Iraq: 8 killed 10 injured in suicide bombing
WEB DESK At least eight people have been killed and 10 injured in a suicide bombing in Baghdad. Police said the blast struck a northern Baghdad neighbourhood yesterday targeting a…
US President Trump must apologise for comments: African Union
WEB DESK The organisation representing African countries has demanded that US President Donald Trump apologise after he reportedly made outrageous words against the nations of the continent. The group’s mission…
Trump not to re-impose sanctions on Iran
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has decided not to re-impose sanctions on Iran, keeping the 2015 landmark nuclear deal alive, even as his Administration announced another round of tough…
Israel PM Netanyahu to visit India on Jan 14
AMN / NEW DELHI Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will be on a six-day visit to India from coming Sunday. Mr Netanyahu will be accompanied by a business delegation.…
Ecuador grants citizenship to Julian Assange
WEB DESK Ecuador has granted citizenship to Julian Assange. Ecuador Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa announced this today. Espinosa informed that Assange, an Australian, became an Ecuadoran citizen on December…
US urges Iran to release agitationists
Web Desk The United States has demanded that the “brutal” leadership of Iran release all those arrested during recent anti-government protests, the BBC News reported on Thursday. A White House…
US ‘could conceivably’ rejoin Paris deal: Trump
AMN / Washington US President Donald Trump has said his country could “conceivably” return to the 2015 Paris climate accord if an agreement treated America more fairly, the BBC News…
US: Trump pushes for a merit-based migration system
With the US mulling reforms to end illegal immigration, President Donald Trump today pushed for a merit-based system to allow only people with “great track record” to enter the country.…
US House condemns Iran over crackdown on protesters
WEB DESK The US House of Representatives has adopted a resolution supporting anti-government protesters in Iran and condemning the regime’s crackdown on the demonstrations of recent weeks. Lawmakers backed the…
Heavy rains claim 13 lives in California
San Francisco At least 13 people are dead amid “waist-deep” mudslides in Southern California, where heavy rains triggered flooding, say officials. Some 163 people have been taken to hospital. Twenty…