US considering closing its embassy in Cuba
WEB DESK The United States is considering closing its embassy in Cuba after diplomatic staff reported health problems which Washington blames on a “sonic attack”. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson…
UN chief comes out against Kurdish independence referendum
AMN T The UN says Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opposes the September 25 independence referendum planned by Iraq’s Kurds for the enclave in the country’s north. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said…
Nawaz Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom wins Lahore by-election
AMN / LAHORE Ousted Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s wife Begum Kulsoom has won the crucial Lahore by-election. She defeated Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf candidate Yasmin Rashid by a margin…
Serbia’s Gay PM attends “Pride Parade” for first time
AMN / BELGRADE In rare gesture Serbia’s first-ever Gay prime minister joined a big rally of gay activists Sunday at a gay pride march, “Pride Parade” under the slogan “We…
Japan: Abe may go for Snap Polls soon
WEB DESK Japanese media on Sunday speculated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to dissolve the Lower House of parliament as early as Sept. 28 and call a snap election…
Several flights grounded as typhoon hit Japan
WEB DESK A powerful typhoon bringing strong winds and heavy rain grounded hundreds of flights and halted train services after it made landfall in southern Kyushu, Shikoku and later in…
Russia denies allegation of bombing US-backed militias in Syria
WEB DESK The Russian Defence Ministry has denied that it had bombed US-backed militias in Syria, saying its planes only targeted Islamic State militants and that it had warned the…
London Police arrests second man in connection with Tube attack
AMN The London Police arrested a second man in connection with the bombing on a Underground tube train that wounded 30 people. The UK Home Secretary said, the new arrest…
UN urges Myanmar to immediately halt military operation against Rohingya Muslims
AMN United Nations has urged Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi to immediately halt military operation against Rohingya Muslims. In an interview with the BBC, the UN Secretary General Antonio…
India hits back at OIC for raking up Kashmir issue at UN
AMN India has hit back at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC, for raking up the Kashmir issue at the UN, saying the grouping has no ‘locus standi’, the right…