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Russia blocks UN resolution on Yemen

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (Reuters): The United States (US) threatened unilateral action against Iran on Monday after Russia vetoed a western bid for the United Nations Security Council to call out Tehran for failing to prevent its weapons from falling into the hands of Yemen's Houthi group."If Russia is going...

China drowns out critics of lifetime Xi presidency

BEIJING, Feb 27 (AFP): China's propaganda machine kicked into overdrive Tuesday to defend the Communist Party's move to scrap term limits for President Xi Jinping as critics on social media again defied censorship attempts.The country has shocked many observers by proposing a constitutional amendment to end the two-term limit for...

Buddhist-Muslim clash damages mosques, shops in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Feb 27 (Reuters): At least five people were wounded and several shops and a mosque damaged in a clash between majority Sinhalese Buddhists and minority Muslims in eastern Sri Lanka, police said on Tuesday.Renewed tension has been growing between the two communities since last year, with some hardline Buddhist...

Court rejects Trump over Dreamers' immigrants

WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters): The US Supreme Court on Monday dealt a setback to President Donald Trump, requiring his administration to maintain protections he has sought to end for hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally into the United States as children.The justices refused to hear the administration's appeal of...

Dubai cops close ‘case’ in death of Bollywood super star Sridevi

DUBAI, Feb 27 (AFP): An investigation into the death of Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, who drowned in her bathtub in a Dubai hotel, has been closed, police said Tuesday."The Dubai public prosecutor's office has decided to release the body of Indian actress Sridevi to her family Tuesday after the investigation...

May believes North Ireland power-share deal possible

LONDON, Feb 27 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Theresa May still believes a deal can be reached to restore Northern Ireland's power-sharing government, her spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The British province has been without a devolved executive for over a year since Irish nationalists Sinn Fein withdrew from the compulsory power-sharing...

Maldives opposition seeks UN-mediated talks to end crisis

COLOMBO, Feb 27 (AFP): The Maldivian opposition said Tuesday it had hired a former UN rights rapporteur to push the global body to intervene in a political deadlock that has roiled the troubled honeymoon islands.The opposition alliance, which includes the parties of former presidents Mohamed Nasheed and Maumoon Abdul Gayoom,...

Pakistan's ruling party picks Sharif's brother as president

LAHORE, Feb 27 (Reuters): Pakistan's ruling party on Tuesday chose Shahbaz Sharif as its president, officials said, replacing his brother and veteran leader Nawaz Sharif following his latest disqualification by the Supreme Court. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party also elected Nawaz as "leader for life", in what will be...

Over 30 die after 7.5-magnitude quake hits PNG

SYDNEY, Feb 27 (Xinhua): Over 30 people are thought to have died Tuesday, following Monday's massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck 96 km south-west of Mendi, in the Southern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea.Although full details are still unclear, local newspaper PNG Post Courier reported that 13 people were killed...

News in Brief(28-02-2018)

Six die in Russia hotel fireMOSCOW, Feb 27: Six people, including three children, died in a fire in a hotel in Russia's western Perm Region Tuesday, a local investigative committee said in a statement. "As a result of the fire, six people were killed: a woman, two men and three...