World hunger figure on rise, warns UN report
By Andalib Akhter After fair progress in fighting hunger in a decade, the number of chronically hungry people in world is on rise, sending alarm bell to the agencies working…
London Train Explosion: 18 injured; panic in station area
An improvised explosive device today went off on a Tube train at a busy station in southwest London, leaving more than 18 people injured, in what Scotland Yard described as…
Hurricane Max makes landfall in Mexico
Hurricane Max made landfall in Mexico, whipping its Pacific coast with winds of 130 kilometers per hour. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said, the Category One storm barreled into southwestern…
Number of cholera cases in Yemen could hit 8,50,000: Red Cross
AMN The International Committee of the Red Cross has said the number of cholera cases in war-torn Yemen could hit 8,50,000 this year. According to the warning issued by the…
Washington: India, Pakistan hold talks on Indus Waters Treaty
India and Pakistan are holding high-level talks on technical issues of the Indus Waters Treaty in Washington. A senior World Bank official has said that the meeting is a continuation…
UAE makes huge donation to the Office of President of UN General Assembly
AMN UAE has made a donation of 300,000 US Dollars to the Office of the President of the United Nations General Assembly. The cheque was presented by Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador…
North Korea again fires ballistic missile over northern Japan
AMN North Korea today fired a ballistic missile over northern Japan. South Korean and Japanese governments said, the missile launched from North Korea flew over northern Japan and landed in…
No military solution to Afghanistan problem: UN chief
WEB DESK UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that there can be no military solution to the problem in Afghanistan and it should work for creating political solution in the…
Rohingya crisis remains acute: UN Chief
UN launches aid appeal for Rohingya refugees Web Desk The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says that the number of Muslim Rohingya who have crossed into Bangladesh to escape ethnic…
74 Killed in twin gun and car bomb attacks in Iraq
WEB DESK The death toll has risen to 74 in twin gun and car bomb attacks in southern Iraq. Deputy health chief for mainly Shiite province of Dhiqar, Abdel Hussein…