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Syrian forces intercept missile over airbase

DAMASCUS, Apr 17 (Agencies): Syrian anti-aircraft defences shot down missiles fired at the Syrian air base of Shayrat in Homs province late on Monday and another base northeast of the capital, Damascus, Syria's state television and pro-Iranian Hezbollah media said.State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in...

Pulitzers for Rohingya photography

Mohammad Ponir Hossain Mohammad Ponir Hossain became the first Bangladeshi to share the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for journalism as part of Reuters photography team which won the award for feature photography documenting the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar and Bangladesh, according to Reuters.Three photographs taken by Ponir were among the...

Arab leaders slam US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital

DUBAI, Apr 17 (AFP): Arab leaders at a summit in Saudi Arabia have slammed Washington's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital and move its embassy there, but analysts say their words are unlikely to lead to action.The shift by US President Donald Trump has sparked deep anger across the...

May apologises to Caribbean countries for treatment of post-war migrants

LONDON, Apr 17 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ recent harsh treatment of people from those countries who migrated to Britain as children after World War II.The “Windrush generation” were invited to Britain to plug labor shortfalls between 1948 and...

Bomb goes off at Indian diplomatic outpost

KATHMANDU, Apr 17 (AFP): A bomb that exploded outside an Indian diplomatic post in southern Nepal caused damage and drew attention for being a rare attack on a foreign mission, officials said.The homemade device went off late Monday at Biratnagar, 200 kilometres (125 miles) southeast of Kathmandu and close to...

Myanmar pardons 8,500 prisoners

YANGON, Apr 17 (AFP): Myanmar's president on Tuesday announced pardons for more than 8,500 prisoners, including three dozen jailed in political cases, as part of an annual amnesty marking the country's traditional new year.President Win Myint, who took office last month after his predecessor suddenly resigned, said the pardons would...

News in Brief--(18-04-2018)

Japan to trial world's first urine test to spot cancerTOKYO, Apr 17: A Japanese firm is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world's first experiment to test for cancer using urine samples, which would greatly facilitate screening for the deadly disease. Engineering and IT conglomerate Hitachi developed...