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September 5, 2017 12:16 AM

BBC Burma pulls Myanmar TV deal over Rohingya censorship

The BBC's Burmese language service today said it is pulling a broadcasting deal with a popular Myanmar television channel citing censorship as the two partners clashed over coverage of the Muslim Rohingya minority. <br/><br/>The announcement is the latest blow to struggling press fr...

September 4, 2017 11:39 PM

UK ready to intensify Brexit talks, wants negotiations sans break

The Unite Kingdom wants to intensify Brexit negotiations with the European Union rather than sticking to the current one-week-a-month meeting schedule.<br/>&apos;<br/>British Prime Minister Theresa May's official spokesperson said the UK government is keen to hold a rolling set of m...

September 4, 2017 9:24 PM

UN Security Council holds emergency meet on N Korea's nuclear test

The US envoy to the UN has urged the Security Council to take the strongest possible measures against North Korea after its latest nuclear test. <br/><br/>Nikki Haley told an emergency meeting of the council in New York that the time has come to exhaust all diplomatic means before it is ...

September 4, 2017 9:07 PM

UAE condemns North Korea's sixth nuclear test

The United Arab Emirates has condemned North Korea's sixth nuclear test, deeming it a clear violation of the will and decisions of the international community.<br/><br/>The UAE government said that these recurrent nuclear tests pose not only a challenge to UN Security Council resolu...

September 4, 2017 7:54 PM

China criticizes US trade threat over N Korea

China on Monday criticized US President Donald Trump's threat to cut off US trade with countries that deal with North Korea and rejected pressure to do more to halt the North's nuclear development. <br/><br/>Mr Trump issued the threat after North Korea on Sunday exploded a ther...

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