300 killed in Sierra Leone mudslides and flooding
In Sierra Leone, more than 300 people were killed in the capital Freetown following mudslides and torrential flooding. Red Cross spokesman Patrick Massaquoi said 312 people were confirmed dead and…
Trump urges Americans to rise above hatred, bigotry
US President Donald Trump has asked Americans to rise above hatred and bigotry to silence violent protests like those seen in Charlottesville, Virginia yesterday. Violence erupted between white nationalists and…
7 killed in floods in Bangladesh; 6 lakh affected
Flash floods triggered by incessant rain have left at least 27 people dead and nearly six lakh others marooned in nearly two dozen districts of Bangladesh. Officials today said the…
Nepal floods and landslide claim 91
The death toll in flood and landslide in Nepal has gone up to 91. Twenty five persons have been injured and 38 are missing. More than 2800 houses have been…
Several IS militants killed in US airstrike in Afghanistan
Several senior Islamic State group members in Afghanistan, including a provincial leader, have been killed in an air strike by the United States. Commander of US forces in Afghanistan General…
US: Violent clashes erupt at Virginia rally, emergency declared
WEB DESK / AMN CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Violent clashes erupted between white supremacists and counter demonstrators in a rally today in the US state of Virginia, prompting the authorities to declare…
World’s oldest man dies
World’s oldest man, Israel Kristal, who lived through both World Wars died on Friday. He also survived the Auschwitz concentration camp passed away just a month before his 114th birthday.…
US ready to stop North Korean nuclear menace: Trump tells Macro
The US President Donald Trump told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron today that the US is ready along with its allies to apply the full range of diplomatic, economic and…
Pakistan: Powerful blast kills 15 including 8 soldiers
WEB DESK /AMN A powerful blast targeting a military truck today killed at least 15 people, including eight soldiers, and injured over two dozen others in Pakistan’s southwestern restive province…
Dozens killed after two trains collide in Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria
WEB DESK At least 44 people were killed and nearly 180 others injured after two trains collided near Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria. The deadly collision took place yesterday after…