US: 9 killed California wildfires, 150,000 evacuated
WEB DESK At least nine people have been killed and more than 150,000 evacuated as two big wildfires rage in California. According to officials five people of the dead were…
Sri Lanka: UAF to challenge President’s decision to dissolve Parliament
AMN / COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s United National Front (UNF), led by ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickresmsinghe, has decided to challenge in the Supreme court the President’s decision to dissolve Parliament.…
Sri Lankan Parliament dissolved; Elections on January 5
AMN / COLOMBO Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has dissolved Parliament and call for early elections. The move comes exactly two weeks after the President has appointed Mahinda Rajapaksa as…
Bangladesh Parliamentary elections to be held on December 23
AMN Parliamentary elections will be held in Bangladesh on 23rd of next month as Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda in a nationwide address on Thursday announced the date and…
PM Modi to attend swearing-in ceremony of Maldives new President
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the swearing-in ceremony of Maldives President-elect Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 17th of this month. MEA spokesperson said, in keeping with India’s neighbourhood first policy,…
India hopes that democratic process will be respected in Sri Lanka
AMN / NEW DELHI / COLOMBO India on Friday said, it is monitoring the situation related to political development in Sri Lanka. In reply to a media query, MEA spokesperson…
Canada apologizes for turning away Jews fleeing Nazi Germany
WEB DESK Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has apologised in parliament on Wednesday for Canada’s refusal to admit Jewish asylum seekers fleeing Nazi Germany just months before the outbreak of World…
US: 13 killed in California bar shooting
WEB DESK A gunman opened fire at a bar in California killing at least 13 people, including a police officer. The shooting began at about 23:20 local time last night…
Companies based in China can relocate to Malaysia to avoid US sanctions: Mahathir Mohamad
AMN / WEB DESK / TOKYO Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has said that companies based in China can relocate to other countries, including Malaysia, to avoid US trade sanctions.…
China terms US midterm poll as domestic matter
WEB DESK China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying has declined to comment on the US midterm elections, which she described as a domestic matter. Hua told a news conference on…