India’s NSG bid: Diplomatic outreach to China
Ahead of a key Nuclear Suppliers Group plenary in Seoul on June 24, New Delhi has stepped up its diplomatic outreach to China. External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup on…
Yoga posture lights up UN building on Yoga Day
AMN / The United Nations Headquarters in New York has projected the image of a yoga posture on the eve of the second International Day of Yoga on June 21.…
35 killed on Indonesian floods and landslides
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in Central Java province of western Indonesia has risen to 35. Flooding and landslides had left 25 people missing with 14 others…
Several killed in blast in Kabul
Several people were feared killed in a blast in a minibus in Kabul this morning. Police and emergency service vehicles rushed to the scene. One police official said, the bus…
4 dead in clashes between police, teachers in Mexico
Violent clashes between police and unionized teachers who were reportedly blockading roads and burning vehicles in southern Mexico left four people dead. The radical union, which goes by the initials…
Canada’s parliament passes bill on medically assisted death for terminally ill people
Canada’s parliament has passed a contentious bill to allow medically-assisted death for terminally ill people. The law was put forward after the Supreme Court struck down a ban on doctors…
100,000 scholars sign Anti-militancy fatwa in Bangladesh
An anti-militancy fatwa signed by over 100,000 Islamic scholars from across the country has been issued in the in Bangladesh capital Dhaka today. The fatwa declares terrorism and suicide attacks…
Bangladesh Hindu teacher’s attacker killed in shootout
A suspected Islamist militant was killed today in a shootout, police said, days after he critically wounded a Hindu college teacher in the latest attack on minority groups. Ghulam Faijullaha…
Egypt court sentences ex-President Morsi to life on espionage charges
Egypt’s former President Mohamed Mursi was handed another life sentence today, after a court found him guilty of espionage and leaking state secrets. Mursi, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood,…
US gives fresh push to India’s NSG bid
In a latest move to India’s bid for NSG; US calls on all NSG members to support India’s application in the crucial meeting of the atomic trading club in Seoul…