US fighter jet shoots down Syrian plane in Raqqa province
WEB DESK A US fighter jet has shot down a Syrian government plane in Syria’s Raqqa province. The US-led coalition on yesterday said it downed the plane after it dropped…
Dubai to host 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
Dubai will host the 5th Arab Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, ArabCAN, under the theme, “From Legislation to Implementation” from 19th to 22nd November 2017. This was announced…
Death toll in Portugal forest fires rises to 62
Raging forest fires in central Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, and injured scores of others. The government said that…
Nuke ban treaty at UN: Hiroshima survivors hand over petition with 3 million signatures
TIA WEB DESK In a rare campaign to end nuke war in future, the Survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Friday presented a petition with nearly…
Japan: Missing US sailors found dead in Fitzgerald destroyer
WEB DESK The commander of the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet says that search and rescue efforts are over for the seven sailors missing after a destroyer collided with a container…
Death toll in Portugal forest fires rises to 24
The death toll in forest fires in Portugal, has risen to 24, says Prime Minister Antonio Costa. The majority died while trying to flee the Pedrogao Grande area in their…
Syria’s army declares 48-hour ceasefire in city of Daraa
Syria’s Army has declared a 48-hour ceasefire in the southern city of Daraa, bringing a cautious calm after days of heavy fighting. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based…
Formal Brexit negotiations to begin on Monday in Brussels
WEB DESK Formal Brexit negotiations will begin on Monday in Brussels to discuss citizens’ rights, the financial settlement, the Northern Irish border and other separation issues. In a statement, European…
India ratifies ILO core conventions to fight child labour
AMN India has ratified two core Conventions of International Labour Organisation, ILO towards its commitment to make the country child labour free. The two conventions relate to admission of age…
Nepal Madhesis’ meeting with PM ends inconclusively
A meeting between Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and a key Madhesi party over the current crisis today failed to yield any results as the minority party insisted on…