14 killed, 26 wounded as bus veers off road in Afganistan
At least 14 people were killed and twenty-six others wounded when a bus veered off the road and overturned in northern Baghlan province in Afghanistan today. A spokesman for the…
UNSC to discuss latest flare up in Israel & Palestine conflict
WEB DESK The United Nations Security Council will meet tomorrow to discuss the latest flare up of the Israel and Palestine conflict. Sweden, Egypt and France have requested the meeting…
UAE, Jordan call for re-opening of Al Aqsa Mosque in Israel
WEB DESK UAE and Jordan have called for immediate re-opening of Al Aqsa Mosque in Israel for worshipers. Foreign Ministers of both the countries during a teleconference stressed, Israel must…
Syria army declares halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta
The Syrian military has declared a halt in fighting in parts of the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus. The move came after Russia, an ally of the government, said…
Philippines to extend martial law on restive Mindanao island
WEB DESK Legislators in Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with Islamist insurgency in the restive island of Mindanao. Militants linked to so-called Islamic State have…
Germany reviews arms shipments to Turkey amid row
AMN Germany said today it was reviewing all arms sales to Turkey amid a bitter row between the NATO partners that has sharply worsened since Ankara arrested several human rights…
US blocks $350 million aid to Pakistan
The United States has blocked 350 million dollars in coalition support funds to Pakistan as Islamabad failed to act against the dreaded Haqqani network. Pakistan-based Haqqani network is blamed for…
Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi still alive: US
US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. Mattis told newsmen…
Saudi Arabia’s police kill three men wanted for terrorist attacks
Saudi Arabia’s police have shot dead three men wanted for terrorist attacks in the country’s Shiite-majority east, the interior ministry of the Sunni-ruled kingdom said on Friday. The men —…
UK govt appoints Brenda Marjorie Hale as first female President of SC
WEB DESK The UK government on Friday appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-most judge of the country. Baroness Hale, 72, will…