Cyprus talks collapse without a deal
WEB DESK The talks aimed at ending Cyprus’s drawn-out conflict collapsed today without a deal, despite an 11th-hour bid by the UN chief. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told reporters…
Pakistan executes 465 prisoners since 2014
WEB DESK Pakistan has become the fifth most prolific executioner in the world by executing 465 prisoners since lifting a moratorium on death penalty in 2014. According to an organisation…
7 killed, 14 missing in Japan flood
WEB DESK At least seven people killed and 14 missing after Typhoon Nanmadol swept across Japan earlier this week, dumping torrential rain that has wrecked homes, roads and rice terraces.…
Egypt:26 soldiers killed, 40 injured in car bomb attack
AMN /CAIRO At least 26 troops were killed and 40 injured when a car bomb struck a military checkpoint followed by heavy gunfire in northeastern Sinai Peninsula today. The dead…
G20 underway in Hamburg Amid protest
AMN The G20 summit has begun in Hamburg amid a shutdown and widespread protests in the city. Chancellor Angela Merkel urged leaders to show unity on issues of climate change,…
G20 in Hamburg: Police and protesters clash over “Welcome To Hell”
WEB DESK / Seventy-six 76 police officers have been injured in clashes with protesters in Germany’s city of Hamburg, where a G20 summit starts shortly. Thursday’s big demonstration against the…
UN Security Council sanctions splinter group of Pak Taliban
WEB DESK The UN Security Council has sanctioned a splinter group of the Pakistan Taliban, subjecting it to assets freeze and an arms embargo. The Security Council’s Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee…
Pakistan: Death toll in oil tanker inferno rises to 218
AMN The death toll in the oil tanker inferno has risen to 218 as 12 more patients succumbed to their injuries during the last couple of days in Lahore and…
Baloch leader shot dead in Pakistan
WEB DESK Pakistan’s Balochistan National Party (BNP) leader Malik Naveed Dehwar and his guard were short dead when unidentified gunmen opened fire at the former’s vehicle in Quetta on Thursday.…
Japan, EU reach broad deal on Economic Partnership Agreement
WEB DESK Japan and the European Union have reached a broad deal on an Economic Partnership Agreement that would affect about 30 percent of the world’s gross domestic product. Japan’s…