UN Security Council to vote on Syria cease-fire agreement
The United Nations Security Council is to vote today on a Russian resolution that would endorse the cease-fire agreement in Syria and reiterate support for a road-map to peace that…
Russia pushes UN resolution on Syria ceasefire
Russia has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supporting the ceasefire it helped broker in Syria as well as planned peace talks in Kazakhstan. Moscow drew up…
Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to UN
Ban Ki-Moon joked to hundreds of diplomats and UN staff as he left United Nations headquarters for the last time as secretary-general that he feels like Cinderella today at midnight,…
Pakistan to hang top Taliban leader
A military court in Pakistan has sentenced a top Pakistani Taliban leader Muslim Khan from the Swat region to death for killing 31 people, including civilians and security personnel. The…
UN envoy welcomes Syria ceasefire deal
AMN The UN’s Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura praised a nationwide ceasefire deal and voiced hope it would help aid reach civilians across the war-ravaged country. The Special Envoy de…
Russia will not expel US diplomats:Putin
agencies Russian President Vladimir Putin today said that Russia will not expel any US diplomats in response to Washington’s decision to expel 35 Russian diplomats from the country. Indicating that…
Syrian ceasefire comes into effect, raising hopes for peace
WEB DESK Nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups has come into effect which has been brokered by Russia and Turkey, which will act as guarantors, began midnight…
US to allow Sikh officers wear turbans, maintain beards
The New York Police Department will relax its uniform policy to allow its Sikh officers to wear turbans and maintain beards. New York Police Commissioner James O’Neill announced, the measures…
US set to take action against Russia over vote meddling: Reports
The outgoing Obama administration is planning a series of fresh sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in cyber hacking into servers and emails of American political parties and leaders…
Israeli PM Netanyahu terms Kerry speech as ‘biased’
AMN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the speech of US Secretary of State John Kerry terming it as biased. He said, Mr Kerry…