United States has no plan to sign global anti-nuclear treaty
WEB DESK The United States today said it has no intention of signing a nuclear weapons ban treaty. A State Department spokesman told a news agency that the United States…
Rohingya problem can’t upset Bangladesh’s progress: PM Hasina
LONDON Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that he country never felt scared in facing problems while it would make its way ahead despite the influx of tens of…
Pakistan: 22 killed in attack on Shia shrine
WEB DESK The death toll in the suicide attack at a prominent Shia shrine in restive Balochistan province of Pakistan has risen to 22. According to Deputy Commissioner Asadullah Kakar,…
India-EU concerned over violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar
AMN /New Delhi India and European Union EU expressed deep concern at the recent spate of violence in the Rakhine state of Myanmar that has resulted in the outflow of…
BREAKING NEWS: Nobel Peace Prize-2017 goes to ICAN
The 2017 Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN).. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017…
Asylum and refugee protection represent humanity at its best: UN official
AMN / United Nations The United Nations refugee agency’s protection chief has stressed the importance of sustained engagement by the international community to keep refugees high on the political agenda.…
UN peacekeeping chief seeks Security Council support
AMN / United Nations The United Nations peacekeeping chief has said that rapid deployment of uniformed personnel to the field was a costly, complex and difficult process that required the…
US, India working to turn big words into pragmatic realities: Jim Mattis
WEB DESK / US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis Thursday said India is a force for stability in South Asia and India-US political ties can be tightened together. During a Congressional…
Nobel Prize in Literature goes to English author Kazuo Ishiguro
AMN The English novelist of Japanese origin Kazuo Ishiguro, known for his spare yet emotionally resonate prose style and his inventive subversion of literary genres, was awarded the Nobel Prize…
US: Pentagon pumping millions more into missile defence
WEB DESK The United States’ Pentagon is seeking 440 million US dollars more into missile defence, including yet another expansion of its fleet of missile interceptors. This is being done…