Nobel laureates call for accountability of Suu Kyi
Anadolu News Agency :Myanmar’s state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and country’s army commanders must be held criminally accountable for crimes committed against Rohingya Muslims,...
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US confirms Washington visit by Russian FMAFP, WashingtonUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will welcome his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday – the Russian’s...
Putin set for landmark Paris talks on Ukraine conflict
AFP, Paris : Russian leader Vladimir Putin will hold formal talks Monday for the first time with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky over the conflict in...
Arms sales increased nearly 5pc worldwide in 2018: Report
AFP, Stockholm:Arms sales rose by nearly five percent worldwide in 2018 in a market dominated by the United States, according to a new report published...
Saudi Arabia ends gender-segregated entrances for restaurants
Reuters, Riyadh :Restaurants in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to maintain entrances segregated by sex, the authorities said on Sunday, further eroding some of...
Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations
AP, Tehran :Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday even as he reiterated the Iranian leadership’s...
At London temple, Boris Johnson pledges support to PM Modi’s new India
PTI, London :British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a pledge to partner with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his mission to build a new...
Denuclearization off table in negotiation with US, says North Korea
Reuters, United Nations:North Korea’s ambassador to the United Nations said on Saturday that denuclearization is off the negotiating table with the United States and lengthy...
Indian border officials on look out for fugitive cosmic guru
AFP, New Delhi :Indian border officials and embassies have issued an alert for a fugitive guru accused of rape, the government said, days after the...
Fix climate crisis and save earth, says physics Nobel prize winner
Reuters, Stockholm :Fix the climate crisis and save the Earth, one of this year’s Nobel laureates for physics urged on Saturday, saying the idea of...
Trump tells Jewish-Americans he is Israel’s best friend
AFP, Hollywood :US President Donald Trump aimed to make inroads Saturday in the politically important Jewish-American vote with a Florida speech where he declared himself...