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Doubts mount as Myanmar finalises Rohingya preparations

Doubts mount as Myanmar finalises Rohingya preparations

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

Myanmar was making final preparations to take back the first batch of Rohingya Muslims who fled conflict in troubled Rakhine state, state media said on Saturday. Rakhine state Chief Minister Nyi Pu &...

Thai police block anti-junta march

Thai police block anti-junta march

-- 2018-01-20 10:30:52

Hundreds of police in Thailand blocked protestors planning to march from Bangkok to Khon Kaen in the northeast of the country Saturday in a rare display of public discontent in the junta-ruled country...

North Korea delegation to go South for Olympics preparation

North Korea delegation to go South for Olympics preparation

-- 2018-01-20 06:06:53

North Korea’s delegation will go to South Korea on Sunday to take preparations for a trip by an art troupe during next month’s Winter Olympics. South Korea’s Unification Ministry sa...

China accuses US warship of violating sovereignty

China accuses US warship of violating sovereignty

-- 2018-01-20 04:37:41

China’s foreign ministry has accused a US warship of entering its territorial waters without permission and said it would take “necessary measures” to ensure its sovereignty is prote...

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pregnant with first child

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pregnant with first child

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday she was pregnant with her first child, prompting an outpouring of support from women’s rights groups and labor activists as she declared...

Rohingyas still fleeing Myanmar

Rohingyas still fleeing Myanmar

Reuters 2018-01-19 12:00:00

More than 100 Rohingya Muslims have crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar since Wednesday, with the latest refugees saying army operations are continuing in troubled Rakhine State, raising doubts about...

US allege China of secretly buying North Korean coal

US allege China of secretly buying North Korean coal

-- 2018-01-19 08:37:06

At least six cargo ships linked to China furtively violated UN sanctions by taking on North Korean coal late last year, potentially providing a significant boost to the rogue regime's coffers, the US...

Indian govt sends alert to states on Rohingyas

Indian govt sends alert to states on Rohingyas

-- 2018-01-19 03:50:15

Ahead of Republic Day, many alerts have been sent to Indian state police chiefs across the country about possible threats. But the Home Ministry has singled out Rohingya Muslims for special attention...

Bitcoin use under probe in Indonesian island of Bali

Bitcoin use under probe in Indonesian island of Bali

Reuters 2018-01-19 02:58:07

Indonesian authorities are investigating the use of bitcoin in the holiday island of Bali, amid warnings by the central bank in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy over the risks posed by virtual c...

Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details

Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details

-- 2018-01-19 02:55:34

Russia's foreign ministry on Thursday accused US officials of leaking to the media confidential financial details of Russian diplomats working in the United States The ministry also demanded punishme...

Olympic unity won't denuclearize N. Korea: Australia PM

Olympic unity won't denuclearize N. Korea: Australia PM

-- 2018-01-18 12:57:47

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Thursday he welcomed the recent dialogue between North and South Korea but marching together at the Winter Olympics won't denuclearize the Korean Penins...

Kazakhstan bus fire claims 52 lives

Kazakhstan bus fire claims 52 lives

-- 2018-01-18 12:00:00

Fifty-two people have been killed after a bus in which they were travelling caught fire in Kazakhstan’s north-western Aktau region. The country’s interior ministry said on Thursday that o...

Taliban commander among eight dies in Afghan operations

Taliban commander among eight dies in Afghan operations

-- 2018-01-18 12:00:00

At least eight Taliban insurgents including senior commander Mullah Jalal have been killed in Dand-e-Shahabudin district of Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province over the last three days. Ikramudin...

Delhi schools to come under CCTV

Delhi schools to come under CCTV

BBC 2018-01-18 11:23:34

Parents in India's capital will soon be able to watch their children in the classroom in real time, using a mobile phone app. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said CCTV will be installed in all g...

South Korea to continue talks with North Korea

South Korea to continue talks with North Korea

BBC 2018-01-18 10:50:29

South Korea says it will continue high-level talks with North Korea with "clear eyes" amid global warnings that Pyongyang might be playing for time to continue its nuclear-arms programme. "We have to...

India boosts defence capabilities

India boosts defence capabilities

-- 2018-01-18 06:58:05

India has successfully tested a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), said the country's Defence Ministry on Thursday. The nuclear-capable Agni-V is believed to be India's most advanc...

Palestinian dies in violent clash, houses wrecked

Palestinian dies in violent clash, houses wrecked

-- 2018-01-18 02:47:22

A Palestinian man has been killed in a clash that broke out between Palestinians and Israeli forces in Palestine’s’ north West Bank city Jenin, sources said Thursday. The operation, inclu...

Duterte denies ordering news site shutdown

Duterte denies ordering news site shutdown

-- 2018-01-17 12:59:44

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte denied influencing a regulator’s decision to revoke the license of a news website known for challenging his government, but lashed out strongly at what he ca...

China road crash kills three, wounds over 50

China road crash kills three, wounds over 50

-- 2018-01-17 12:22:24

Three people have been killed and more than 50 injured Wednesday morning when a coach bus hit a freight truck on Guangzhou-Kunming Highway in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, authoritie...

Myanmar police shoot dead seven Rakhine protesters

Myanmar police shoot dead seven Rakhine protesters

-- 2018-01-17 12:00:00

At least seven Rakhine protestors were killed and 12 others injured as Myanmar police opened fire on them in Rakhine State on late Tuesday. The violence occurred at a time when Myanmar has agreed to...

Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong lands in jail 2nd time

Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong lands in jail 2nd time

-- 2018-01-17 11:43:56

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday for what a judge described as his “leading” role during some of the 2014 pro-...

Myanmar army gains ground amid Rohingya crackdown

Myanmar army gains ground amid Rohingya crackdown

AP 2018-01-17 11:22:28

In this October 29, 2017, file photo, participants with national and military flags attend a ceremony supporting the country's military and government servants in Yangon, Myanmar. AP Activist Nyo Tun...

Koreas to form unified hockey team for Winter Olympics

Koreas to form unified hockey team for Winter Olympics

-- 2018-01-17 10:35:14

North Korea and South Korea have agreed to form a combined women’s ice hockey team to take part in next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. The arch-rivals Koreas took the decision duri...

Muslim in china bars children from religion

Muslim in china bars children from religion

-- 2018-01-17 05:06:08

Most of the Muslim countries in western China has banned children from attending religious events over a winter break. An education bureau said in a notice posted online, as authorities step up contr...

Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles Taiwan

Magnitude 5.7 quake rattles Taiwan

-- 2018-01-17 02:06:39

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the Beitou District of Taiwan's capital city of Taipei at 1:59 pm Wednesday Beijing Time, says Taiwan's meteorological authority. The epicentre was monitored at 25.15...

UAE to lodge complaint to UN over Qatar jet

UAE to lodge complaint to UN over Qatar jet

-- 2018-01-16 12:00:00

The United Arab Emirates will lodge a complaint against Qatar at the United Nations’ aviation agency on Tuesday after Qatari war planes allegedly intercepted UAE civilian aircraft, a UAE officia...

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38, wounds 105

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 38, wounds 105

-- 2018-01-16 11:16:25

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up at a busy market in central Baghdad in back-to-back explosions that killed at least 38 people, Iraqi officials say. The attackers struck during rush hour...

Taliban claims it was behind Bhutto's assassination

Taliban claims it was behind Bhutto's assassination

-- 2018-01-16 10:19:07

Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007, saying it killed her as she allegedly planned to collaborate with the US against the...

Malaysia plans special court on human trafficking

Malaysia plans special court on human trafficking

-- 2018-01-16 04:21:16

Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle increasing numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners. The Southeast Asian nation relies heavily on foreign domestic worker...

Philippines shuts more schools as volcano spews ash , lava

Philippines shuts more schools as volcano spews ash , lava

-- 2018-01-16 01:06:38

The Philippines' most active volcano spewed lava that cascaded downslope and emitted ash that fell on nearby towns, state volcanologists said on Tuesday, prompting to shut more schools. Mount Mayon,...