German Chancellor urges Turkey to protect separation of powers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Turkey to ensure that its constitutional principle of separation of powers will be protected as the country is to shift to a new Presidential…
RTI Act comes into force in Sri Lanka
AMN In the line of India, the Right to Information (RTI) Act has come into force in Sri Lanka too. The act marks the culmination of a movement of over…
OIC Expresses Concern over restriction on entry of 7 Member States into US
AMN / The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed grave concern at the Executive Order passed by the US President banning nationals of 7 OIC Member States from the United…
Syrian rebels slam UN Envoy for offering to appoint delegates for Peace talks
The Syrian armed opposition criticized the initiative of UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to appoint delegates of the Syrian opposition himself, and called on the UN official…
China: 3 residential buildings collapse, many buried
Many people were reported to have buried in the debris after three residential buildings collapsed today morning in Wenzhou, a rich industrial city in east China’s Zhejiang Province. State-run news…
UAEs’ diplomat backs Trump’s Travel ban
United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat came out in defence of United States President Donald Trump’s order temporarily barring citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering America. The yesterday comments by…
UN chief calls for lifting US travel ban
AMN UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today called for lifting the US ban on travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries. He said these measures would not prevent terrorists from entering the United…
Rex Tillerson is new US secretary of state
AMN Rex Tillerson, the former chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil, has been sworn in as President Donald Trump’s Secretary of State. The Texas native, 64, was cleared for…
UK: PM Theresa May gets Parliament’s approval to begin Brexit process
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has received Parliament’s first stage approval to begin the process of Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) after winning a crucial vote in the…
President Trump’s priority is safety, security of US: White House
White House has said that US President Donald Trump’s top priority is focusing on the safety and security of the US and not targeting any religion. White House Press Secretary…