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19 killed in fighting between troops, ethnic insurgents in Myanmar

19 killed in fighting between troops, ethnic insurgents in Myanmar

-- 2019-08-21 16:44:33

More than 2,000 people have been forced to flee from their homes, and 19 have been killed, since fighting broke out between government troops and ethnic minority insurgents in northern Myanmar last we...

Greece says won’t help Iranian tanker to reach Syria

Greece says won’t help Iranian tanker to reach Syria

-- 2019-08-21 15:09:34

Greece will not facilitate an Iranian tanker sailing in the Mediterranean to deliver oil to Syria, the country’s deputy foreign minister said on Wednesday, Reuters reported.   “We wa...

Death toll from Afghan wedding blast jumps to 80

Death toll from Afghan wedding blast jumps to 80

Reuters 2019-08-21 14:39:52

The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said on Wednesday. The initial death toll after the Satur...

Two dead in Kashmir gunbattle

Two dead in Kashmir gunbattle

-- 2019-08-21 13:00:35

Indian security forces killed a suspected militant in a gunbattle in Kashmir on Wednesday, police said, the first clash since the federal government removed the special status of the territory this mo...

Rohingya crisis: NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar

Rohingya crisis: NGOs warn of worsening crisis in Myanmar

-- 2019-08-21 12:28:26

Rohingyas, forced to flee to Bangladesh from their homeland in Myanmar's Rakhine, are still struggling for their rights, security, and dignity. In a joint statement on Wednesday, local, national, and...

Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland sale spat

Trump cancels Denmark visit over Greenland sale spat

-- 2019-08-21 11:01:36

US President Donald Trump has cancelled a state visit to Denmark after the nation's prime minister said Greenland was not for sale to the US. The president was scheduled to visit on 2 September, at t...

Pakistan to move world court over Kashmir issue

Pakistan to move world court over Kashmir issue

Reuters 2019-08-21 10:31:20

Pakistan says it would take its dispute with India over Kashmir to the International Court of Justice, after New Delhi revoked the special status of its part of the region earlier this month. Islamab...

Trump urges Modi, Imran to reduce tensions in talks

Trump urges Modi, Imran to reduce tensions in talks

-- 2019-08-20 22:10:16

US President Donald Trump spoke with the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on Monday, urging them to reduce tensions over the disputed region of Kashmir, reports Agencies. "Spoke to my two good f...

As an Indian, I am not proud: Amartya Sen

As an Indian, I am not proud: Amartya Sen

-- 2019-08-20 20:14:38

Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi-led administration’s decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status and split the region into two Union T...

HK to establish mechanism to hold dialogue with protesters

HK to establish mechanism to hold dialogue with protesters

Global Times 2019-08-20 18:34:18

The Hong Kong government will establish a communication and dialogue platform to hold talks with protesters, said Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at a press conference on Tuesday. Lam said...

Militants kill 10 Burkina Faso soldiers

Militants kill 10 Burkina Faso soldiers

-- 2019-08-20 12:59:04

Unidentified militants killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded many others in an attack on a military unit in northern Burkina Faso on Monday, the army said. Burkina Faso has been overrun by Islamist...

Zakir Naik apologises to Malaysians for racial remarks

Zakir Naik apologises to Malaysians for racial remarks

-- 2019-08-20 12:15:29

Controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologised on Tuesday for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the comments. Naik, wh...

Trump urges India, Pakistan to reduce tensions

Trump urges India, Pakistan to reduce tensions

Reuters 2019-08-20 10:31:45

US President Donald Trump spoke with the leaders of India and Pakistan on Monday, discussing prospects for improved trade ties with Washington and stressing the need to reduce tensions over Kashmir...

'Three killed' in attack on Turkish convoy at Syria

'Three killed' in attack on Turkish convoy at Syria

-- 2019-08-19 20:13:52

A Syrian government air strike aiming to stop a Turkish convoy reaching a rebel-held town in northern Syria has killed three civilians, Turkey alleges. Another 12 people were injured in the attack in...

20 al-Shabab militants killed in Somalia

20 al-Shabab militants killed in Somalia

-- 2019-08-19 17:31:33

Somali special forces (Danab) killed 20 al-Shabab militants in counter-offensive in southern Somali region of Lower Shabelle on Sunday night, officials said on Monday. Odawa Yusuf Rage, the commander...

Iran warns against US attempts to seize Iranian oil tanker

Iran warns against US attempts to seize Iranian oil tanker

X 2019-08-19 17:19:29

Iran's Foreign Ministry on Monday warned against any attempt by the United States to seize the Iranian oil tanker released on Auguest 15 by the order of Gibraltar Supreme Court after 42 days in detent...

Afghanistan vows to eliminate Islamic State havens

Afghanistan vows to eliminate Islamic State havens

-- 2019-08-19 17:15:59

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on Monday vowed to eliminate all safe havens of the Islamic State group as the country marked a subdued 100th Independence Day after a horrific wedding attac...

India can’t resolve Kashmir without economic ideas

India can’t resolve Kashmir without economic ideas

Global Times 2019-08-19 17:14:29

New Delhi has been rewriting its policy on India-controlled Kashmir, but it seems to forget that economic support is urgently needed to safeguard regional stability. India has been following the doct...

China to build Shenzhen into socialist demonstration area

China to build Shenzhen into socialist demonstration area

Global Times 2019-08-19 17:11:52

China Sunday released a guideline to build Shenzhen as a pilot demonstration area for socialism with Chinese characteristics, a move analysts believe will upgrade the city to a better place compared w...

Trump’s idea of selling Greenland to US is absurd, says Danish PM

Trump’s idea of selling Greenland to US is absurd, says Danish PM

-- 2019-08-19 12:47:26

Greenland is not for sale and the idea of selling it to the United States is absurd, Denmark’s prime minister said on Sunday after an economic adviser to President Donald Trump confirmed the US...

Turkish police detain 418 in Kurdish militant probe

Turkish police detain 418 in Kurdish militant probe

-- 2019-08-19 12:31:26

Turkish police have detained 418 people in 29 provinces in an investigation targeting suspects with links to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, Reu...

Fuel truck explosion leaves 10 dead in Uganda

Fuel truck explosion leaves 10 dead in Uganda

-- 2019-08-19 11:53:18

At least 10 people were killed when a fuel truck exploded in flames after losing control and ramming into three cars in western Uganda on Sunday, police said in a statement. “So far, 9 burnt bo...

Heavy rain kills 30 in parts of north India

Heavy rain kills 30 in parts of north India

-- 2019-08-19 11:40:19

Heavy rain pummelled several parts of north India on Sunday, leaving at least 30 people dead and 22 missing in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab. At least 24 people, including two from Nepal,...

Iran oil tanker sets sail as Gibraltar rejects US request

Iran oil tanker sets sail as Gibraltar rejects US request

BBC 2019-08-19 11:06:18

Gibraltar has rejected a request by the US to again seize an Iranian tanker that it has been holding since July on suspicion of transporting oil to Syria. The US made the last-minute request on Fri...

Trump says US not ready to make China trade deal

Trump says US not ready to make China trade deal

Reuters 2019-08-19 10:37:41

US President Donald Trump and top White House officials dismissed concerns that economic growth may be faltering, saying on Sunday (local time) they saw little risk of recession despite a volatile wee...

Argentina's treasury minister resigns

Argentina's treasury minister resigns

-- 2019-08-18 20:34:20

Argentina´s Treasury Minister Nicolas Dujovne has resigned, saying in a letter that he believed the government needed 'significant renewal' in its economic team amid a crisis which saw the peso...

China donates school bags, stationeries to Myanmar students

China donates school bags, stationeries to Myanmar students

Xinhua 2019-08-18 17:53:15

China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation (CFPA) Myanmar Office donated 100,000 school bags and stationeries to Myanmar students under Panda Pack Project for 2019-2020 academic year in Yangon on Saturd...

US decision won’t change China’s stance

US decision won’t change China’s stance

Global Times 2019-08-18 17:42:51

A decision by the US government on extending a reprieve to Chinese telecom company Huawei Technologies is unlikely to change China's stance in the trade negotiations with the US, which have been proce...

Israeli army kills three Palestinians in northern Gaza

Israeli army kills three Palestinians in northern Gaza

-- 2019-08-18 15:45:42

Three Palestinians were killed and one was injured after they have been targeted by the Israeli army forces in northern Gaza Strip, close to the border with Israel, medics said early on Sunday morning...

India reimposes movement curbs on parts of Kashmir after clashes

India reimposes movement curbs on parts of Kashmir after clashes

-- 2019-08-18 13:15:25

Indian authorities reimposed restrictions on movement in major parts of Kashmir’s biggest city, Srinagar, on Sunday after violent overnight clashes between residents and police in which dozens w...