Four killed in protest over Facebook post in Bangladesh
Sounding a note of caution against rumour-mongers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the countrymen to show patience and not to pay heed to rumours to avert any further untoward…
US forces withdraw from key base in northern Syria
WEB DESK US forces today withdrew from a key base in northern Syria, two days before the end of a US-brokered truce to stem a Turkish attack on Kurdish forces…
Lebanese continue protests for fourth day
AMN Tens of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets for a fourth day today to protest political stasis and corruption, as the government was rocked by the resignation of…
British Parliament votes to delay decision on PM’s fresh Brexit deal
AMN / LONDON At a rare weekend sitting of Parliament, British MPs today voted to delay a decision on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, arguing they needed more time…
Russia:15 die in dam collapse
Officials point out breach of safety rules AMN Fifteen people were killed and another 13 went missing after an illegally built dam collapsed at a gold mine in a remote…
Syria accuses Turkey of ceasefire violations
AMN Syrian Kurdish forces say Turkey is failing to abide by the terms of a US-brokered cease-fire. They say Ankara is refusing to lift a siege it imposed on a…
Turkey agrees to ceasefire in northern Syria: US
WEB DESK Turkey has agreed to a ceasefire in northern Syria to let Kurdish-led forces withdraw. The deal came after US Vice-President Mike Pence and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…
Terror Financing: FATF put Pakistan on Grey List
WEB DESK Pakistan has been put on the Grey List of the international terror financing watchdog Financial Action Task Force, FATF. Islamabad has been warned of action for its failure…
Economic sanctions on Turkey no longer necessary: Trump
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has said America’s proposed economic sanctions on Ankara are no longer necessary after the US and Turkey struck a deal for a five-day ceasefire…
15 killed, 16 injured in clash in northwest Pakistan
AMN At least 15 people were killed and 16 others injured in a clash between two rival gangs in northwest Pakistan today. The incident occurred at Mulazai Amakhel area in…