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Israel pushing region to war: Hezbollah

-- 2017-10-01 10:19:41

Lebanon's Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, and said nowhere in Israel would be safe...

Rahul may take over as Congress chief: Sachin Pilot

-- 2017-10-01 09:04:28

Rahul Gandhi may take over as the Congress president shortly after Diwali, Rajasthan leader Sachin Pilot said on Sunday, stressing that the time had come for the party vice president to lead from the...

Oxford college removes Suu Kyi's portrait

BBC 2017-09-30 12:00:00

A portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed by Oxford University, where she was previously awarded an honorary degree, amid criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis. Violence in Myanmar h...

UN failures on Rohingyas revealed

-- 2017-09-29 12:00:00

The UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue being raised with the government, sources in the UN and aid community told the BBC. One former UN official said the head of the UN...

UN chief warns of 'humanitarian nightmare'

BBC 2017-09-29 12:00:00

Violence in Myanmar has spiralled into the "the world's fastest-developing refugee emergency" and a "humanitarian nightmare", the UN chief has warned. Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Mya...

Punish Myanmar, US tells UN

-- 2017-09-29 12:00:00

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Thursday called on countries to suspend providing weapons to Myanmar over violence against Rohingya Muslims until the military puts sufficient accoun...

Mumbai stampede kills 22

BBC 2017-09-29 12:00:00

A stampede at a Mumbai railway station has left 22 people dead and injured about 30, Indian officials say. The incident at Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines, was...

Rohingya crisis: Myanmar govt to take over burned land

Reuters 2017-09-28 12:00:00

Myanmar's government will manage the redevelopment of villages torched during violence in Rakhine state that has sent nearly half a million Rohingya Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh, a minister was repor...

Aid groups call for access to Myanmar conflict zone

Reuters 2017-09-28 12:00:00

International aid groups in Myanmar have urged the government to allow free access to Rakhine State, where an army offensive has sent 480,000 people fleeing to Bangladesh but hundreds of thousands rem...

How some Nobel laureates turn away from peace

Reuters 2017-09-28 11:30:21

Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi is the latest in a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates to disappoint many of those who once applauded her, and probably won’t be the last, a cautiona...

US air strike kills Kabul civilians

BBC 2017-09-28 11:25:23

A US air strike against militants in the Afghan capital Kabul caused civilian casualties after a missile malfunctioned, officials said. The strike was in support of Afghan troops fighting insurgents...

Vanuatu volcano eruption sparks evacuation

-- 2017-09-28 01:11:22

An erupting volcano in Vanuatu has sparked an unprecedented evacuation of an entire island. All 11,000 residents of Ambae have been told to leave and will be moved to other islands in the Pacific sta...

Strong quake shakes Japan

AP 2017-09-27 12:39:37

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck off northeastern Japan on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of tsunami. The Japan Meteorological A...

Saudi to let women drive

Reuters 2017-09-27 12:00:00

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first time, state media say.   Government ministries are to prepare reports within 30 days and the order will be i...

Car rams into Indian pilgrims, killing seven

Xinhua 2017-09-27 12:00:00

At least seven people were killed and more than ten others injured in a road accident in the western Indian state of Rajasthan Wednesday, police said.  "The accident occurred when a speeding car...

US frees Singapore teen blogger

BBC 2017-09-27 11:01:44

A Singaporean teenager has been released from jail after a government appeal against him being granted asylum was dismissed. Amos Yee, known for his political and religious criticism, sought refuge i...

Thai former PM gets five-year jail term

-- 2017-09-27 04:20:01

Thailand’s ousted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was handed a five-year prison sentence on Wednesday after the country’s highest court found her guilty of negligence in the mana...

N Korea claim of US war declaration absurd: Washington

BBC 2017-09-26 12:28:09

The US has dismissed a statement by North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on the country, calling the idea "absurd". The White House on Monday also warned Pyongyang to stop provocations af...

Myanmar dismisses UN 'ethnic cleansing' allegations

AP 2017-09-26 12:00:00

Myanmar's UN ambassador insisted Monday that there is no "ethnic cleansing" or genocide taking place against Muslims and objected "in the strongest terms" to countries that used those words to describ...

‘Terror attack’ outside Jerusalem kills three Israelis

AP 2017-09-26 12:00:00

A Palestinian attacker opened fire early on Tuesday at the entrance to a settlement outside Jerusalem, killing three Israeli men and critically wounding a fourth, Israeli police and medical services s...

UNSC meeting on Thursday over violence in Myanmar

-- 2017-09-26 12:00:00

United Nations Security Council is going to sit in a meeting on Thursday over ongoing violence in Myanmar, which was described as ethnic cleansing.   UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will...

Thousands evacuated near Bali volcano

BBC 2017-09-25 12:00:00

Nearly 35,000 people have been evacuated from their homes near an active volcano in Bali, as authorities warn it could erupt imminently.   The area around Mount Agung has seen hundreds of tremo...

Japan’s Shinzo Abe calls snap election

-- 2017-09-25 12:00:00

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday announced his plan to dissolve parliament and call a snap election.   Shinzo Abe also said his decision to call a snap election would not distract h...

Kurds go to polls in independence referendum

-- 2017-09-25 06:59:09

Voting has opened on Monday in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, reports RT.   Neighbouring countries Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have strongly...

Myanmar forces discover bodies of 28 Hindus

-- 2017-09-25 05:11:52

Myanmar government forces discovered bodies of 28 Hindus, including women and children, in violence-wracked Rakhine state.   The government of the country suspected that they were killed by Mus...

Saudi Arabia condemns Myanmar

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned the government of Myanmar’s “policy of repression” against minority Rohingya Muslims.   “My country is gravely concerned and condemns...

Afghan Taliban 'shut down' 46 clinics

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the...

UN finds evidence of rape in Rohingya 'cleansing'

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

Doctors treating some of the 429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual attacks, UN clinic...

Three die in China landslide

Xinhua 2017-09-24 11:33:37

A landslide in southwest China has killed three people and left another three missing, authorities said Sunday. Ten people were at the spot when the landslide struck a highway in Libo county, Guizh...

Peace Council asks Lankan govt to lift ban on Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-24 06:16:01

The National Peace Council (NPC) of Sri Lanka has appealed to the Sri Lankan government to lift the ban on the entry of Rohingya refugees, taking into account the “intensity of atrocities agains...