Bangladesh Court upholds death sentence of 139 BDR personnel
AMN The Bangladesh High Court has upheld the death sentence of 139 erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles personnel, now Border Guards, over the killing of 74 people, including 57 Army officers, in…
US charges three Chinese for hacking Moody’s Analytics, Siemens AG
AMN The United States Justice Department today indicted three Chinese nationals for hacking American corporations, including Moody’s Analytics and Siemens AG, for commercial advantages. Federal prosecutors alleged that Wu Yingzhuo,…
Pakistan’s Law Minister resigns following anti-blasphemy protests
AMN Pakistan’s Law Minister Zahid Hamid has resigned following widespread protests over a perceived softening of the state’s position on blasphemy. The Minister tendered his resignation, which was the main…
SYRIYA: 53 killed in Russian air strikes on IS controlled areas
WEB DESK Russian air strikes have killed at least 53 civilians, including 21 children, in a village held by the Islamic State terror group in Deir Ezzor province in syriya.…
Army called in disperse religious protests in Pakistan
AMN The army was called in on Sunday to deal with the aftermath of a botched operation against protesters from religious parties that paralysed the twin cities of Islamabad and…
First phase of elections in Nepal ends
EC puts preliminary voter turnout of first phase polls at 65 per cent AMN / KATHMANDU First phase of parliamentary and provincial elections in Nepal has ended peacefully today. Polling…
Pakistan: 6 killed, over 200 injured in police-portestors clahses
AMN At least six people were killed and over 200 injured last evening, when security personnel launched a crackdown on protesters belonging to hardline religious groups. At least 111 of…
Pakistan: TV channels go off air in protest against ban on coverage
AMN Private TV channels in Pakistan, went off air today in protest against a government order banning coverage of an incident in Islamabad’s Faizabad. Additionally, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram…
Egypt: Death toll in mosque blast reaches 300
Egyptian warplanes strike ‘terrorist’ targets AMN / WEB DESK The death toll in North Sinai mosque blast during Friday prayers has risen to 300. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has vowed…
US President Trump & Turkish president discuss Syria crisis
AMN US President Donald Trump today called his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed implementing a UN Security Council resolution for the peaceful settlement to the Syrian crisis and…