Sadiq Khan of Pakistani origin elected new Mayor of London
AMN / Sadiq Khan, Son of a Pakistani bus driver has been elected the new Mayor of London, boosting Labour party after it slumped in Scotland’s elections. Mr Khan is…
Nepal recall’s Ambassador to India Upadhyay
AMN / The Nepal government has decided to recall its Ambassador to India, Deep Kumar Upadhyay. According to Kathmandu post, the Nepal Ministry of Foreign Affairs recalled Upadhyay levelling three…
Turkey: Erdogan takes tough stand on EU’s visa-free deal as PM quits
AMN / Turkey’s President has told the EU that it would not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel, saying: “We’ll go our way, you go yours”. Recep…
North Korea stages once-in-a-generation party congress
North Korea is holding its most important political gathering in a generation, where Kim Jong-un will confirm his status as leader. The country’s first full Congress in decades is being…
Nepal President postpones state visit to India
KATHMANDU/ NEW DELHI NEPAL President Bidhya Devi Bhandari’s state visit to India has been postponed. President Bhandari was scheduled arrive in Delhi on Monday. Sources said the visit has been…
Syria to abide by a two-day ceasefire in Aleppo
Assad Army in Syria’s army says it will abide by a two-day ceasefire in the city of Aleppo agreed between the United States and Russia. A statement from Damascus’s army…
Canada wildfire: State of emergency declared in Alberta
State of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada, after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee. Officials warn that the fast…
US: Trump emerges as lone Republican Presidential candidate
In US, Ohio Governor John Kasich has dropped out of the presidential race after struggling to gain traction against Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Kasich’s departure comes a day after Trump’s…
UN Security Council to meet on Aleppo crisis
United Nations Security Council will hold an urgent meeting today to discuss the crisis in Syria’s frontline city of Aleppo, where fighting threatens to unravel international peace efforts. France and…
Dhaka arrests five Bangladeshis deported from Singapore
Police in Bangladesh, have arrested five men deported from Singapore as part of an investigation into Islamist plot to carry out attacks in the South Asian country. Singapore’s Ministry of…