North Korea resets clocks to match South Korea’s time zone
AMN North Korea has returned to the same time zone yesterday as South Korea, ending its own “Pyongyang Time”. The North Korean state News Agency reported that the standard times…
US to face historic regret if Iran nuclear deal ends:Rouhani
WEB DESK Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the United States will face historic regret if it pulls out of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and Western powers.…
Afghanistan: 12 killed in blast inside mosque in Khost
AMN At least 12 people were killed and several others injured in a bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Khost province today. A spokesman for the provincial governor, confirmed…
Pakistan Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal shot at, injured
AMN Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was shot at and injured in a suspected assassination bid after he addressed a rally in Punjab province today. Police said, Iqbal, 59, sustained…
18 killed in colliery collapses in Pakistan
AMN At least 18 miners were killed and six injured after a coalmine collapsed in Marwar area of Balochistan’s Quetta district on Saturday, Pakistani media reported. The bodies of 16…
NASA blasts off Mars-bound spacecraft, InSight
WEB DESK NASA today blasted off its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surface ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet. The spacecraft was…
Anti-Putin protests in Russia
WEB DESK Russian police on Saturday arrested several protesters rallying against President Vladimir Putin ahead of his inauguration.At least 15 people including a journalist were detained in the Siberian city…
17 killed due to landslide in Myanmar
AMN At least 17 people died due to a landslide in Hpakant mining region in Myanmar, today. Xinhua news agency reported that the landslide occurred due to a collapse of…
12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers held in Manila
WEB DESK The 12th informal meeting of SAARC Finance Ministers was held in Manila, the capital of Philippines, today on the sidelines of the 51st Annual Meeting of Asian Development…
China, U.S. reach agree on certain key issues of economy & trade
WEB DESK China and the United States reached agreements on certain key issues in their economic and trade consultations in Beijing. The agreements were reached after the second day of…