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October 12, 2016 9:07 AM
In Mynamar, 12 people have died in Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops. <br/><br/>State-run Global New Light of Myanmar reported today that four soldiers and one attacker were killed yesterday when hundreds of men wielding pistols and swords assailed troops in Pyaungpit...
October 12, 2016 8:53 AM
United Nations envoy for Haiti, Sandra Honore has said, the Caribbean nation is facing a humanitarian tragedy and an acute emergency situation, with over a million people needing immediate help. Haiti was recently hit by a strong Hurricane Matthew which is believed to have killed more than 1,000 peo...
October 12, 2016 8:45 AM
In Pakistan, the Human Rights Commission has urged the government to withdraw all restrictions on daily Dawn journalist Cyril Almeida and address the grievances in accordance with the law. A report in the newspaper, quoting a statement of the Commission, said, barring Almeida from traveling abroad w...
October 12, 2016 8:13 AM
In Afghanistan, at least 14 people were killed in an attack on a shrine in capital Kabul last night as Shia Muslims prepared for Ashura, a religious day of mourning. The Interior Ministry said, of the 14 killed, 13 were civilians and one police officer. 36 people were also injured and at least one a...
October 12, 2016 7:21 AM
India has conveyed its opposition to Russia over its joint exercise with Pakistan, a nation which, it said, sponsors and practises terrorism as a matter of state policy. In an interview to Russian news agency Ria Novosti, Indian Ambassador to Moscow Pankaj Saran said, the exercise will create furthe...
October 11, 2016 9:21 PM
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has cancelled a planned visit to France amid a row over Syria. He had been due to meet French President Francois Hollande and open a new Orthodox church later this month. But after France's government said talks would be confined to Syria the visit was hal...
October 11, 2016 9:07 PM
Israeli authorities have barred Palestinians from entering the country from the occupied West Bank or the Gaza Strip ahead of the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday that begins this evening. <br/><br/>The army said such closures are often put in place for major Jewish holidays, but Israeli securi...
October 11, 2016 9:07 PM
Afghanistan has deployed hundreds of commandos backed by NATO air strikes in Lashkar Gah to flush out Taliban militants. <br/><br/>Government special envoy for security in Helmand said, more than 300 commandos have been deployed to the city to prevent Taliban advancement. Fourteen people...
October 11, 2016 9:07 PM
President of Russia Vladimir Putin will embark on a four-day visit to India from 14th of this month. Besides attending BRICS Summit in Goa, Mr Putin will also hold 17th India-Russia Annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. <br/><br/>The External Affairs Ministry in a release said...
October 11, 2016 6:31 PM
A Yazidi woman who was tortured and raped by Islamic State (IS) group militants has won a human rights award. <br/><br/>Iraqi activist Nadia Murad was awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe. Miss Murad became the face of a campaign to free the Yazidi people ...
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