US to give additional $6m for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
DHAKA The United States has declared of providing an additional $6 million to the UN World Food Program (WFP) to address the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh. “The United States, through…
Saudi Arabia names first woman to senior government post
AMN A Saudi woman has been named to a senior government post for the first time, shortly after a ban on women drivers was lifted.Twenty-four hours after King Salman issued…
Bangladesh gets relief materials for Rohingyas from India, China
AMN / DHAKA Bangladesh today received relief materials for Rohingyas from India, China. An Indian navy ship arrived with relief materials while China sent an aircraft carrying succor for Rohingyas…
More than 500,000 Rohingya enter Bangladesh: UN
AMN United Nations today said, the number of Rohingya refugees who have fled to Bangladesh since violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on August 25 has exceeded half a…
North Korean firms in China to be shut down
WEB DESK China has ordered North Korean companies in the country to shut down by January as it applies UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test. China’s commerce ministry…
Pak accepts Haqqanis, Hafiz Saeed, LeT are liabilities
WEB DESK Pakistan has accepted that Haqqanis, Hafiz Saeed and Lashkar-e-Taiba are liabilities. This was stated by the Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, at the Asia Society forum in New York…
US imposes new economic sanctions against North Korea
WEB DESK President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that any U.S. military option would be devastating for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington’s first option…
Sri Lankan govt condemns action of Buddhist monks over Rohingya refugees in Colombo
WEB DESK Sri Lankan government has condemned the action of a group of Buddhist monks and the police over the incident involving Rohingya refugees at a UN safe house in…
Two US lawmakers introduce legislation to support India’s permanent membership to UNSC
WEB DESK Two influential Democratic lawmakers in the United States have introduced a legislation in the House of Representative to support India’s permanent membership to the UN Security Council. Introduced…
Afghanistan: Rocket attacks on Kabul International airport
WEB DESK Several rockets exploded in and around Kabul airport today hours after U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in the Afghan capital.Interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said in a…