India, Japan optimistic about future ties: Sushma
AMN / Tokyo India and Japan have called for a peaceful, stable, free and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, says India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here on Thursday. “There is optimism…
Malala returns to Pakistan for first time after being shot
AMN Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has returned to Pakistan for the first time since being shot by Taliban militants. Ms Yousafzai, now aged 20, is a vocal human…
Moscow accuses Washington of pressurizing nations for expulsion of Russian diplomats
AMN Moscow has accused Washington of pressuring nations to carry out a mass expulsion of its diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack in the UK. Foreign Minister Sergei…
Global efforts needed to solve Syria, Yemen crisis: Nobel Laureates, human rights activists
WEB DESK Nobel Laureates and human rights activists called for immediate global endeavour to solve the crisis faced by millions of children in conflict-hit Syria and Yemen. Former UN special…
Western countries expel over 100 Russian diplomats
WEB DESK Over 100 Russian diplomats have been expelled by Western countries following allegation over use of nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain. They took this…
UAE first nuclear reactor ready
AMN The United Arab Emirates today said that one of four nuclear reactors at its debut plant has been completed as it moves closer to becoming the first Arab nation…
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologizes for data privacy scandal
Facebook co-founder and chief executive officer, Mark Zuckerberg has apologized for a data privacy scandal. In a message published in nine major British and U.S. newspapers yesterday, Zuckerberg said the…
US expels 60 Russian diplomats; orders closure of Seattle Consulate
WEB DESK The US on Monday expelled 60 Russian diplomats, describing them as intelligence officers and ordered the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle. European Council President Donald Tusk…
Russia: Death toll in shopping complex fire rises to 64
WEB DESK The death toll in the fire at a shopping and entertainment complex in Russia’s Siberian city of Kemerovo rose to 64. Many of the victims are children. Ten…
1 Expat killed in ballistic missile attack in Saudi Arabia
Saudi forces shoot down 7 Houthi missiles; one expat killed in attack AMN / RAIYADH One expat was killed and two others injured in a ballistic missile attack launched from…