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UN wants Syria ceasefire instantly

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 25 (AFP): United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the Security Council's demand on Saturday for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria and said it must be "immediately" implemented.With Russia's backing, the council voted unanimously to demand the truce "without delay" as Syrian war planes pounded the rebel-held...

Yemen base attack kills 14

ADEN, Feb 25 (Reuters): At least 14 people were killed and 40 wounded when Islamist car suicide bombers and gunmen tried to storm the headquarters of a counter-terrorism unit in the southern port city of Aden on Saturday, security and medical sources said.Islamic State, in a statement carried by its...

N Korea keen to talk to US: Seoul

SEOUL, Feb 25 (AFP): North Korea is "very willing" to hold talks with the United States, its delegation to the Winter Olympics closing ceremony said Sunday, according to Seoul's presidential Blue House.In a meeting with the South's President Moon Jae-in, the North's delegation "agreed that inter-Korea talks and North-US relations...

Thai activists call junta leader 'liar'

BANKOK, Feb 25 (Reuters): Hundreds of pro-democracy activists in Thailand wore cartoon masks portraying the country's junta leader with a long nose on Saturday, calling him a "liar" for delaying a general election promised this year.The junta has promised and postponed elections several times since it came to power following...

UK Labour Party pressures Jeremy to change Brexit stance

London, Feb 25 (AP): British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is facing increasing pressure to change the party's Brexit stance ahead of a key speech on Britain's plan to leave the European Union.More than 80 senior Labour Party figures signed a statement published Sunday in The Observer calling for Britain...

Sri Lanka PM takes over law and order after vote defeat

COLOMBO, Feb 25 (AFP): Sri Lanka's prime minister took over the key law and order ministry Sunday as part of a cabinet reshuffle, after a local election defeat sparked calls for his resignation.Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in to the ministerial post Sunday, a week after the minister in charge...

Cambodia ruling party sweeps Senate vote in absence of opposition

PHNOM PENH, Feb 25 (AFP): Cambodia's ruling party swept controversial Senate elections on Sunday, early results suggest, in a vote derided as a "farce" by critics as it proceeded without a viable opposition.Strongman Premier Hun Sen has overseen a crackdown on the press, civil society and the opposition Cambodia National...

Five issues to dominate Sierra Leone's election

FREETOWN, Feb 25 (AFP): Sierra Leone goes to the polls on March 7 for a general election that will select a new president, parliament and local councils.With President Ernest Bai Koroma stepping down after a decade in power marred by corruption, an Ebola outbreak and deadly mudslides, what are the...

News in Brief(26-02-2018)

Myanmar, India vow to cooperate in drug controlYANGON, Feb 25: Myanmar and India have vowed to cooperate in drug control, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday. The two countries made their pledge at the third bilateral meeting of director-general level on drug control in Yangon. The talks...