India to take up with Sri Lanka removal of Indian Tamil leader’s name
AMN External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that India will take up with Sri Lanka the issue of reported removal of the name of a revered leader of Indian…
Congressional committee votes to increase minimum salary of H-1B visa holders
WEB DESK In United States, a key Congressional committee has voted to pass a legislation that proposes to increase the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders from 60 thousand to…
Statement from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces
Fellow Zimbabweans, following the address we made on 13 November 2017 which we believe our main broadcaster, ZBC and The Herald were directed not to publicise, the situation in our…
Zimbabwe crisis: Army takes over, Mughabe under House arrest
WEB DESK Zimbabwe’s military seized power on Wednesday in what its supporters described as a “bloodless correction.” The army put President Robert Mugabe under house arrest while providing assurances that…
Zimbabwe Crisis: Soldiers take over Harare’s national broadcaster
WEB DESK Soldiers are reported to have taken over the headquarters of Zimbabwe’s national broadcaster, ZBC, amid a growing political crisis. Explosions have also been reported in the capital, Harare,…
East Asia Summit calls for destruction of chemical weapons
Manila The East Asia Summit on Tuesday pledged to speak with “one voice” against the use of chemical weapons and reaffirmed the commitment to the principles of “destruction of chemical…
Death toll in Iran-Iraq border earthquake rises to 400
AMN The death toll in yesterday’s 7.3 magnitude earthquake which shook the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, rose to over 400. Nearly 6000 were said to be injured.…
164 dead as 7.3 magnitude earthquake strikes in border regions of Iraq and Iran
Tehran A strong 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 160 persons. Nearly 130 people died in western Iran while 30 deaths…
Turkey denies plot to kidnap Gulen from US
WEB DESK Turkey has rejected as “ludicrous” US media reports that it offered millions to the US to deliver cleric Fethullah Gulen. The reports implicate former US national security adviser…
Thousands demand release of Catalan leaders at Barcelona protest
Tens of thousands of Catalans gathered to demand the release of regional officials who were jailed for their push for independence from Spain, which has left the country mired in…