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Houses are on fire in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. Two soldiers who defected from Myanmars army and confessed on video to taking part in massacres, rape, and other crimes against the Muslim Rohingya minority are believed to be in the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands and should be prosecuted to obtain their evidence, a human rights organization said Tuesday. (AP)

UN council members urge Myanmar to stop clashes in Rakhine state

UN called on Myanmar to address the long-term causes of the crisis that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee...

12 Sept 2020 9:42 AM IST

International salvage experts boarding the fire-stricken tanker, New Diamond, in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lankas eastern coast. - International experts boarded an oil tanker stricken off Sri Lanka to begin salvage operations, the navy said on September 10, as firefighters looked to contain a large oil slick in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Sri Lanka Navy / AFP)

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Sri Lanka to sue owner of fire-hit supertanker

Authorities want to avoid damage to the coast line like that suffered by Mauritius after a bulk carrier struck a coral...

11 Sept 2020 4:02 PM IST

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EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community over...

A long-time political prisoner before coming to power, Suu Kyi was once admired for her non-violent struggle against...

11 Sept 2020 9:18 AM IST

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China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

The nasal spray vaccination could generate double protection for vaccine recipients - influenza and the novel...

11 Sept 2020 8:48 AM IST

$Bill Birtles (right) and Michael Smith had to consent to questioning before they were allowed to leave China, shepherded out of the country on a late-night flight by Australian diplomats.(Photo: Twitter\ @billbirtles)$ World

Australian journalists evacuated from China over safety threats

Several reporters for US media residing in China have had their visas revoked and been forced to leave the country

9 Sept 2020 2:11 PM IST

Panamanian-registered crude oil tanker New Diamond after a fire aboard was extinguished, some 60 km off Sri Lankas eastern coast where a fire was reported inside the engine room. - A massive fire on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lankas coast has been extinguished, the island nations navy said on September 6, as international salvage experts began to assess the damage over fears of an environmental disaster if there is a leak. (Photo by Handout / Sri Lankas Air Force / AFP)

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Fire-stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka leaves kilometre-long oil slick

Firefighters are battling a new blaze that broke out two days after an earlier fire was extinguished, the navy said

9 Sept 2020 10:20 AM IST

Premalal Jayasekera takes oath as lawmaker.

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Sri Lankan politician, sentenced to death, takes oath as lawmaker

Sri Lanka People-'s Party (SLPP) lawmaker Premalal Jayasekera was convicted in a murder case on July 31

8 Sept 2020 5:13 PM IST

$China on Tuesday said its troops were forced to take \countermeasures\ after Indian soldiers crossed their tense Himalayan border and opened fire. (AFP Photo)$ World