Putin sworn in as Russia’s president for fourth term
AMN Vladimir Putin was sworn in as Russia’s president for a historic fourth term at a ceremony in the Kremlin today, extending his almost two-decade rule by another six years.…
North Korea accuses US of misleading world opinion
AMN North Korea today accused the United States of misleading world opinion by saying that Pyongyang’s commitment to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula was the outcome of international sanctions and…
Russia:1,600 protesters detained during nationwide rallies against Putin
WEB DESK More than 1,600 protesters including top opposition leader Alexei Navalny were detained during nationwide rallies against Vladimir Putin. According to an independent monitor OVD-Info, at least 1,607 people…
North Korea resets clocks to match South Korea’s time zone
AMN North Korea has returned to the same time zone yesterday as South Korea, ending its own “Pyongyang Time”. The North Korean state News Agency reported that the standard times…
US to face historic regret if Iran nuclear deal ends:Rouhani
WEB DESK Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the United States will face historic regret if it pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and Western powers.…
Afghanistan: 12 killed in blast inside mosque in Khost
AMN At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Khost province today. A spokesman for the provincial governor, confirmed…
Pakistan Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal shot at, injured
AMN Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot at and injured in a suspected assassination bid after he addressed a rally in Punjab province today. Police said, Iqbal, 59, sustained…
18 killed in colliery collapses in Pakistan
AMN At least 18 miners were killed and six injured after a coalmine collapsed in Marwar area of Balochistan’s Quetta district on Saturday, Pakistani media reported. The bodies of 16…
NASA blasts off Mars-bound spacecraft, InSight
WEB DESK NASA today blasted off its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surface ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet. The spacecraft was…
Anti-Putin protests in Russia
WEB DESK Russian police on Saturday arrested several protesters rallying against President Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration.At least 15 people including a journalist were detained in the Siberian city…