Turkey: Parliament approves key articles of constitutional reform
WEB DESK Turkey Parliament has approved key Articles of a constitutional reform which would allow the President to be a member of a political party and issue decrees. The three…
Syria: 8 killed in suicide bombing in Damascus
A suspected suicide bomber killed at least eight people in a high security area of the capital, Damascus. The bombing occurred near a government-run sport club in Kafarsuseh west of…
India destined to be Strategic partner of US: Ashton Carter
Outgoing US Defence Secretary, Ashton Carter has said that India is destined to be a strategic partner of the United States. Addressing an audience at Center for Strategic and International…
Norway becomes first country to cease FM radio broadcasting
WEB DESK Norway has become the first country to cease FM radio broadcasting. The northern county of Nordland has stopped broadcasting using analogue frequencies yesterday as the Government plans to…
UN calls on Pak to locate 4 disappeared human rights campaigners
A United Nations human rights expert has called on the Pakistani authorities to make it a top priority to locate and protect four disappeared human rights and social media campaigners,…
Russia behind hacking during U.S. election: Donald Trump
WEB DESK U.S.-President-elect Donald Trump said he believed that Russia was behind the hacking that occurred during the U.S. election. “I think it was Russia,” Trump told media at his…
In Farewell, Obama says ‘Democracy does not require Uniformity’
AMN In his farewell speech on Tuesday U.S. President Barack Obama reminded his countrymen that democracy did not require uniformity. “Understand, democracy does not require uniformity,” he said. “Our founders…
John Kerry to make final visit to Vietnam, France, UK, Switzerland
WEB DESK With less than 10 days left for the new administration, US Secretary of State John Kerry would leave for a nearly week-long final official visit that would take…
India-US defence relationship is on right path: Ashton Carter
America’s outgoing Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said that India-US defence relationship is on the right path and the two nations are discussing ways to develop this partnership through technology sharing…
US calls for India, Pakistan & Afghanistan partnership on counter terrorism
agencies / The United States has called for partnership between India, Pakistan and Afghanistan on counter-terrorism operations. State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner told reporters in Washington that the security…