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US urges Myanmar to hold security forces accountable

NEW YORK, October 01 (Reuters): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Myanmar's government to take concrete steps to investigate human rights abuses against Rohingya Muslims.The US Secretary of State also asked to hold accountable members of its security forces and others for any involvement in those actions, a State...

Iran fires missiles against terrorist camp in Syria

TEHRAN, Oct 01 (AFP): Iran said on Monday it struck jihadists in Syria with ballistic missiles in retaliation for a deadly attack on an Iranian military parade, warning the "real punishment" was still to come.Last month's assault in the Iranian city of Ahvaz killed 24 people and was claimed by...

Indonesia’s quake survivors await help

JAKARTA, Oct 01 (Reuters): Indonesian authorities scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp.The confirmed death toll of 844 was certain...

Thousands protest in Hong Kong over China suppression

HONG KONG, Oct 01 (AFP): Several thousand marched in Hong Kong on Monday against suppression by Beijing as fears grow that freedoms in the semi-autonomous city are seriously under threat.The pro-democracy protest comes a week after Hong Kong banned a pro-independence party on the grounds it was a threat to...

Two Koreas remove border landmines

SEOUL, Oct 01 (AFP): The two Koreas on Monday started to remove landmines along a section of their heavily fortified border as part of a summit deal to ease military tensions, Seoul said.The agreement between the nations - which are technically still at war - was reached at a meeting...

News Watch (02-10-2018)

Swedish court finds man at centre of Nobel prize scandal guilty of rapeSTOCKHOLM, Oct 01: A Swedish court found Jean-Claude Arnault, at the centre of a scandal that has rocked the body that awards the Nobel literature prize, guilty of rape and sentenced him to two years' jail on Monday....