US ‘could conceivably’ rejoin Paris deal: Trump
AMN / Washington US President Donald Trump has said his country could “conceivably” return to the 2015 Paris climate accord if an agreement treated America more fairly, the BBC News…
US: Trump pushes for a merit-based migration system
With the US mulling reforms to end illegal immigration, President Donald Trump today pushed for a merit-based system to allow only people with “great track record” to enter the country.…
US House condemns Iran over crackdown on protesters
WEB DESK The US House of Representatives has adopted a resolution supporting anti-government protesters in Iran and condemning the regime’s crackdown on the demonstrations of recent weeks. Lawmakers backed the…
Heavy rains claim 13 lives in California
San Francisco At least 13 people are dead amid “waist-deep” mudslides in Southern California, where heavy rains triggered flooding, say officials. Some 163 people have been taken to hospital. Twenty…
Rohingya children trapped in ‘appalling’ conditions: UNICEF
United Nations While the eyes of the world are on Myanmar’s northern Rakhine and Cox’s Bazaar, Bangladesh, more than 60,000 Rohingya children remain nearly forgotten, trapped in appalling camps in…
North Korea to participate in upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea
North Korea will send a delegation to the Winter Olympics to be held in South Korea next month. The announcement came as the two Koreas met for their first high-level…
Pakistan: 6 killed in blast near Balochistan Assembly
AMN / At least six persons, including four police personnel, were killed and 17 others injured on Tuesday when a suspected suicide blast rocked Quetta’s Zarghoon road near the Balochistan…
North and South Korea begin official talks
WEB DESK North and South Korea have begun high-level talks, the first between the countries in two years, after months of high tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons ambitions. The meeting is…
Syria: Explosion kill 23 in Idlib
WEB DESK In Syria, an explosion at a militants’ base in northwestern Idlib city has killed 23 persons including seven civilians. Extremist groups fighting in Syria count thousands of Asians…
32 crew members missing after 2 vessels collide off China coast
WEB DESK Thirty-two crew members, including 30 Iranians and two Bangladeshis, have gone missing after two vessels collided off China’s east coast last night. China’s Ministry of Transport today said…