British PM Theresa May wins vote of confidence
WEB DESK British Prime Minister Theresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership of the Conservative Party. She got the support of 200 MPs while 117 MPs…
Canadian Court grants bail for Huawei executive
WEB DESK A Canadian judge has granted bail to a top Huawei executive after her arrest on a US warrant, in a case that has frayed relations between the North…
President Kovind extends India’s support to Myanmar
AMN / Nay Pyi President Ram Nath Kovind has extended India’s support to the efforts of Myanmar in taking forward the peace process, national reconciliation and economic recovery. Addressing at…
France: President Macron promises increase in minimum wages, tax concessions
WEB DESK French President Emmanuel Macron has promised an increase in minimum wages and tax concessions in response to weeks of violent protests. France has seen four weekends of violent…
Nearly 85 percent of UN nations back migration deal; not US
AMN Nearly 85 per cent of UN member states has agreed on a sweeping yet non-binding accord to ensure safe, orderly and humane migration. A total of 164 countries among…
China summons US envoy, lodges protests over arrest of Huawei executive
WEB DESK China today summoned the US ambassador to protest the what it called “extremely bad” arrest of telecom giant Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Canada and demand…
Bangladesh: Jailed ex-premier Zia approaches HC to fight polls
AMN / DHAKA Jailed Bangladesh’s former prime minister and opposition BNP leader Khaleda Zia on Sunday challenged an election commission order disqualifying her from contesting the upcoming general election. Zia’s…
Iran arrests 10 suspects in suicide attack
AMN Iranian security forces have detained 10 people suspected of links to a suicide car bomb attack this week that killed at least two policemen. Quoting Police chief Hossein Ashtari,…
Uncharted waters if lawmakers reject Brexit deal: UK’s May
WEB DESK British Prime Minister Theresa May has warned lawmakers that they could take Britain into uncharted waters and trigger a general election if they reject her Brexit deal in…
France asks US President Trump not to interfere in its politics
WEB DESK The French government on Sunday urged US president Donald Trump not to interfere in French politics after Mr Trump posted tweets about the protests rocking the country and…