Nigeria: Clashes between farmers & cattle herders claim 86 dead
AMN In Nigeria, at least 86 people have been killed in central Plateau state after violent clashes broke out between farmers and cattle herders. Reports said fighting began on Thursday…
Democracy wins in Turkish elections, says winner Erdogan
AMN / ANKARA President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today said that Democracy was the winner of Sunday’s presidential and parliamentary elections. Addressing the Turkish people from the balcony of Justice and…
Tayyip Erdogan returns to power in Turkey
AMN / ANKARA President Tayyip Erdogan has been declared victorious in Turkey’s key Presidential election. This result will allow Erdogan, who has ruled the country for more than 15 years…
Canada remembers 329 victims of Air India Kanishka Flight 182
WEB DESK Canada remembered the 329 victims of Air India Kanishka Flight 182 which was blown off mid-air on June 23, 1985.The day is marked as National Day of Remembrance…
Zimbabwe President survives bomb attack at an election rally
Bulawayo Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has survived an apparent bomb attack at an election rally of the ruling party in Bulawayo. He said an object exploded yesterday a few inches…
Turkey: Voting begins in dual parliamentary and presidential polls
file photo WEB DESK Voting began in Turkey today in dual parliamentary and presidential polls. First results are expected late in the evening. The elections were originally scheduled for November…
Putin invites South Korean president to economic forum
AMN Russian President Vladimir Putin today invited his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in to an economic forum in Vladivostok in September. Putin told Moon during a press conference after they…
UN backs call for Russia to withdraw troops from Moldova
WEB DESK The UN General Assembly has backed a call from Britain, Canada, Poland and eight other countries for Russia to withdraw its troops from a breakaway region of Moldova.…
US & South Korea agree to indefinitely suspend two training exercises
WEB DESK US and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two training exercises to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea. The move comes after the two countries announced the…
OPEC, agrees on modest increase in oil production
AMN The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, has agreed on a modest increase in oil production from next month. The move comes after its leader Saudi Arabia persuaded…