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Putin warns against ‘reckless’ acts after martial law in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Nov 27 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Ukraine against any "reckless acts" on Tuesday after Kiev declared martial law in response to Moscow's seizure of three of its navy vessels.The Ukrainian parliament late on Monday voted in favour of President PetroPoroshenko's request for the introduction of martial law...

Hundreds protest in Tunisia against Salman’s visit

TUNIS, Nov 27 (Reuters): Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, heir to the throne of the world's top oil exporter, departed from Cairo on Tuesday and was expected in Tunis in the late afternoon on a tour of Arab states that has also taken him to Bahrain and the United Arab...

Theologians to publish ‘Women’s Bible’

GENEVA, Nov 27 (AFP): Tired of seeing their holy texts used to justify the subjugation of women, a group of feminist theologians from across the Protestant-Catholic divide have joined forces to draft "A Women's Bible".As the #MeToo movement continues to expose sexual abuse across cultures and industries, some scholars of...

Myanmar seizes boat carrying 93 fleeing Rohingya camps

YANGON, Nov 27 (Reuters): Authorities in Myanmar have seized a boat carrying 93 people, apparently Rohingya Muslims, fleeing displacement camps in western Myanmar's Rakhine State and hoping to reach Malaysia, an official said on Tuesday.The boat is believed to be the third bound for Malaysia stopped in Myanmar waters since...

France arrests official on spying charges for North Korea

PARIS, Nov 27 (AFP): Intelligence agencies have arrested a senior French civil servant who worked at the French Senate on suspicion of passing confidential information to the dictatorial regime of North Korea, a judicial source told AFP.Benoit Quennedey, who is also the president of the Franco-Korean Friendship Association and has...

Mexico deports scores of Central American migrants

TIJUANA, Nov 27 (AFP): Mexico deported scores of Central American migrants arrested after hundreds forced their way through a Mexican police blockade and headed for the United States but were met with tear gas and rubber bullets.Around 500 men, women and children, part of a caravan of roughly 5,000 mainly...

Trump does not believe own govt’s climate warning

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (AFP): President Donald Trump said on Monday he doesn't believe his own government's report last week warning of massive economic losses if carbon emissions continue to feed climate change unchecked."I don't believe it," Trump said at the White House, adding that the United States would not take...

Snapchat selfie sparks terror scare on flight

KOLKATA, Nov 27 (AFP): A passenger was taken off an Indian plane and detained for questioning after he posted a photo of himself on Snapchat alongside the word "terrorist", officials said on Tuesday.Yogvedant Poddar, 21, was removed from the Jet Airways flight after a passenger spotted him typing "Terrorist on...

News in Brief (28-11-2018)

Xi to attend presidential inauguration in MexicoBEIJING, Nov 27: Chinese President Xi Jinping will follow-up his talks with Donald Trump by visiting this weekend another country that has had to face the US leader's ire over trade: Mexico. Xi will travel to Mexico City to attend the inauguration of the...