US Prez vows to answer N Korea’s nuclear threats with ‘fire and fury’
WEB DESK The US President Donald Trump has vowed to answer any more threats by North Korea with fire and fury, remarks that followed Pyongyang saying that it is considering…
N Korea considering missile strikes near US Pacific territory of Guam
North Korea says it is considering missile strikes near the US Pacific territory of Guam, just hours after President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with fire and fury. The North’s official…
Massive earthquakes hit China; over 100 feared killed
AMN / At least five people were killed and over 70 were injured after the earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in Sichuan at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the…
UN slams ‘widespread and systematic use of excessive force’ in Venezuela
The UN today slammed Venezuela for what it called its widespread and systematic use of excessive force against demonstrators. The UN rights office said this in a statement, presenting preliminary…
Pak EC asks PML-N to appoint new party chief to replace Sharif
The Election Commission of Pakistan today issued a notice to the ruling Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) asking it to appoint a new leader to replace Nawaz Sharif as its chief. The…
Pakistan: 22 injured in a bomb blast in Lahore
WEB DESK At least 46 people were injured last night in a bomb blast in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province of Pakistan. Police said an explosive device planted inside…
North Korea vows to retaliate against US over sanctions
WEB DESK North Korea has vowed to retaliate and make the US pay a price for drafting fresh UN sanctions over its banned nuclear weapons programme. The official KCNA news…
Singapore: Parliament Speaker Halimah Yacob to contest for Presidential polls
AMN / Speaker of Singapore’s Parliament Mrs Halimah Yacob will contest for the Presidential election to be held in September this year. She will be first woman to run for…
North Korea condemns adoption of tough UN sanctions
AMN North Korea condemned the adoption of tough U.N. sanctions imposed on it after its intercontinental ballistic launches and said that it will launch revenge and strongly criticized the United…
Myanmar denies human rights abuses against Rohingya
AMN The Myanmar government has rejected UN allegations of human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims. The government’s inquiry into violence in northern Rakhine state last year that forced tens of…