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…
Top American counter-terrorism experts express outrage over release of Hafiz Saeed
Top American counter-terrorism and South Asian experts have expressed outrage over the release of 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed. Expressing his outrage over the release, Bruce Riedel, a top…
Terror relisting ‘disgraceful behaviour’ by Trump: North Korea
AMN North Korea responded today to US President Donald Trump’s decision to relist the county as a state sponsor of terrorism, calling it a grave provocation and aggressive violation. North…
IRAQ: 32 killed in suicide attack
AMN A suicide bomber detonated his pickup truck loaded with explosives, killing 32 people last evening at a marketplace in Tuz Khormato town in Iraq. Iraqi officials said, the powerful…
Zimbabwe: Robert Mugabe resigns after 37 years of rule
AMN / HARARE Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned from his post after 37 years of rule, shortly after lawmakers began impeachment proceedings against him. Mr Mugabe ruled the country…
Sri Lankan PM Ranil Wickremesinghe arrives in Bengaluru
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has arrived in Bengaluru tuesday on four-day visit to India. He will arrive in New Delhi tomorrow after overnight stay in Bengaluru. In New…
Zimbabwe: Ruling ZANU-PF to launch impeachment proceedings against President Mugabe
AMN The ruling party in Zimbabwe, ZANU-PF, is to launch impeachment proceedings against President Robert Mugabe today. In a statement, the party said it has instructed the chief whip to…
Nigeria: 50 killed in Suicide Bombing
AMN At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the north-eastern town of Mubi in Nigeria. Police say, the mosque was packed with worshippers during morning…