Trump, Clinton win big on Super Tuesday 2.0
In US , front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton today fast tracked their race to the White House. Both posted big wins in a decisive multi-state vote to stay on…
Kerry to hold talks with Putin on Russian troop withdrawal from Syria
United States Secretary of State John Kerry said he will head to Moscow next week to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin about his troop withdrawal from Syria and the…
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition kills 41 in air strike
In northern Yemen, at least 41 civilians have been killed and 35 others wounded in an air strike by Saudi-led coalition warplanes, media reports say. Witnesses said at least two…
Deadly blast kills 15 in Peshawar
At least 15 people were killed and over dozen injured in a deadly blast on a bus carrying Government officials in Peshawar, Pakistan. The attack took place in the northwest…
UN chief calls for Syrian case to be referred to ICC
NEW YORK UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Marking the fifth anniversary of the…
Htin Kyaw elected Myanmar’s first civilian president after military rule
AMN / After more than 50 years of military rule, Myanmar has elected its new president . The new leader, Htin Kyaw, is a close confidant of Aung San Suu…
Suu Kyi’s trusted aide poised to become Myanmar’s President
Htin Kyaw, a trusted aide and confidant to democracy leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, is poised to become Myanmar’s President when parliament votes for its next leader…
It is necessary to redefine terrorism: Turkish President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said it is necessary to redefine terrorism to include those who support such acts. He said there is no difference between a terrorist holding…
UN Security Council praises Russia’s Syria pullout
The UN Security Council views Russia’s decision to begin withdrawing from Syria as a positive step. Angolan Ambassador Ismael Gaspar Martins, who holds the council’s rotating presidency this month, said…
Putin condemns blast in Turkey
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly condemned the blast in Ankara, the Kremlin said on Sunday. “Putin resolutely condemns the brutal terrorist attack in Ankara,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…