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September 10, 2017 9:05 AM

Rohingya crisis: Insurgents declare temporary ceasefire

Rohingya Muslim insurgents in Myanmar have declared a one-month unilateral ceasefire to ease the humanitarian crisis in northern Rakhine state. Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) said the truce will start today. Arsa also urged Mynamar's army to lay down weapons as well. Arsa attacks on poli...

September 10, 2017 5:51 AM

Hurricane Irma expected to hit coast of Florida today'

Hurricane Irma is expected to hit today the coast of Florida, in the US, but the outer bands are already affecting the south of the state and central Miami is being lashed by heavy rain. <br/><br/>The Florida Keys - a chain of small islands to the south - have suffered some minor damage ...

September 10, 2017 2:02 AM

Uruguay Vice President resigns amid allegations of credit-card graft

Uruguay's vice president has resigned today amid allegations of corruption stemming from his tenure as head of state oil company ANCAP. Raul Sendic announced his departure after a tribunal of his political party determined he may have engaged in unacceptable use of public funds and accused him ...

September 10, 2017 2:01 AM

Syrian forces break siege of Deir ez-Zor airport

Syrian troops today broke the Islamic State group's siege of the eastern Deir Ezzor military airport. State news agency SANA said the breach came after the forces advancing from the cemetery southwest of the city linked up with the forces holding the airbase.<br/><br/>The troops had...

September 10, 2017 12:53 AM

German aid to migrants creating pull effect: German Interior Minister Thomas

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere warned today that Berlin's generous offer of benefits for asylum seekers was a siren call for migrants. He said that the benefits for refugees in Germany are quite high compared to other EU countries and this is part of the pull effect towards Germany...

September 10, 2017 12:49 AM

Thousands march in London anti-Brexit protest

In UK, thousands of people marched through central London today calling on the government to rethink and reject Brexit. A stream of protesters poured through Trafalgar Square and congregated at a rally outside parliament. <br/><br/>The People's March for Europe comes ahead of a key ...

September 9, 2017 9:20 PM

Saudi Arabia suspends dialogue with Qatar after phone call between leaders

Saudi Arabia says it has suspended dialogue with Qatar, shortly after a phone call between the Qatari leader and the Saudi crown prince. <br/><br/>The two sides had discussed holding talks to resolve the Qatar crisis, which has seen Doha cut off from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the ...

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