Egypt executes 15 militants for killing security forces in Sinai
WEB DESK Egypt executed 15 militants today over their involvement in the killing of nine members of the security forces in a 2013 attack in the country’s northeast, a government…
RSS, BJP’s sole agenda is to change Basic nature of Constitution: Cong
< AMN / New Delhi Strongly condemning the statement of BJP leader and Union Minister Ananth Kumar Hegde about changing the Constitution, the Congress today said that the remarks had…
China island expansion moves ahead in South China Sea
China’s large-scale land reclamation around disputed reefs and shoals in the South China Sea is moving ahead steadily. State media reported that it is on track to use giant island-builders…
Afghanistan: 6 killed in Kabul suicide attack
WEB DESK At least six people were killed on Monday in a suicide bomb attack near Afghanistan’s intelligence agency. The attacker, who was on foot, triggered the bomb around 8…
Philippines: 37 killed in fire at shopping mall in Davao
AMN At least 37 people were killed in a fire that engulfed a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao. According to police, the blaze started at the…
UN Security Council slaps new sanctions on North Korea
AMN The UN Security Council last night slapped new sanctions on North Korea that will restrict oil supplies vital for Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear programmes. The council unanimously adopted a…
President Trump signs $1.5 trillion tax overhaul law
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has signed into law a sweeping overhaul of the US tax code, two days after the Republican plan was adopted by Congress in a…
180 killed in Philippines tropical storm
AMN The death toll from a tropical storm in the Philippines climbed swiftly to 180. Police said, rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river. Tropical Storm Tembin has…
Pak govt requests court to deny clearance to Hafiz Saeed’s party
AMN The Pakistan Government has requested a court in Islamabad not to consider Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League’s (MML) plea seeking its registration as a political party,…
Trump has put Pak on notice for providing safe haven to Taliban: Pence
WEB DESK US Vice President Mike Pence has said that President Donald Trump has put Pakistan on notice for providing safe haven to the Taliban and other terror organisations in…