Yemen Houthis detain U.S. citizen in capital Sanaa: local sources
25 September 2017 DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi forces have detained a U.S. citizen in the capital Sanaa, two local sources said on Monday, adding it was unclear why he was being held. The Iran-aligned Houthis control much of northern Yemen, including Sanaa, and are battling a Saudi-led coalition that is trying to restore […]
Zardari involved in Benazir Bhutto’s assassination: Musharraf
Islamabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Thursday accused Peoples Party of Pakistan leader Asif Ali Zardari of “having the most to gain from Benazir Bhutto’s murder,” in a video posted on his official Facebook page. The video came days after he was accused of being involved in the murder. “Asif Ali […]
North Korea shrugs off Trump threat as a ‘dog’s bark’
North Korea’s foreign minister brushed aside US President Donald Trump’s fiery threat to destroy his nation, comparing it to a “dog’s bark” and suggesting Pyongyang would not be deterred by the rhetoric. Trump used his stormy maiden address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to warn the North that Washington would “totally destroy” […]
How Israel is disabling Palestinian teenagers
Bethlehem, occupied West Bank – In the Dheisheh refugee camp, it is common to see Palestinian teenagers with deep scars dotting the length of their legs, while posters and murals of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces adorn the concrete walls – testaments to a disturbing reality of routine Israeli violence in the camp. International law prohibits the use […]
Nine Killed as Rohingya Aid Truck Crashes in Bangladesh
21 Sep 2017 Dhaka: A truck carrying relief supplies for Rohingya Muslim refugees skidded off a hilly road in Bangladesh and plunged into a paddy field on Thursday, killing nine people and injuring 10, police and aid workers said. The accident happened in a district near the Myanmar border where refugees have been arriving since late […]
China jabs back at Trump’s barb over South China Sea
Beijing, Sep 20 (AFP) Beijing hit back today at US President Donald Trump’s veiled criticism of its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea, countering that the United States was a greater threat to sovereignty. In his speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday, Trump decried “threats to sovereignty” in Ukraine and the resource- rich […]
21 school kids among 248 killed by strong Mexico quake
September 20, 2017 More than 248 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 on Richter scale struck Mexico on Tuesday, causing serious damage to lives and property in the region. The casualties included at least 21 children who were crushed beneath an elementary school that was reduced to rubble.. The death toll […]
US defence firms want control over technology in Make in India plan
Reuters : Sep 19, 2017, NEW DELHI: US defence firms offering to set up production lines in India to win deals worth billions of dollars want stronger assurances they won’t have to part with proprietary technology, according to a business lobby group’s letter to India’s defence minister. These companies are also saying they shouldn’t be […]
India welcomes Suu Kyi’s statement on Rohingyas
Yangon, Sep 19 (IANS) India on Tuesday welcomed as encouraging and positive Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s address on the situation in the country’s Rakhine state where violence has triggered an outflow of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees to neighbouring Bangladesh. “It was an encouraging address and contained a very positive message,” […]
Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence over Rohingya crisis as international pressure mounts
September 19, 2017 Aung San Suu Kyi has defended her country’s actions against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority, as international pressure to end the violence grows. Representatives of Britain, United States, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Turkey, Australia, Canada, Sweden and Denmark have raised the issue with Burma’s national security adviser on the margins of the United Nations […]
