Violence erupts in Brazil during general strike
AMN Violence has erupted in Brazil during the country’s first general strike in more than 20 years. Buses and cars have been set on fire in Rio de Janeiro’s city…
Germany urges EU not to break off Turkey accession talks
Germany has urged fellow EU nations not to end membership talks with Turkey despite deep misgivings over its rights record because the country is key to European interests. Austria has…
Putin calls for talks over North Korea
Russia President Vladimir Putin has called for the resumption of talks with North Korea as tensions on the peninsula continue to escalate. Speaking in Moscow, where he met Japanese Prime…
China warned North Korea of sanctions after any nuclear test: Tillerson
WEB DESK China has told the United States, it warned Pyongyang that it would impose unilateral sanctions against North Korea if it carry out another nuclear test. US Secretary of…
Prez Trump agrees to renegotiate NAFTA with Mexico, Canada
US President Donald Trump told the leaders of Mexico and Canada that he would not pull out of the NAFTA treaty for now, but will swiftly begin renegotiating the trilateral…
Cyprus advocates close India-EU ties to combat terrorism
AMN Describing terrorism as a “sophisticated weapon” from which no country is immune, Cyprus Thursday advocated close cooperation between India and the European Union for tackling the root cause of…
Eight Iran guards dead in clash on Pakistan border
In Iran, at least eight border guards were killed in clashes with armed rebels yesterday on the frontier with Pakistan. Iran’s state television IRIB said on its website that the…
India notifies compliance of UN sanctions against North Korea
India has notified the compliance of the UN resolution imposing sanctions on North Korea which include prevention of direct or indirect supply, sale, transfer or export of all weaponry and…
President of Cyprus arrives on 5-day India visit
AMN President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades arrived in New Delhi last night on the second leg of his five-day visit to India. Today, he will address a business forum and…
Turkey detains more than 1,000 for links to Gulen
Turkish authorities have detained more than a thousand people suspected of having links to US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. The overnight crackdown was one of the largest operations in months against…