Russian envoy to Turkey shot in Ankara
ANKARA Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov has been shot dead at an exhibition in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Monday evening. Karlov was delivering a speech at the opening ceremony…
Russian military plane crashes in Siberia, 16 injured
WEB DESK / The Russian Defence Ministry said today that one of its planes had crashed in northeast Siberia adding that 23 people had been airlifted to hospital, 16 of…
Nepal to table bill addressing Madhesis’ demands in Parliament
AMN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Nepal government will table in Parliament today the Constitution amendment bill to address the demands of agitating Madhesis and other ethnic groups. Prime Minister Pushpa…
UNSC to vote today on sending observers to Syria’s Aleppo
The UN Security Council will vote today on a French-drafted resolution to quickly deploy UN observers to Aleppo, with Russia, Syria’s ally. Yesterday, after nearly four hours of closed-door council…
13 killed in Indonesian military plane crash
Thirteen people have died after an Indonesian military transport plane crashed in the east of the country today. Officials said, the Hercules C-130 plane took off from Timika city in…
US should let China keep underwater drone: Trump
United States President-elect Donald Trump has said that the US should let China keep the Navy’s underwater drone after Beijing agreed to give back the unmanned glider that it seized…
Ban Ki-moon hints on running for S Korea’s presidency
The outgoing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Mr Ban’s term as the world’s top diplomat…
Afghanistan: 5 female security staff killed at Kandahar airport
WEB DESK Five female security staff is reported to have been killed at Kandahar airport. According to reports they were travelling to work. Officials said the women – who were…
30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing
At least 30 Yemeni soldiers were killed and several others injured in a suicide attack today at a gathering in the southern city of Aden. Officials said, the attack targeted…
Pakistan should be isolated for supporting terror: Bangladesh
AMN Bangladesh says, Pakistan needs to be isolated for harbouring terrorists and supporting terror acts. Speaking to a news agency in Kolkata, Bangladesh’s Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said, Pakistan’s…