Afghanistan: 6 killed in suicide bomb attack on army base
AMN Four civilians and two soldiers were killed when a suicide bomber attacked an army base in southern Helmand province today. Spokesman for the provincial governor, in Helmand, Omar Zwak,…
Indian-American doctor indicted for $1 mn fraud
WEB DESK A Chicago based Indian-American doctor was indicted on charges of federal fraud after allegedly pocketing $1 million in payments from medicare and a private insurer for fake non-existent…
UN chief appoints Christine Schraner Burgener as special envoy to Myanmar
AMN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Christine Schraner Burgener of Switzerland as his new special envoy on Myanmar. Until her appointment, Burgener was the Ambassador of Switzerland to the…
Imposing sanctions on India over defence deal with Russia will hit US: Jim Mattis
WEB DESK US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis today appealed to the Congress to urgently provide national security waiver to India, saying imposing sanctions on it under a newly-enacted law for…
North, South Korea commit to end Korean War in historic summit
WEB DESK The leaders of North and South Korea agreed today to pursue a permanent peace and the complete denuclearisation of the divided peninsula, as they embraced after a historic…
US urges China to respect human rights & religious freedom of Tibet
WEB DESK The United States has urged China to respect the human rights and religious freedom of Tibet. A resolution in this regard was passed by the US Senate yesterday,…
Historic North, South-Korea Summit begins in Panmunjom
Kim Jong-un and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, come face to face at the inter-Korean meeting in the demilitarised zone. WEB DESK The top leaders of North and South…
India for punitive measures against states who use terrorists as line of offence
WEB DESK India has called for standardising punitive measures against states who use terrorists as their first line of offence and use duplicity as a policy. Speaking at the Conference…
France won’t leave Iran nuclear deal: Macron
AMN French President Emanuel Macron has said, Paris will not leave the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and pushed for a comprehensive agreement with Tehran to address US concerns. In his…
Pak Foreign Minister disqualified as Member of Parliament
AMN Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif was on Thursday disqualified as a Member of the Parliament by the High Court in Islamabad for concealing details of his UAE work permit…