UN urge all countries to stop supply of weapons to terrorists
AMN The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution urging all countries to eliminate the supply of weapons to the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. It also sought…
US urges Americans to leave N Korea before ban kicks in on Sept 1
WEB DESK US has urged Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on September 1. The State Department has issued a new travel…
New US sanctions violate nuclear deal: Iran
WEB DESK Iran has said that new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump break the terms of its nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers. Iran’s…
China again blocks UN proposal to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar as ‘global terrorist’
AMN / China has once again extended by three months its technical hold on the US, France and UK- backed proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief and Pathankot terror attack…
Afghan mosque attack: Shia protest aginst killing
WEB DESK Thousands of Shiite protesters chanted slogans against the Islamic State (IS) group on Wednesday as they carried the coffins of victims of a mosque attack that killed 33…
US: Prez Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law
WEB DESK / US President Donald Trump has signed into a law a bill which imposes new sanctions on Russia for their alleged meddling in the 2016 election. The bill,…
U.S: Christopher Wray appointed as new FBI chief
WEB DESK The US Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm the appointment of Christopher Wray as the new chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). A total of…
India extends medical assistance to swine flu-hit Myanmar
AMN India has sent a consignment of emergency medical assistance to help the health authorities in Myanmar to deal with and contain the H1N1 outbreak. The assistance comprises of vaccine…
Suicide bomber attacks NATO-led convoy in Afghanistan
WEB DESK A Taliban suicide bomber on Wednesday rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into a convoy of foreign forces in Afghanistan’s restive southern province of Kandahar causing casualties .…
No intention of toppling North Korean regime: US
WEB DESK US has said, it has no intention of toppling the North Korean regime, but warned that Pyongyang must halt its nuclear missile program. US Secretary of State Rex…