Saudi Arabia extends deadline for Qatar to accept demands
AMN Saudi Arabia and its allies have decided to extend by 48 hours the deadline for Qatar to accept their list of demands to lift a de facto blockade. With…
France: 8 injured in shooting outside mosque in Avignon
WEB DESK At least eight people were wounded in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southeast city of Avignon in France, the prosecutor’s office said. The suspects,…
Death toll rises to 19 in suicide bomb blast in Syria
Death toll has risen to 19 in today’s suicide bomb blast in the Syrian capital Damascus and 12 others were also injured in the attack. State TV said, Syrian police…
Thousands march to London’s streets in protest against govt
Thousands of people today joined an austerity march from Portland Place to Parliament Square in central London to protest the Conservative government. Demonstrators converged in central London to demand an…
UN urges Europe to help Italy with migrant tragedy
AMN The UN refugee agency has urged Europe to help Italy defuse the unfolding tragedy of tens of thousands migrants flooding its shores. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi…
Trump vows to defend religious freedom in US
US President Donald Trump vowed to support and defend religious liberty. Addressing at a Celebrate Freedom concert honouring veterans last night, Trump said that the threat of terrorism is one…
Israel’s Ex-PM Ehud Olmert released from prison
WEB DESK / Israeli ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert was freed from prison today after being granted parole in a corruption case. Olmert, the country’s first former premier to serve jail…
‘Qatar not to accept 13 demands made by Saudi Arabia’
AMN Qatar’s foreign minister has said Doha will not meet any of the 13 demands made by Saudi Arabia and its allies, offering instead a proper condition for a dialogue…
US: 25 injured in Arkansas nightclub shooting
WEB DESK / At least 25 people have been shot at a nightclub in the US state of Arkansas, two of whom are in critical condition. Police said three others…
Simone Veil, iconic European feminist politician, dies at 89
WEB DESK The French politician, women’s rights champion and Holocaust survivor Simone Veil has died at the age of 89. Best known in France for her instrumental role in legalising…