Britain Faces Fifth Heatwave as UK Temperatures Set to Soar to 38 degree celsius
AMN WEB DESK Large parts of western Europe are reeling under sweltering heat as Britain is poised for its fifth heat wave of an exceptional summer that is expected to…
Mirza Fakhrul on course to become Bangladesh’s 23rd president
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka From an economics lecturer and left-wing student activist to one of Bangladesh’s most recognisable political figures, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is now on course for Bangabhaban,…
Thailand: Education Ministry plans to elevate school safety after shooting
AMN/ WEB DESK Thailand’s cabinet has approved an Education Ministry’s proposal to elevate school safety to a national agenda, following a mass shooting at a secondary school outside Bangkok last…
Pakistan: 15 killed in road accident
AMN/ WEB DESK 15 people, including women and children of a family, died after a three-wheeler vehicle fell into a canal due to over-speeding in Punjab province in Pakistan. The…
Philippine faces risk of waterborne diseases after floods
AMN/ WEB DESK Philippine health authorities have issued an alert on water-borne diseases after floods hit the northern part of the country. The local health centre in the Ilocos region…
India rolls out first 19 modern coaches for Bangladesh Railway
Zakir Hossain from Dhaka India’s Rail Coach Factory (RCF) at Kapurthala in Punjab on Wednesday unveiled the first batch of 19 modern Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) broad-gauge passenger coaches for…
Former US Marine Robert Gilman released by Russia
AMN/ WEB DESK A former US Marine, Robert Gilman, who had been imprisoned by Russia for over four years, has been freed on humanitarian grounds and is due to return…
Lebanon becomes first Arab country to abolish death penalty
AMN/ WEB DESK Lebanon’s parliament today abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.…
Syria: Court sentences death to former President Assad and other officials
AMN/ WEB DESK Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and several former officials have been sentenced to death by a Syrian court for crimes against humanity, premeditated murder and torture. According…
Congo: Death toll from Ebola crosses 2 thousand
AMN/ WEB DESK The death toll from Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed two thousand mark. According to government data released last night, the outbreak has so far recorded, 4,381 confirmed…