Japan, US to work together to stop spread of chemical weapons
web desk Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida says, he and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson have reaffirmed that they will work together to stop the spread of chemical weapons.…
US President’s deputy NSA KT McFarland asked to step down
US President Donald Trump’s deputy National Security Adviser, KT McFarland, has been asked to step down after just three months. According to media reports, Ms McFarland has been offered the…
Egypt declares emergency following twin church bombings
AMN Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced a three-month state of emergency after yesterday’s attacks on two Coptic churches that left at least 44 people dead. Mr. Sisi announced the…
Russia, Iran renew their support for Syrian govt
WEB DESK Russia and Iran renewed their support for the Syrian government in a flurry of calls today. They said last week’s US missile strike violated Syrian sovereignty but failed…
Two killed in aircraft crash in France
In France, two people were killed when a light aircraft crashed into a field in the northeastern part of the country yesterday. Strasbourg Council said the accident happened shortly after…
40 killed, dozens injured in explosion at church in Egypt
WEB DESK At least 40 people were killed in two blasts targeting Coptic Christians on Palm Sunday in Egypt. Officials say, in Alexandria, an explosion outside St Mark’s Coptic church…
Syria: 18 killed in airstrikes in Idib province
Air strikes killed at least 18 people, including five children, in a town in rebel-controlled Idlib province yesterday. Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and the civil defence rescue service said…
Egypt: 13 killed in explosion at church
At least 13 people were killed in an explosion at a church in Egypt. State media reported that the blast targeted the St George Coptic church in the city of…
Hundreds leave Syria Homs rebel district under deal
Hundreds of more rebels and their families have left the last opposition-held Waer neighbourhood in Homs city, for opposition-held territory elsewhere in the country. The evacuation is part of a…
Indian, Chinese navies rescues merchant ship in Gulf of Aden
Indian and Chinese navies rescued a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden after the vessel was hijacked by pirates. The Indian Navy said, they sent two warships following a…