IS confirms death of Jihadi John in drone strike
The Islamic State group’s propaganda magazine has confirmed the British terrorist known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November. The terror group published an obituary for Jihadi…
Militants storm university in Pak; 1 killed, 10 injured
AMN/ Heavily-armed terrorists stormed a university in Pakistan’s restive northwest Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa province and opened indiscriminate fire on students and teachers, killing one professor and injuring at least 10 persons…
Colombia’s President enacts tougher law on acid attacks
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a law that imposes tougher sentences on the perpetrators of acid attacks. Anyone convicted of such crimes will now serve between 12 and…
World’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide dies at 112 in Japan
The world’s oldest man, Yasutaro Koide, died today at the age of 112 in central Japan. Koide who born just months before the Wright brothers made their first successful flight,…
Suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan
A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up close to a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan today, killing at least eleven people and wounding more than 20. The dead include police,…
26 killed in Saudi-led airstrike at police headquarters in Yemen
Saudi-led airstrikes killed at least 26 people at the police headquarters in the capital Sana’a yesterday. The attack injured dozens more people, many of them police officers. Rescue efforts were…
France declares state of economic emergency
AMN / French President Francois Hollande has declared a state of economic and social emergency to redefine France’s economic and social model. In an annual speech to business leaders in…
India attaches highest importance to its ties with Israel: Sushma Swaraj
AMN / External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Monday said India attaches the highest importance to its ties with Israel as she called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the…
35 IS militants killed in clashes with security forces in Iraq
Security forces in Iraq reportedly killed 35 Islamic State militants in clashes in the provinces of Anbar and Salahudin yesterday. According to Xinhua news agency report, the security forces and…
Prez Obama credits American diplomacy for key milestones with Iran
AMN / U.S. President Barack Obama has credited strong American diplomacy for key milestones with Iran in a 24-hour period, including confirmation that Tehran has significantly rolled back its nuclear…