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Aid groups call for access to Myanmar conflict zone

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

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

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...

Libya bans entry of US citizens in retaliation

Libya bans entry of US citizens in retaliation

Xinhua 2017-09-28 02:13:51

Libya's interim government on Wednesday announced it would ban entry of US citizens into Libyan territory in response to a decision by US President Donald Trump to suspend the entry of Libyans. The e...

NATO chief says Europe has interest in helping Afghanistan

NATO chief says Europe has interest in helping Afghanistan

-- 2017-09-28 01:47:46

NATO countries have strong reasons to maintain support for Afghanistan and will respond to US President Trump’s call for more troops and funding, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stol...

Rockslide kills one at US National Park

Rockslide kills one at US National Park

BBC 2017-09-28 01:28:30

One person has died and another has been injured by a rockslide at Yosemite National Park in the western US state, California. A park spokesman said the rocks fell from El Capitan, a rock formation a...

Vanuatu volcano eruption sparks evacuation

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

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...

US ready to take military option against N Korea: Trump

US ready to take military option against N Korea: Trump

Reuters 2017-09-27 12:00:00

President Donald Trump warned North Korea on Tuesday that any US military option would be “devastating” for Pyongyang, but said the use of force was not Washington’s first option to...

Saudi to let women drive

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...

Mexico rehab centre shooting kills 14

Mexico rehab centre shooting kills 14

Xinhua 2017-09-27 12:00:00

At least 14 people died and eight others were injured in a shooting occurred Tuesday night in a drug rehabitation centre in the state of Chihuahua, northern Mexico, the police said. A group of attack...

Car rams into Indian pilgrims, killing seven

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...

Ugandan MPs brawl during debate

Ugandan MPs brawl during debate

BBC 2017-09-27 11:53:59

Chaotic scenes broke out in Uganda's parliament as MPs debated the contentious removal of the presidential age limit. Tempers flared and lawmakers were filmed brawling after it was alleged an MP had...

US frees Singapore teen blogger

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

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...

UN launches fresh push to end Libya crisis

UN launches fresh push to end Libya crisis

Xinhua 2017-09-27 01:49:43

UN Secretary-General Special Envoy for Libya Ghassan Salame launched a new round of talks on an action plan on Tuesday in order to solve the political crisis in Libya. The meetings in Tunis will disc...

N Korea claim of US war declaration absurd: Washington

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

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

‘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

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...

Brazil scraps Amazon mining decree

Brazil scraps Amazon mining decree

BBC 2017-09-26 10:49:23

The controversial decree that would have opened up a vast reserve in the Amazon to commercial mining has been revoked by the Brazilian government. The area, covering 46,000 sq km (17,800 sq miles) st...

Three cops die in Nigeria zoo attack

Three cops die in Nigeria zoo attack

BBC 2017-09-26 10:22:55

Three policemen have been killed by gunmen who attacked a zoo in Nigeria's mid-western Edo State, the police have told the BBC. The gunmen also abducted the head of the zoo, after they stormed the 75...

Explosion on London underground train, passengers flee in panic

Explosion on London underground train, passengers flee in panic

-- 2017-09-26 06:38:19

An explosion was reported on a London underground train sending passengers fleeing in panic from the District Line of the United Kingdom.   Witnesses reported hearing a “loud bang”...

Mexico tallying the economic cost of big earthquake

Mexico tallying the economic cost of big earthquake

-- 2017-09-26 06:01:55

Mexican government officials are tallying up the economic losses of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that caused widespread damage in the capital, but for the manager of a downtown restaurant, the result...

UN accuses Russia of ‘grave violations’

UN accuses Russia of ‘grave violations’

BBC 2017-09-26 02:06:47

Russia is committing "grave human rights violations" in Crimea, according to a report by the United Nations. The UN human rights agency says it has documented arbitrary arrests, torture and at least...

Gunman kills one, wounds six at US church

Gunman kills one, wounds six at US church

BBC 2017-09-25 12:53:45

A masked gunman who entered a church near Nashville, Tennessee, was stopped mid-attack after killing one person and wounding several others. The suspect shot himself during a struggle with an usher f...

US expands travel ban to include N Korea

US expands travel ban to include N Korea

BBC 2017-09-25 12:00:00

The United States has expanded its controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad.   The White House said the restrictions follow a review of information sharin...

Uganda seeks backer for geophysical survey

Uganda seeks backer for geophysical survey

Reuters 2017-09-25 12:00:00

Uganda is looking for external assistance with an aerial geophysical survey of its northeastern Karamoja region, the country’s mineral development minister Peter Lokeris told the China Mining co...

Thousands evacuated near Bali volcano

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...

Merkel wins but support falls

Merkel wins but support falls

Reuters 2017-09-25 12:00:00

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but Europe’s most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured parliament after her c...