Suu Kyi vows to amend junta-era Constitution
AP, Yangun :Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi vowed Monday to push for constitutional amendments to build a true democracy in the Southeast...
International
Chinese military aircraft makes first public landing on disputed island
Reuters, Beijing :A Chinese military aircraft has landed at a new airport on an island China has built in the disputed South China Sea, state...
Syrian rebels declare new battle against government
Reuters, Beirut :Syrian rebel groups announced a new battle against government forces on Monday, a sign of escalating violence that has undermined a ceasefire deal...
Caste violence flares in Indian Gujarat state
AFP, Ahmedabad :Stone-throwing protesters clashed with police firing tear gas in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state on Sunday, the latest caste violence over...
Trump, Hillary embark on New York campaign blitz
AFP, New York :Frontrunners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton embarked on a campaign blitz in New York on Sunday for the state’s crucial primary as...
Syria opposition rejects UN proposal for Assad to stay
AFP, Geneva :Syria’s opposition has rejected a proposal from the UN envoy brokering peace talks in Geneva that would have kept Bashar al-Assad as president...
News In Brief
Yemen police foil two bomb attacks day before peace talksReuters, AdenPolice in Yemen said they foiled two car bomb attacks in the southern port city...
Castro warns Cubans to be alert to US intentions
AFP, Havana :President Raul Castro warned Cubans on Saturday that the United States was determined to end Cuba’s socialist revolution despite restoring relations and a...
Congress to vote on impeaching Rousseff in divided Brazil
Reuters, Brasilia :Brazil’s lower house of Congress will decide on Sunday whether to recommend impeaching President Dilma Rousseff on charges of manipulating budgetary accounts, in...
Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare intensifies: UN
Reuters, Kabul :Urban warfare has caused a spike in deaths and injuries among women and children in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban intensifies their...
S Arabia warns US over censure move
Dawn.com New York :Saudi Arabia has warned the Obama administration that it will sell off American assets worth $750 billion if the US Congress passes...
Iran vows to defend Muslim nations against terrorism, Israel
AP, Tehran :Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday vowed to defend Muslim countries against terrorism and Israel while insisting that its neighbors should not feel...