UN offers to help resolve Qatar row
The United Nations has offered to step in to help resolve a deepening crisis in the Gulf after Qatar was confronted with a list of 13 demands from its neighbors.…
140 feared buried in China landslide
WEB DESK More than 140 people are feared buried in a landslide in Maoxian County of China’s Sichuan Province. According to county government’s spokesman 46 homes in the village of…
Al Jazeera hit back over 4 Arab nations demand of banning it
AMN Qatar based Al Jazeera television network on Friday hit back at reported demands by four Arab countries to close it down, calling them “nothing but an attempt to silence…
Qatar Crisis: 4 Arab states ask Qatar to shut down Al Jazeera
WEB DESK Four Arab states have sent Qatar a list of 13 demands it must meet if it wants them to lift their sanctions. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab…
Pakistan: 38 killed 100 injured in separate blasts in Quetta, Parachinar
AMN At least 38 people were killed and over 120 other injured in three separate bomb blasts in Pakistan. Two back-to-back explosions rocked Parachinar, the capital of Kurram tribal agency,…
Russia fires missiles from Mediterranean at IS in Syria
WEB DESK Russia’s Defense Ministry says it has fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State group in Syria. The ministry said in a statement…
Bill in US Congress seeks to revoke Pakistan’s major non-NATO ally status
WEB DESK A bipartisan bill seeking to revoke Pakistan’s status as major non-NATO ally (MNNA) to the US has been introduced in the House of Representatives by two top lawmakers.…
Pakistan: 5 killed, 14 injured in Quetta blast
At least five people, including a policeman, were killed and 14 others injured in an explosion in Quetta Pakistan. Rescue officials said the injured have been admitted to Quetta’s Civil…
North Korea carries out another rocket engine test
North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine, the latest in a series of engine and missile tests this year. The disclosure of the engine test came…
EU agrees to roll over Russia economic sanctions
European Union agreed to roll over economic sanctions against Russia for another six months because Moscow has failed to meet its Ukraine ceasefire commitments. EU president Donald Tusk yesterday said…