11 died & 21 injured in Georgia hotel fire
AMN In Georgia, at least 11 people died and 21 were injured today after a fire ripped through a hotel in Black Sea resort city of Batumi. Regional Health Minister…
Conditions not yet condusive for safe Rohingya return from Bangladesh:UN
The UN has said conditions for Rohingya refugees to safely return to Myanmar from Bangladesh are not in place. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR , said this in a statement…
Egypt declares three days of mourning after Suicide attack
WEB DESK Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared three days of mourning, after Al-Rawaada mosque bombing leaves 235 and 109 injured, reported state-run newspaper Akhbar Al Youm. Sisi held an…
UK: Shots fired at Oxford Circus, reports BBC
WEB DESK LATEST: Armed police have been stood down and two London Underground stations have reopened following reports of gunshots being fired at Oxford Circus. Police say they received reports…
Egypt: 235 killed, many injured in Sinai mosque attack
The government has declared a three-day period of mourning for the victims. WEB DESK At least 235 people were killed and 130 others injured when a bomb exploded near a…
Changed US stance may expose Myanmar to sanction: NY Times
WEB DESK The sudden change in Trump administration’s stance on atrocities on the Rohingyas is likely to expose Myanmar to sanctions as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson now calls it…
Bangladesh, Myanmar sign MoU on Rohingya repatriation
Naypyidaw (MAYANMANR) Bangladesh and Myanmar today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who fled to the neighbouring country to escape a…
Suu Kyi meets Bangladesh minister over Rohingya repatriation
WEB DESK Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi met with Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood in Naypyidaw today to hammer out a deal to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya…
Dubai executes Jordanian convicted of raping, killing child
WEB DESK Dubai has executed a 50-year-old Jordanian man convicted of kidnapping, raping and killing an 8-year-old boy. The government-run Dubai Media Office announced the execution today of Nidal Eisa…
Gender equality, full empowerment of women is answer to end violence against women: UN Chief
AMN UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said achieving gender equality and the full empowerment of women is the answer to ending violence against women. Mr Guterres was speaking alongside UN…