US & Vietnam navies begin 7th annual NEA in Da Nang
The US and Vietnamese navies have begun the 7th annual Naval Engagement Activity NEA, Vietnam 2016 at Tien Sa Port in Da Nang. The US Navy said in a press…
John Kerry warns Russia to end Syria talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned his Russian counterpart that Washington will end Syria talks unless Moscow stops the bombing of Aleppo. In a phone call with Sergei…
US Congress rejects Obama veto, Saudi 9/11 bill becomes law
WEB DESK / US Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama’s veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the…
US, China urge India-Pakistan to solve differences amicably
WEB DESK United States and China have urged India and Pakistan to solve their differences over Kashmir peacfully, even as tensions between the two neighbours has esclated after terror attack…
Afghanistan: 12 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack
At least 12 Afghan soldiers have been killed at a checkpoint in a Taliban attack in northern Kunduz province. The Kunduz Governor’s spokesman, said yesterday that the two soldiers helped…
Pakistan’s parliament passes Hindu Marriage Bill
Pakistan’s parliament has passed the much-delayed Hindu Marriage Bill to enable the country’s minority Hindu community to register their marriages. The first ever national law was passed on Monday after…
US appoints Jeffrey DeLaurentis as 1st Cuban Ambassador
The United States has appointed its first Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis to Cuba in 55 years as relations between the countries thaw. President Barack Obama said it was a step towards…
Former Israeli, Prez, PM Shimon Peres is dead
PM Modi condole demise of Shimon Peres WEB DESK Former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres died yesterday, two weeks after he suffered a massive stroke. He was 93.…
Vice President Ansari asks Nigeria, other OIC members to speak up against Pak terrorism
AMN / India has asked Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC) to speak up against Pakistan sponsored terrorism. Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari raised the…
18 killed in road accident in Nepal
At least 18 people, including four women, were killed and about a dozen others injured today when an overcrowded bus veered off a mountain road in Nepal’s Dhading district. Police…