Trump signs memo banning transgender recruits from US military
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has signed a memo ordering the Pentagon to ban an Obama-era plan of recruiting transgender individuals in the military, a move Democrats said is…
India, EU review Strategic Partnership
5th round of Foreign and Security Policy Consultations between India and the European Union NEW DELHI / AMN India and the European Union Friday reviewed the entire gamut of India-EU…
Suicide bomber blows self up outside Shia mosque in Kabul
A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Kabul today. Kabul police spokesman Abdul Basir Mujahid said, there were casualties but their number could not be confirmed. A…
71 killed in militant attacks on police, border posts in Myanmar
WEB DESK Seventy one persons including 12 security forces have been killed in militant attacks on police posts in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. More than 20 posts were targeted by Muslim…
Typhoon Hato hits China; streets flooded, flights cancelled
WEB DESK Hato, the 13th typhoon that hit China this year, made landfall today in the city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong Province, bringing gales of up to 45…
Yemen: 35 killed in air strikes
WEB DESK At least 35 people were killed and 13 others injured in air strikes that hit a small hotel near a Houthi-run checkpoint north of the Yemen capital Sanaa…
Pakistan using India as excuse to support terrorist groups: US official
WEB DESK Dismissing concerns over Indian development activities in Afghanistan, a Trump administration official has said Pakistan is using a perceived threat of encirclement by India as an “excuse” to…
Pakistan: 24 killed in heavy monsoon rains
AMN / At least 24 people were killed in heavy monsoon rains that wreaked havoc in the southern port city of Karachi in the last two days. The rain started…
Afghanistan: Blast occurred in heavily fortified diplomatic area of Kabul
WEB DESK In Afghanistan, a blast occurred in the heavily fortified diplomatic area of the capital Kabul. The unidentified attackers used a rocket for the blast into the area, where…
Total solar eclipse turns day into night across United States
Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the US…