UAE launches various initiatives to observe 2019 as Year of Tolerance
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi In a bid to strengthen and exhibit its tolerant and inclusive society, the United Arab Emirates, UAE is observing the year 2019 as the Year…
Afghan President calls on Taliban to enter serious talks with govt
AMN Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has asked the Taliban to enter serious talks with the government. In a televised address to the nation, Ghani said Taliban must accept Afghans’ demand…
10 killed in clash of Mexican self-defense forces
WEB DESK AT LEAST ten persons were killed in a gunbattle between rival civilian self-defence groups in Guerrero, located at south pacific coast in Mexico. A local security official said…
US: Senator Kamala Harris launches 2020 presidential bid
WEB DESK Indian-origin US Senator Kamala Harris has launched her 2020 presidential bid. In a scathing criticism of President Donald Trump’s policies, Harris said that the US is at an…
Turkey to form safe zones in Syria for refugees to return
WEB DESK Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country is aiming to form safe zones in northern Syria so that Syrian refugees hosted by Turkey could return to…
U.S. and Taliban Agree to Peace Framework, Says American Envoy
WEB DESK U.S. and Taliban officials have agreed in principle to the framework of a deal in which the insurgents would guarantee to prevent Afghan territory from being used by…
20 killed, dozens wounded in Philippines church bombings
WEB DESK At least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured in twin bomb blasts at a church during Sunday Mass. The first explosion went off inside the cathedral…
40 People killed, hundreds missing as dam collapse in Brazil
AMN At least 40 people were killed and nearly 300 are missing after a dam collapsed at a mine in Brazil. The disaster struck on Friday at the Vale mine…
27 people killed in two bomb attacks in southern Philippine Jolo island
WEB DESK Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine Jolo island killing at least 27 people and wounding 77 others during a Sunday…
US envoy hails ‘significant progress’ in Taliban talks
WEB DESK The US envoy negotiating with the Taliban hailed significant progress in finding a solution to end Afghanistan’s long-running war. In a tweet, US special representative for Afghan reconciliation,…