Trial begins for ousted Thai PM Yingluck
AFP, Bangkok :Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra went on trial on Friday over a costly rice subsidy policy that could see her jailed for a...
International
Nuclear weapons existential threat to humanity: UN chief
PTI, United Nations :Nuclear weapons pose an existential threat to humanity, UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said, days after North Korea claimed to have...
UNICEF confirms severe malnutrition in Syria’s besieged Madaya
Reuters, Beirut :U.N. children’s fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged Syrian town of Madaya, where aid was...
Obama, Putin call for tough response to North Korea
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in calling for a tough global response to North Korea’s recent nuclear test,...
Suu Kyi will not press for immediate change to the constitution
Reuters, Naypyitaw :Myanmar election winner Aung San Suu Kyi will not press for an immediate change to the constitution that bars her from becoming president,...
News In Brief
Four sentenced to death for spyingAFP, Gaza City A military court in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Wednesday sentenced four Palestinians to death on charges...
Special US targeting force ‘now in place’ in Iraq: Carter
Reuters, Washington : A new U.S. force of special operations troops has arrived in Iraq and is preparing to work with Iraqi forces to go after...
Arab Muslim youths say IS, Qaeda distort Islam
AFP, Abu Dhabi :A majority of Arab Muslim youths see the actions of extremists such as the Islamic State group and Al-Qaeda as a perversion...
Canada welcomes 10,000th Syrian refugee
AFP, Ottawa :Canada has welcomed its 10,000th Syrian refugee, the government announced Wednesday, although almost two weeks behind schedule and far fewer than it had...
NATO cannot limit missile defences to please Russia, US says
Reuters, Brussels :NATO allies cannot agree to Russian demands to limit their missile defences because of the threat posed by North Korea, a senior US...
Belgian police identify safe houses used by Paris suspects
AFP, Brussels :Belgian police have identified three safe houses used by key suspects including presumed ringleader Abdelhamid Abaaoud as they plotted the deadly Paris attacks,...
Record number of asylum seekers in UK are destitute: Red Cross
Reuters, London :A record number of asylum seekers in Britain are being left destitute, and planned legislation could plunge thousands more into poverty, the British...