Trump to take $1 as salary and no vacations
The newly elected US President Donald Trump has said he would take USD 1 as his salary a year and not the USD 400,000 that comes with the US President’s…
Trump pledges to deport illegal immigrants from US
AMN US President-elect Donald Trump says he will deport two to three million undocumented immigrants who have criminal records when he assumes power and intends to build a wall along…
Tsunami hits New Zealand after 7.5-magnitude earthquake
A tsunami has hit after an earthquake struck New Zealand’s South Island. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-7.8 quake hit today, some 95 kilometre from Christchurch. The tsunami arrived…
Afghan parliament sacks three ministers including that of foreign affairs
Parliament sacked the Minister of Foreign Affairs and two of his cabinet colleagues yesterday citing poor performance, in a sweeping move that underlined the fragility of President Ashraf Ghani’s struggling…
Hillary blames FBI director for her defeat
Hillary Clinton has blamed her defeat in the US presidential election on interventions by the FBI director, she said that James Comey’s announcement of a new inquiry into her use…
52 killed, 100 injured in Pakistan Shrine blast
At least 52 people were killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a remote Sufi Muslim shrine in restive Balochistan province yesterday, worshipers at the Shah Noorani…
Trump’s election poses a risk to EU-US ties: Jean Claude Juncker
European Union (EU) Commission President Jean Claude Juncker has warned that US President-elect Donald Trump’s statements on security policy can have pernicious consequences. Addressing a conference in Luxembourg, he said…
Vice President-elect Pence to head Trump transition team
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Vice President-elect Mike Pence as the head of his White House transition team that would shape the direction of the real estate tycoon’s administration.…
4 killed, 14 injured as explosion hits US Bagram airbase Afghanistan
At least four people were killed and 14 injured when an explosion rocked Bagram Airfield this morning, the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan and located next to the ancient…
Arab Spring ‘cost region $614 billion’ in lost growth: UN
The Arab Spring protest movement has cost the region 614 billion dollars in lost growth since 2011. UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in its report said, it…