US Senate approves budget deal including stopgap govt funding bill
WEB DESK The US Senate today approved a budget deal including a stopgap government funding bill. The Senate was passed the bill by a vote of 71-28 and sent it…
Indo–Pak Peace initiative in Odisha
Pak-India Forum to hold convention in Bhubaneswar, Focus on Kashmir Our Correspondent / Bhubneshwar (Odisha) In a bid to cool growing tension along the India-Pakistan border, far away in the…
SYRIA: 59 killed, 139 injured in govt air strikes on besieged rebel
WEB DESK At least 59 civilians, including 15 children are reported to have been killed and 139 injured in a new wave of Syrian government air strikes on a besieged…
N KOREA holds military parade ahead of Winter Olympics
AMN / Seoul North Korea has held a military parade attended by leader Kim Jong-un, a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, a BBC News…
Palestine welcomes ‘historic’ visit of PM Modi
FILE PHOTO AMN / Ramallah Palestine has welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit, the first by an Indian prime minister, on Saturday, terming it as “historic and significant” that…
Maldives govt calls all-party meeting to discuss ongoing crisis
Maldives government has called for an all-party meeting to discuss the ongoing crisis in the wake of emergency. A short statement issued from the President’s Office said, invitations have been…
Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to jail
AMN Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister and Opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia has been sentenced to five years in jail in a corruption case. 72-year-old Zia was sentenced by a special…
Justice Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf Elected as New President of ICJ
Judge Xue Hanqin (China) elected Vice-President THE HAGUE Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf of Somalia has been elected as President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and Judge Xue Hanqin…
US asks Maldives President to ensure proper functioning of the Parliament
AMN The United States has called on Maldives President Abdulla Yameen to ensure the proper functioning of the Parliament and restore constitutionally guaranteed rights of the people and institutions in…
Krishna Kumari to become first Hindu Senator of Pakistan
AMN / KARACHI Krishna Kumari, a young lady from Kohli tribe (SC) in Sindh is all set to become first Hindu woman to be elected to the Pakistan’s Senate, the…