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Suu Kyi fails to protect press freedom: Survey

KACHIN, May 04 (Reuters): Journalists in Myanmar believe their government is failing to defend media freedom despite the transition from harsh military rule to an elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a survey published to mark World Press Freedom Day on Thursday.Activist group Free Expression Myanmar and...

Trump orders Pentagon to cut US troops in S Korea

NEW YORK, May 04 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for reducing the number of US troops in South Korea, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing several people briefed on the deliberations.Reduced US troop levels are not intended to be a bargaining...

PLO reelects Abbas its head

GAZA CITY, May 04 (AFP): President Mahmud Abbas was reelected head of the Palestine Liberation Organization Friday, as the veteran leader seeks to strengthen his control over politics in the occupied West Bank.A four-day meeting of the PLO's parliament, the Palestinian National Council (PNC), which was not attended by Abbas's...

Study warns of cholera flare-up in beleaguered Yemen

PARIS, May 04 (AFP): War-torn Yemen, caught in what the UN terms the world's worst humanitarian crisis, risks a resurgence of cholera that could infect millions as the rainy season advances, researchers warned Friday. Health authorities should "immediately" boost measures to mitigate risk, an international team urged in The Lancet...

May avoids London wipeout in local polls

LONDON, May 04 (Reuters): British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party avoided a wipeout in London local elections and eked out gains in Brexit-supporting regions elsewhere, results on Friday showed, denting the opposition Labour Party's hopes of a big win.The elections are a gauge of public support for May as...

Top court slams govt over Taj Mahal decay

NEW DELHI, May 04 (AFP): India's top court on Tuesday sharply criticised the government for failing to protect the Taj Mahal, the centuries-old monument to love which has been changing colour because of pollution.The brilliant marble of the Taj Mahal -- a UNESCO world heritage site -- has acquired a...

Syria rebels hand over arms in new deal with regime

BEIRUT, May 04 (AFP): Syrian rebels on Friday were surrendering their heavy weapons after reaching a new deal with the government for a central swathe of territory, a war monitor said.Opposition fighters agreed with regime forces and their allies to a ceasefire deal earlier this week for parts of Syria's...

Iraq’s Shiite urges voters not to re-elect ‘corrupt’ MPs

KARBALA, May 04 (AFP): Iraq's highest Shiite authority, whose opinions carry great weight in the country, on Friday urged voters not to re-elect "corrupt" MPs during next week's national elections.Abdel Mehdi al-Karbalai, the representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, issued the call during weekly Friday prayers in the holy city...