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Forces empty airports, bases on US threat to bomb Syria

BEIRUT, April 11 (Reuters): Pro-government forces in Syria are emptying main airports and military air bases over possible U.S. strikes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said on Wednesday. U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Tweet on Wednesday that American missiles "will be coming" to...

Myanmar court jails seven soldiers

Seven Myanmar soldiers have been sentenced to "10 years in prison with hard labour in a remote area" for participating in a massacre of 10 Rohingya Muslim men in a village in northwestern Rakhine state last September, the army said on Tuesday, reports Reuters.The military said in a statement published...

Seven die in fighting in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR (India), April 11 (AFP): At least seven people, including three civilians, were killed in fighting in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday that sparked angry retaliatory protests and violent street clashes across the restive Himalayan region.Kashmir -- divided between India and Pakistan but claimed in its entirety by both -- has...

SOPA 2018 Journalism Awards see highest entries

HONG KONG (China) Apr 11: The Society of Publishers in Asia (SOPA), a Hong Kong-based, not-for-profit organisation, announced on Wednesday that it received more than 850 entries in English and Chinese for the SOPA 2018 Awards for Editorial Excellence, up 13 per cent from 2017 and the highest number since...

Academics back S’pore historian grilled by 'fake news' panel

SINGAPORE, Apr 11 (AFP): A Singaporean historian attacked for challenging the official narrative of the city-state's history during parliamentary hearings on "fake news" has won backing from over 130 academics from universities around the world.In an open letter, they accused the panel conducting the hearings of seeking to discredit Thum...

News in Brief--(12-04-2018)

Twenty die in attempted breakout from Brazil prisonSanta Izabel Prison, Apr 11: A number of inmates at a jail in the northern Brazilian city of Belem have died during an attempted mass breakout. They were aided by an armed group outside the jail which used explosives against one of the...