UN calls for urgent ceasefire to allow aid to Syria’s Eastern region
UN has called for an urgent ceasefire in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta region, near Damascus, to allow in desperately needed aid and avoid a repeat of the devastation seen in Aleppo.…
Syrian chemical attack cannot be tolerated: Trump
AMN US President Donald Trump has said, the suspected chemical attack in Syria cannot be tolerated and it has crossed many many lines. Mr Trump told this to reporters at…
Trump, Merkel discuss Ukraine, Afghanistan on phone: White House
US President Donald Trump spoke to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and discussed the Ukraine conflict and the situation in Afghanistan. The White House said this in a statement after a…
UNSC: US, Britain, France seek full probe into suspected chemical attack in Syria
WEB DESK / US, Britain and France have demanded full investigation into the suspected chemical attack in Syria that killed at least 72 people on Tuesday. They presented a draft…
North Korea test-fires missile into sea of Japan
North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan. South Korea’s Defence Ministry said the missile flew about 60 kms.…
SYRIYA: Death toll rises to 72 in suspected chemical attack
AMN The death toll in yesterday’s suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib has risen to 72. Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, 20 children…
33 MoUs to be signed during Bangladesh PM visit to India
AMN Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said, 33 MoUs are likely to be signed during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming visit to New Delhi and the absence of…
Pakistan: Four Army officers, 2 civilians killed in Lahore suicide blast
AMN / Four Army officers and two civilians have been killed in a suicide blast targeting a census team at Lahore. 19 people were injured in the blast. Two of…
UN Security Council to discuss Syria chemical attack
WEB DESK / The United Nations Security Council will face a “moment of truth” on Wednesday when it discusses the suspected chemical weapons attack on Khan Sheikhun in Syria, U.N.…
UNFPA regrets U.S. Decision to Withhold Funding
UNITED NATIONS / New York UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today regreted the decision by the United States to deny any future funding for its life-saving work the world…