated…
Japan a key partner of India, says PM Modi
WEB DESK Ahead of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he wants to work with Japan to help create a free and open Indo-Pacific region,…
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s Beijing visit: Abe, Xi agree to boost ties
Agencies/ WEB DESK Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to turn a new chapter in the relationship between the two countries. Xi said, “As…
TRUMP: US will not allow Iran to develop world’s deadliest weapons
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump today said all sanctions against Iran lifted by the 2015 nuclear deal will be back in full force from November 5 and promised more…
Putin warns of a new arms race with America
WEB DESK Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of a new arms race, if America pulls out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. Speaking at a news conference after talks…
US: Trump appoints Indian-American Neil as chairman of energy agency
Agencies/ WASHINGTON / US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appointed Indian-American Neil Chatterjee as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), an agency charged with overseeing America’s power grid…