Russian jet crashes in Syria, crew killed
In Syria, a Sukhoi military jet crashed while preparing for take off from Russia’s Hmeimim base today, killing the crew. The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up…
US: 10 killed in Northern California wildfires
WEB DESK 10 people killed in California’s wine region by fast-spreading fires in the United States. Authorities said 7 people were killed in Sonoma, two in Napa and one in…
USA: Texas Tech officer shot to death
WEB DESK Texas Tech University in the United States, in Lubbock was placed on lockdown after a campus police officer was shot and killed. University spokesman Chris Cook said campus…
Big demonstration against Catalan independence in Barcelona
WEB DESK / AMN Thousands of people today marched in Barcelona to demand Catalonia rejects independence and stays with Spain. March organisers Societat Civil Catalana claimed 930,000 people turned out,…
Nobel prize in economics goes to to Richard Thaler
AMN / The Nobel economics prize has been awarded to Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for his contributions to behavioural economics. Swedish Academy of Sciences Secretary Goeran Hansson…
12 die as boat carrying Rohingya refugees capsizes off Bangladesh
WEB DESK At least 12 people died and scores were missing after a boat packed with Rohingya. Bangladesh authorities said, the boat sank near Shah Porir Dwip, on the southern…
Sudan to extend unilateral ceasefire with rebels
Sudan will extend a unilateral ceasefire with rebels until the end of December. State news agency SUNA reported on Sunday, just days after the United States lifted 20-year-old sanctions tied…
Hurricane Nate makes second landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi
WEB DESK Hurricane Nate made its second US landfall near Biloxi, Mississippi, shortly after midnight local time Sunday as a Category one hurricane. The National Hurricane Center said just hours…
Thousands march for unity of Spain
WEB DESK Pro-unity rallies are going on in the Spanish capital after Sunday’s disputed referendum for Catalan independence. Tens of thousands of people joined protests across Spain on Saturday calling…
Rohingyas continue to flood into Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar area
AMN / DHAKA: Nearly 2,000 Rohingya people a day are still arriving in Cox’s Bazar settelements of Bangladesh, having fled violence in Myanmar’s North Rakhine State. The new arrivals bring…