Philippines: 31, 49 missing after tropical storm triggered floods
AMN At least 31 people have died and 49 others are missing after a tropical storm triggered floods and landslides in Philippines. Tropical storm Kai-tak made landfall in the central…
Putin, Trump speak on phone after St Petersburg terror attacks thwarted
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke on the phone yesterday after ISIS-inspired terror attacks against the city of St. Petersburg were thwarted by Russia’s…
Afghanistan: 11 Afghan police officers killed in Talibans’ attack
WEB DESK At least eleven Afghan police officers were killed today when Taliban fighters targetted their checkpoints in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents launched the attacks in early…
8 killed in suicide attack on Church in Pakistan
8 killed 35 injured in suicide attack on Quetta’s Bethel Memorial Methodist Church WEB DESK At least eight people including women and children were killed and 35 injured in a…
Indonesia: Huge protest against Trump’s stand on Jerusalem
AMN An estimated 80,000 people protested in capital Jakarta for the 10th straight day today over US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The people, wearing white…
4 Palestinians dead in new wave of violence over Jerusalem
Four Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded yesterday in clashes with Israeli forces in Gaza and West Bank. According to Palestinian Health Ministry, two died along the border of Israel…
Former Nepal PM terms recent elections as a milestone
AMN Former Prime Minister of Nepal and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda has said that recently concluded election is a historical milestone to political stability, good governance…
US retracts from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea
WEB DESK US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has backed away from his offer of unconditional talks with North Korea. During a ministerial-level meeting of the UN Security Council yesterday,…
Strong quake hits Indonesia’s Java, two dead
In Indonesia, at least two people were killed and seven injured in a strong 6 point 5 magnitude earthquake in Java island. The quake took place late yesterday and caused…
Russia’s presidential election to take place on March 18
Russia’s presidential election will take place on 18th March following a vote in the upper chamber of the country’s parliament. President Vladimir Putin last week ended weeks of speculation, saying…