100 people rescued from Singapore-bound sinking boat
AMN / At least 100 people were rescued when a Singapore-bound boat hit a floating object and started to sink near the Indonesian island of Batam. Singapore’s Maritime and Port…
Suu Kyi warns her party MPs against any wrongdoing
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has warned newly elected Members of Parliament that she will not tolerate poor discipline or wrongdoing. Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party took…
Body of pilot of jet shot down by Turkey to be handed over to Russia
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu today said the body of the pilot killed when Turkey shot down a Russian jet last week was taken to Turkey late yesterday to be…
Obama urges to limit access to firearms after shooting in Colorado
United States President Barack Obama has urged to limit access to firearms after a shooting at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado claimed three lives and nine others injured overnight.…
Russia imposes economic sanctions against Turkey
AMN / Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced economic sanctions against Turkey, following the downing of their warplane by Ankara on the Syrian border on Tuesday. The decree published on…
US: Man arrested after he jumped White House fence
A man, draped in American flag, was arrested after he jumped a White House fence while President Barack Obama and his family was celebrating Thanksgiving, prompting a temporary lock-down. The…
19,000 Syrian women killed by Assad regime since 2011: NGO
A U.K.-based NGO, Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) has claimed that 20,000 women had been killed in Syrian conflict and almost 95 percent of them by Assad regime The…
Turkey warns Russia against escalating operations in Syria
Russia strengthens its anti-aircraft defences AMN / Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Russia’s President Vladimir Putin not to play with fire over his country’s downing of a Russian…
Russia to cooperate with US-led coalition against IS in Syria: Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia will keep cooperating with the United States and its partners to fight Islamic State in Syria. He added cooperation will be in…
France, Russia agree to coordinate strikes against IS militants
French President Francois Hollande has said that Russia and France had agreed to coordinate strikes against Islamic State terrorists after talks with Vladimir Putin. Mr Hollande said at a press…