US asks Russia to stop targeting Syrian opposition
MUNICH / Sharply criticizing President Bashar al-Assad’s regime for the heavy bombing conducted across Syria in recent weeks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday also asked Russia to…
Zika virus: Women told to delay pregnancy for two years in Colombia
Colombia, government has called on women to delay pregnancy for six to eight months because of the Zika virus outbreak. According to the Colombian National Institute of Health, the outbreak…
Zika virus: Brazil deploys 2 lakhs soldiers to warn of risks
More than 2 lakhs soldiers have been deployed across the country to warn people about the risks of the Zika virus. Brazil is at the centre of an outbreak of…
India sends aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives
AMN / India has dispatched its largest and most potent warship, aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya to Maldives to reaffirm its abiding commitment to be the net security provider in the…
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon hails India’s women peacekeeping unit
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon has hailed India’s women peacekeeping unit in Liberia as an inspiration for all, as the first-ever all-female police unit deployed ended its operations after nine years.…
Former Governor of Afghanistan in Pakistan kidnapped
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a former Governor of Afghanistan’s Herat province from Islamabad. Sayed Fazalullah Wahidi was in Islamabad with his family to get a visa for the UK. A police…
UN likely to deliver aid to besieged Syrians
The UN has said it expected to be able to deliver aid to besieged Syrians “without delay” after world powers agreed a plan to cease hostilities in the war-wracked country.…
US Congress adopts tougher sanctions on North Korea
The US Congress has adopted tougher sanctions on North Korea, in a bid to punish the reclusive Asian nation for its provocative recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The House…
9 persons including 6 UN Peacekeepers killed in Mali terror attack
AMN / Nine troops including six UN Peacekeepers were killed and around 30 injured when suspected Islamist militants attacked their base with mortars and machine guns in northern Mali town…
NATO launches sea mission against people-smugglers
NATO ships are on their way to the Aegean Sea to help Turkey and Greece crack down on criminal networks smuggling refugees into Europe, the alliance’s top commander said today.…