Maldives backtracks on its promise to allow Nasheed for UK treatment
Maldivian government today said that a family member of former President Mohamed Nasheed will have to sign a guarantee document before he can be allowed to go to United Kingdom…
Pak: ATC acquits Musharraf in Akbar Bugti murder case
Pakistan anti-terrorism court in Quetta today acquitted former President General Pervez Musharraf in a case pertaining to the murder of former Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti. The court…
Sri Lanka releases 106 Indian fishermen
Sri Lanka has released 106 Indian fishermen who were in its custody on charges of poaching in Sri Lankan waters. The release orders of 55 fishermen have already been issued…
India committed to Palestinian cause: Sushma Swaraj
AMN / India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said the entire Indian leadership remained steadfast in its commitment to the Palestinian cause. Ms Swaraj, who is on her first…
Palestine seeks India’s support in West Asia peace process
AMN / Palestine today sought India’s participation in the West Asia peace process on the first day of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s visit there. Describing India as “not just…
Sushma Swaraj in Tel Aviv on 2-day visit to Israel, Palestine
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived in Tel Aviv on a two-day visit to Israel and Palestine, three months after the historic visit of President Pranab Mukherjee, the first by…
Maldives allows opposition leader Nasheed to travel to UK for surgery
Maldives government has decided to allow jailed opposition leader Mohamed Nasheed to travel to Britain for surgery.Issuing a brief statement last evening, Maldivian Foreign Ministry said that the permission has…
US, UK lift economic sanctions imposed against Iran
United States and European Union have lifted economic sanctions imposed against Iran over its nuclear programme following the implementation of the July last year atomic deal by Tehran. The International…
Pak Executed 332 criminals, militants since 2014
Pakistan announced this week that authorities have executed 332 criminals and militants since lifting a moratorium on the death penalty in 2014, the first time an official tally has been…
IS offensive kills 85 civilians, 50 soldiers in Syria
Dozens of people have died in an offensive by Islamic State group on government-held areas of Deir al-Zour in Syria, .According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, 85 civilians…