Pope participates in inter-religious peace meeting in Dhaka
AMN / DHAKA Pope Francis who is on a 3-day visit to Bangladesh participated in a inter-religious peace meeting at the Kakrial Church in Dhaka in which religious leaders and…
US asks all countries to cut off all diplomatic, trade ties with North Korea
Latest ballistic missile test WEB DESK United States has urged China to cut off crude oil shipments to North Korea and pressed all countries to isolate Kim Jong-Un’s regime by…
Peace talks begin in Geneva to end the civil war in Syria
WEB DESK Peace talks have begun in Geneva to end the civil war in Syria, but there has been no breakthrough in the standoff between government and rebel forces. UN…
Russia clashes with UN and US over aid to Syrian rebels
WEB DESK Russia’s UN envoy has clashed with the world body’s humanitarian chief as well as the US and other Western diplomats over extending the delivery of humanitarian aid across…
North Korea says its latest missile can reach US
AMN / WEB DESK North Korea on Wednesday said it has successfully tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the whole of the continental United States.…
Several countries condemn latest missile launch by North Korea
WEB DESK Several countries have strongly condemned the latest missile launch by North Korea. Reacting to the missile launch, US President Donald Trump pledged to “take care” of North Korea.…
Indonesia shuts Bali’s airport for 3rd day due to volcanic ash
Indonesia shut its airport on Bali for a third consecutive day on Wednesday due to a volcanic ash cloud, as the rumbling Mount Agung volcano continued to paralyse flights on…
Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah freed
WEB DESK Saudi authorities have freed Prince Miteb bin Abdullah, once seen as a contender to the throne, more than three weeks after he was detained in a sweeping royal…
North Korea test fires intercontinental ballistic missile
WEB DESK North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile which flew nearly one thousand kilometer before splashing down in the Sea of Japan, the US said. This is the first…
Bali’s Airport closed for a further 24 hours because of volcano
India monitoring the situation in Bali closely The Transportation Ministry in Indonesia today extended the closure of Bali’s International Airport for a further 24 hours because of the ash from…