China: 3 died as 140 cases of a mysterious SARS-like virus reported
WEB DESK A third person was confirmed to have died and nearly 140 cases of a mysterious SARS-like virus has spread across the China, including to Beijing. were announced. The…
World’s billionaires have more wealth than 4.6 billion people: Oxfam Report
Inequality is worse than ever with the world’s richest 1% holding more than twice as much wealth as 6.9 billion people. WEB DESK The world’s 2,153 billionaires have more wealth…
100 Yemeni soldiers killed in Marib military camp attack
Saudi national TV blames Houthi rebels for deadly assault involving ballistic missiles and drones. WEB DESK About 100 Yemeni soldiers have been killed in missile and drone attacks blamed on…
11 persons including foreign tourists missing in Nepal avalanche
AMN At least 11 persons including eight foreign tourists have gone missing in an avalanche in Gandaki province Nepal. Four Korean nationals and three Nepali tourist guides and porters were…
NSA Ajit Doval meets Lankan President, discusses strategic ties
WEB DESK India and Sri Lanka have agreed to further strengthen cooperation to ensure maritime security in Indian Ocean region and sharing of intelligence inputs. This was agreed at meeting…
Pakistan Supreme Court returns Musharraf’s petition against death sentence
WEB DESK Pakistan’s Supreme Court has returned the petition of self-exiled former dictator Pervez Musharraf against his conviction and sentencing by a special tribunal with the objection that he is…
Novel corona virus grips China’s Wuhan cityinter
China’s Wuhan city is in grip of a new respiratory virus called Novel corona virus that has killed two people in China and sickened at least 45 persons including overseas…
Myanmar-China push for BRI with 33 deals, no new major projects signed
Myanmar and China signed 33 bilateral deals including agreements, MoUs, exchange letters and protocols on the concluding day of the two day visit by the Chinese President Xi Jinping to…
Russia urges Iran and US to wind down tensions
WEB DESK Russia’s acting Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged Iran and United States to wind down tensions after Iranian forces accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet. He said the tragedy…
Canadian PM urges Iran to send downed plane’s black boxes to France
AMN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged Iran to hand over the damaged black boxes from last week’s downed airliner to France. He said it has one of the few…