Palestine seeks India’s support in West Asia peace process
AMN / Palestine today sought India’s participation in the West Asia peace process on the first day of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit there. Describing India as “not just…
Sushma Swaraj in Tel Aviv on 2-day visit to Israel, Palestine
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Tel Aviv on a two-day visit to Israel and Palestine, three months after the historic visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, the first by…
Maldives allows opposition leader Nasheed to travel to UK for surgery
Maldives government has decided to allow jailed opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed to travel to Britain for surgery.Issuing a brief statement last evening, Maldivian Foreign Ministry said that the permission has…
US, UK lift economic sanctions imposed against Iran
United States and European Union have lifted economic sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear programme following the implementation of the July last year atomic deal by Tehran. The International…
Pak Executed 332 criminals, militants since 2014
Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, the first time an official tally has been…
IS offensive kills 85 civilians, 50 soldiers in Syria
Dozens of people have died in an offensive by Islamic State group on government-held areas of Deir al-Zour in Syria, .According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 85 civilians…
Al-Qaeda militants’ attack kills 29 in Burkina Faso
At least 29 people many of them foreigners were killed and a further 56 injured after Islamist militants attacked a hotel in the Burkina Faso capital, Ouagadougou, popular with foreigners.…
Sushma Swaraj leaves for Palestine and Israel
AMN/ External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has left for a two-day official visit to Palestine and Israel. This is her first visit to Israel and comes after the State visit…
Nuclear weapons pose existential threat to humanity: UN Chief
UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity. He said this yesterday in an informal briefing to the UN General Assembly. The Secretary…
30 militants, four soldiers killed in Egypt’s Sinai raids
At least 30 militants were killed and 10 others seriously injured as security forces foiled a militant attempt targeting a checkpoint in southern Sheikh Zuweid city of restive North Sinai…