Russia’s bombardment in Syria may derail peace talks: Kerry
US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned that Russia’s aerial bombardment of Syrian opposition targets could derail efforts to re-start talks to end the country’s brutal civil war. Mr…
US Supreme Court halts Obama’s carbon emissions plan
President Barack Obama’s plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court. The court ruled that the President’s clean Power…
President Obama unveils Cyber Security National action plan
AMN / President Barack Obama has unveiled a cyber security national action plan as his intelligence chief warned of growing risks from new technologies that open more doors to hackers.…
40,000 facing starvation in South Sudan: UN
The United Nations warned that a sharp rise in food insecurity across South Sudan could result in catastrophic levels of hunger for at least 40,000 civilians. The warning follows the…
9 killed, 150 injured in train crash in Germany
At least nine people were killed and about 150 injured, 50 of them seriously, when two trains collided head-on in southeast Germany today, a police spokesman said. The collision took…
Billionaire Michael Bloomberg confirms considering for Presidential Run
The billionaire former Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, has confirmed he is considering running as an independent candidate for the US Presidency. He told the Financial Times he was…
India resumes fuel supplies to Nepal through Raxaul border
AMN / India resumed fuel supplies to Nepal through its Raxaul border after agitating Madhesis called off their nearly five-month-long blockade on Monday. Obstruction by protesters was removed from the…
Former Nepalese PM Sushil Koirala passes away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoles death of former Nepal PM AMN / Former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala has passed away. Koirala was suffering from Chronic Obstructive…
Three Afghan soldiers killed in suicide bomb attack
At least three Afghan soldiers were killed today in a suicide bomb attack on an army minibus in north Afghanistan. Spokesman for the provincial governor in Balkh says, the suicide…
EU urges Turkey to open border for Syrian refugees
Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting. EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica…