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China to limits fuel, textile exports to North Korea
China yesterday said it will ban exports of some petroleum products to North Korea, as well as imports of textiles
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
No Saarc summit again?
For the second year in a row, there may be no Saarc summit. India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan had pulled out of
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
‘Unusual seismic activity’ in North Korea
China's earthquake administration says it has detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea that is a "suspected explosion", raising fears the isolated state had conducted another nuclear bomb test weeks after its last one.
23 September 2017, 10:42 AM
Process for taking back some Rohingya refugees ‘anytime’, Suu Kei tells Nikkei
Facing worldwide outrage over ethnic violence that forced over four lakhs of Rohingyas to flee to Bangladesh, Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her country is willing to start the verification process “any time” to take back some of the Rohingya refugees.
23 September 2017, 06:23 AM
Fires continue at Rohingya villages in Myanmar: Amnesty
Amnesty International says new satellite images and videos taken as recently as Friday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state show smoke rising from Rohingya Muslim villages, contradicting Aung San Suu Kyi’s claims that military operations there have ended.
23 September 2017, 04:16 AM
Permanent Peoples' Tribunal finds Myanmar guilty of Rohingya genocide
The Myanmar government is guilty of genocide against the Rohingya people and other Muslim minorities, according to the international Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.
22 September 2017, 07:58 AM
China bans anti-Islam words on social media
"Islamophobic" terms used by Chinese internet users to stigmatize Muslims have been blocked by authorities to prevent bias against
21 September 2017, 19:26 PM
Trump urges 'strong and swift' UN action to end Rohingya crisis: Mike Pence
US President Donald Trump is urging the United Nations Security Council to take "strong and swift action" to bring Myanmar's Rohingya crisis to an end, US Vice President Mike Pence says.
20 September 2017, 16:56 PM
Malaysian tribunal reveals horrific details of atrocities against Rohingyas
A woman from Laung Don village flees her house when Myanmar soldiers came into the village, leaving behind her sister who had just given birth and her newborn baby.
20 September 2017, 15:15 PM
China opens highway to Nepal border via Tibet
China has opened a strategic highway in Tibet to the Nepal border which could be used for civilian and defence purposes, a move that
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Tributes pour in for Indian war hero
Tributes poured in yesterday for late Indian war hero Marshal Arjan Singh, who rose to prominence during World War II
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Moon, Trump vow stronger pressure
US President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart have pledged "stronger pressure" on Pyongyang, Seoul said yesterday, after North Korea defied tough new sanctions with a missile test and said it wanted to match American nuclear strength.
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Philippine captures key pro-IS base
The Philippine military said yesterday it had captured the command centre of Islamic State group supporters who
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
BJP suspends minority leader in Assam
BJP has suspended a leader of its Assam state executive committee belonging to the minority community for voicing
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak by-election tests support for ousted PM
Pakistanis began casting votes yesterday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif,
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Judgment day for Rohingyas in India
Detested in Myanmar, Rohingyas desperately seeking sanctuary will get a new reminder today of just how unloved
17 September 2017, 18:00 PM
US should stop N Korea threats
China's ambassador to Washington on Friday called on the United States to refrain from making threats over North
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Pak army pushed political role for militant-linked groups
A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million US bounty on his head is backing a
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Ousted Pak PM faces key by-poll test today
Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's PML-N party is facing its first major political challenge in a by-election
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Duterte may declare nationwide martial law
Philippine President Duterte may declare nationwide martial law if threatened protests by communists and other leftists
15 September 2017, 18:00 PM