Mattis wants to keep pressure on N Korea

HONOLULU, Jan 27 (AFP): The United States and South Korea are going to keep tightening the screws on Pyongyang so that the hermit state gives up its nuclear programme, Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Friday."As two peace-loving nations, the Republic of Korea and America welcome the Olympic Games talks between...

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Syria opposition to boycott peace talks

VIENNA, Jan 27 (AFP): Syria's main opposition group on Friday said it would boycott Russian peace talks next week in a major blow to Moscow's diplomatic efforts towards resolving the brutal seven-year conflict. "Russia has not succeeded in promoting its conference," the opposition Syrian Negotiations Commission (SNC) said on its...

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Myanmar varsity expels 14 students for staging protest

YANGON, Jan 27 (AFP): Fourteen students have been expelled from a Myanmar university after staging a campus protest calling for more education funding, an activist said Saturday, sparking concern over eroding freedoms in the fledgling democracy.The four-day rally at Yadanabon University in Mandalay drew some 100 students before it was...

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