Bangladesh: Controversy erupts over Razakars list
WEB DESK A controversy has erupted in Bangladesh over the list of collaborators who helped Pakistan during the Liberation War of 1971. The first list of 10,789 names of the…
Pakistan: Former military dictator Musharraf handed death sentence
AMN / ISLAMBAD / WEB DESK In a first in Pakistan’s history, a three-member bench of the special court, headed by Peshawar High Court Chief Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth, today…
Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets
WEB DESK The longest UN climate talks ended in Madrid yesterday with no deal on carbon markets. Delegates from almost 200 countries failed to come up with more ambitious targets…
Bangladesh celebrates Victory Day
Bangladesh is celebrating Victory Day today. It marks the day the country attained liberation from Pakistan and became an independent nation in 1971 under the leadership of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur…
US urges North Korea to come to negotiating table
The US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun today urged Pyongyang to come to the negotiating table. He slammed Pyongyang’s demands as hostile and unnecessary, adding that the US…
New Zealand: Minute’s silence marks one week after volcano eruption
WEB DESK A minute’s silence has been observed in New Zealand, marking one week since the deadly eruption of White Island volcano. The minute of silence was held at 2.11pm,local…
Deadlock at UN climate summit as talks drag on beyond deadline
AMN / WEB DESK Stalmate continue at the UN climate Conference as the talks dragged on beyond the official deadline. Chile’s Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt, who is chairing the two-week…
14 killed, 18 injured in a road accident in Nepal
AMN At least 14 people were killed and 18 others injured in a road accident in Sindhupalchowk district this morning. The accident occurred around 8.15 in the morning, when a…
China suspends additional tariffs on US goods
Two sides announce major breakthrough in trade war WEB DESK China suspended additional tariffs on US products today after Washington and Beijing announced a major thaw in their trade war…
Former Sudanese President Omar-al-Bashir jailed
WEB DESK A court in Khartoum today convicted former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of money laundering and corruption charges sentencing him to two years in a minimum-security lock-up. This is…