Floods hit Assam, Megalaya
BBC Online :Authorities in India’s north-east have asked people to move to higher ground as monsoon rains triggered deadly floods and landslides in two states.Heavy...
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Myanmar gives citizenship to 209 displaced Muslims, including Rohingya
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar gave citizenship on Monday to 209 Muslims displaced by sectarian violence, after the first phase of a project aimed at determining the...
Obama readies climate change push at UN summit
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama will seek to galvanize international support in the fight against climate change on Tuesday when he addresses the United Nations,...
Global rallies urge action on climate change
Al-Jazeera.com :Hundreds of thousands of people have rallied across the globe in an international day of action on climate change, with the purported largest mobilisation...
Children among 42 killed in Syria air strikes
Reuters, Beirut :At least 42 civilians including women and children have been killed in Syrian government air strikes on rebel-held territory in the country’s northwest,...
HK students begin democracy protest
BBC Online :Thousands of students in Hong Kong have converged on a university campus to begin a week-long boycott of classes.They are protesting against China’s...
Pak army appoints new ISI chief
BBC Online :Pakistan’s army has named a new head of the country’s feared spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).Rizwan Akhtar was promoted from major-general to...
New Zealand’s center-right National Party wins third term
CNN :New Zealand’s center-right National Party, led by Prime Minister John Key, won Saturday’s general election with 48% of the vote, according to a complete...
Afghan presidential contenders sign unity deal
BBC online :A deal to form a government of national unity in Afghanistan has been signed at a ceremony in Kabul.The signing – broadcast live...
Iran seeks give-and-take on militants, nuclear program
Reuters, Vienna :Iran is ready to work with the United States and its allies to stop Islamic State militants, but would like to see more...
Kurds call for arms against Islamic State in Syria
Reuters, Turkey :Kurdish militants in Turkey have issued a new call to arms to defend a border town in northern Syria from advancing Islamic State...