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…
US: Pompeo plans to meet N.Korean officials
WEB DESK A senior US official says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to meet with North Korean officials “at the earliest possible date” to try to implement the outcomes…
Japan suspends missile evacuation drills
AMN / TOKYO Japan’s top government spokesperson has said that the government will suspend evacuation drills for ballistic missile launches, as tensions have eased since the US-North Korea summit earlier…