Refugees fear backlash after Berlin attack
WEB DESK FOLLOW US ON TWITTER The reported terror attack in Berlin has raised concerns about violence against asylum seekers in Germany. On Monday night, a truck slammed into a…
29 killed in Mexico fireworks market explosion
MEXICO CITY At least 29 people were killed Tuesday in an explosion at a fireworks market in a suburb of Mexico City, official said. Mexico state Gov. Eruviel Avila said…
China returns US underwater drone taken in South China Sea
China has returned a US underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week. In a brief statement, China’s Defence Ministry said, the drone…
NATO, EU talks overshadowed by Russian tragedy
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg condemned the killing of Ambassador Andrei Karlov, shot point-blank by a man reported to be an off-duty police officer shouting about Russia’s role in Aleppo.…
Detained suspect may not be driver in Berlin attack: German police
WEB DESK Berlin police Tuesday said that they may not have detained the perpetrator behind Monday’s truck attack, and warned the public to remain attentive and vigilant. Berlin’s police chief…
Man detained in Turkey after firing shots outside US embassy
Turkish police detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara early today. The state-run Anadolu Agency said, the man was overpowered by the embassy’s…
India asks UN to address backing to terror from outside Afghanistan
AMN / India today told the UN that the international community needs to urgently address the backing to outfits like the Haqqani Network, LeT and JeM from their shadowy supporters…
Erdogan calls Putin over shooting of Russian envoy
ANKARA/ agencies Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called and briefed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin following the fatal shooting of Moscow’s ambassador to Turkey, a presidential spokesman confirmed on Monday.…
IMF Chief convicted of negligence charges in France
Conviction seen as largely symbolic as Christine Lagarde will not be penalized over controversial payments WEB DESK A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of…
Russia: 41 dead after drinking toxic bath essence
WEB DESK At least 41 people have died and some 16 others are in a serious condition in the Siberian city of Irkutsk after drinking bath essence. Russian authorities said,…