Serbia’s Gay PM attends “Pride Parade” for first time
AMN / BELGRADE In rare gesture Serbia’s first-ever Gay prime minister joined a big rally of gay activists Sunday at a gay pride march, “Pride Parade” under the slogan “We…
Japan: Abe may go for Snap Polls soon
WEB DESK Japanese media on Sunday speculated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to dissolve the Lower House of parliament as early as Sept. 28 and call a snap election…
Several flights grounded as typhoon hit Japan
WEB DESK A powerful typhoon bringing strong winds and heavy rain grounded hundreds of flights and halted train services after it made landfall in southern Kyushu, Shikoku and later in…
Russia denies allegation of bombing US-backed militias in Syria
WEB DESK The Russian Defence Ministry has denied that it had bombed US-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants and that it had warned the…
London Police arrests second man in connection with Tube attack
AMN The London Police arrested a second man in connection with the bombing on a Underground tube train that wounded 30 people. The UK Home Secretary said, the new arrest…
UN urges Myanmar to immediately halt military operation against Rohingya Muslims
AMN United Nations has urged Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi to immediately halt military operation against Rohingya Muslims. In an interview with the BBC, the UN Secretary General Antonio…
India hits back at OIC for raking up Kashmir issue at UN
AMN India has hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, for raking up the Kashmir issue at the UN, saying the grouping has no ‘locus standi’, the right…
UN Security Council strongly condemns North Korea ballistic missile launch
The UN Security Council has strongly condemned “highly provocative” launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea over Japan. The UN top body In a unanimous statement, also backed by…
Security raised to maximum in Britain following terror attack on Tube
Islamic State claims responsibility WEB DESK Even as manhunt is underway to find the person behind Friday’s rush hour Tube bombing in south-west London, Britain raised its threat level to…
UN Chief condemnes North Korea’s latest missile test
AMN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today condemned North Korea’s latest missile test, and said talks on the crisis would be held on the sidelines of the General Assembly meeting next…