Senegal: 22 burnt to death 87 injured at Religious Festival
In Senegal, at least 22 people have been burnt to death and 87 others sustained injuries when fire erupted during an annual religious gathering of Muslims. Thousands of Muslims from…
Former American diplomat urges Trump admin to hit terror groups inside Pakistan
A top former American diplomat has said, the Trump administration should hit terrorist groups inside Pakistan. Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as the US ambassador to the United Nations and Afghanistan…
Malala Yousafzai becomes honorary Canadian citizen
AMN Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai became only the sixth person to receive honorary Canadian citizenship, as she called on the country to be bold in advocating for girls’ education.…
Mahmoud Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas has said that he is taking unprecedented steps to end the political division in Palestine. Quoting the statement of Mr Abbas, official WAFA news agency said,…
India, Russia strategic partnership important for security, stability: Putin
AMN Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that further strengthening of strategic partnership between Russia and India was important for international security and meets the fundamental interests of people of…
US drops ‘mother of all bombs on IS’ in Afghanistan
WEB DESK The US military today dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal on an Islamic State group tunnel complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon informs after the operation. The…
Syrian students protest outside UN headquarters over US strike
Hundreds of Syrian students gathered today outside the United Nations headquarters in Damascus to protest last week’s US strike on a government air base. Demonstrators waved the two-star flag of…
Turkey: Large explosion strucks police headquarters
A large explosion has struck a police headquarters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Reports speak of at least four people injured. The city is at…
UN Security Council to vote on Syria gas attack probe
The UN Security Council will vote today on a draft resolution demanding that the Syrian government cooperate with an investigation of the suspected chemical attack last week in Idlib province.…
Nepal: New Constitution amendment bill to address concerns of Madhesi
Nepal government has presented a new constitution amendment bill to take agitating Madhesi parties on board before May 14 local elections. The bill was registered at the parliament secretariat by…