YANGON, Oct 9 (AFP): Myanmar is "unable and unwilling" to investigate its abuses against Rohingya Muslims, a UN rights envoy has said, bolstering calls for the country's generals to be hauled before an international court.A UN fact-finding mission has called for Myanmar's top brass to be investigated for genocide, crimes...
Read moreChina will sell 48 high-end military drones to its "all-weather ally" Pakistan in what a military observer said would be the largest deal of its kind, says The Indian Express quoting official media reports on Tuesday. The cost of the deal was not revealed.Wing Loong II, a high-end reconnaissance, strike...
Read moreKABUL, Oct 09 (Agencies): Washington's newly-named point man tasked with finding a peaceful end to Afghanistan's 17-year war is in Pakistan to seek help from the new government in Islamabad in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table, the US Embassy said Tuesday.A former US ambassador in Kabul, Zalmay Khalilzad...
Read moreANKARA, Oct 09 (Reuters): The United Nations (UN) human rights office voiced deep concern on Tuesday at the "apparent enforced disappearance" and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week ago and urged the two countries to investigate."Yes, this is of serious concern, the apparent enforced disappearance of Mr...
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO, Oct 09 (AP): Google is shutting down its long-shunned Plus social network for consumers, following its disclosure of a flaw discovered in March that could have exposed some personal information of up to 500,000 people.The announcement came in a Monday blog post, which marked Google's first public description...
Read moreIndonesia quake toll rises above 2,000PALU, Oct 09: Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with a lack of shelter and clean water among major problems as the focus turns from injury to disease. The official death...
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