UN hopes Yemen ceasefire will bring relief to areas cut-off by fighting
In Yemen, a 72-hour ceasefire begins from tomorrow allowing vital aid to reach parts of the country that have been cut off by months of fighting. UN said the ceasefire…
Taliban, Afghan restart secret peace talks in Qatar
The Taliban and the Afghan government restarted secret peace talks in September and have held two rounds of discussions in Qatar, Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported yesterday, citing anonymous sources. Citing…
Obama asks Trump to stop whining
US President Barack Obama slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for making false allegations about rigging of the elections and asked the real estate tycoon to stop whining and make…
UN Security Council agrees to continue to monitor Colombia ceasefire
United Nations Security Council has agreed that a new UN mission for Colombia could continue to monitor a ceasefire despite a referendum vote rejecting the peace deal. Colombian President Juan…
Syria: 23 killed in airstrikes at Aleppo
A new aerial bombardment flattened residential buildings in a rebel-controlled village in the northern province of Aleppo, killing at least 23 people. British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the…
Trump’s wife says obscene comments by her husband unacceptable
Wife of US presidential candidate Donald Trump Melania Trump has said obscene comments caught on videotape by her husband were unacceptable but did not represent the Donald Trump she knows.…
Pak lawmakers fear CPEC could turn into another East India Company
WEB DESK / Lawmakers in Pakistan, have expressed the fear that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,CPEC, could turn into another East India Company, if the country’s interests were not actively protected.…
VP Hamid Ansari reaches Algiers
AMN / After concluding his 3-day Hungary tour, Vice President Hamid Ansari has reached Algiers in the second and final leg of two nation visit. After his arrival at the…
72-hour truce in Yemen set to begin on Thursday: UN envoy
A 72-hour truce in conflict ravaged Yemen is set to begin on Thursday, the UN special envoy has announced. Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said he has received assurances from all…
B’desh arrests suspect in murders of gay rights activist, secular blogger
Bangladesh police have arrested the main suspect in the murders of a gay magazine editor and a secular blogger who were brutally killed by militants for writing against radical Islamists…