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Russia, China pledge new military ties, challenge US

Russia and China have pledged to strengthen their bilateral military and political ties as part of a strategic cooperation that challenges US interests, especially to Washington's stance on Middle East allies Syria and Iran, reports Newsweek.Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoigu met Tuesday with Air Force General Xu Qiliang, deputy vice...

Rouhani questions West’s right to change N deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has questioned the legitimacy of efforts by the US and its European allies to change a nuclear deal with his country, reports BBC.The US and French leaders announced on Tuesday that they were working on a "new deal" that would expand and extend the terms of...

UN team visits Rakhine state next week

MAUNGDAW (Myanmar), Apr 25 (AFP): A United Nations Security Council delegation which wants to see first-hand the impact of the Rohingya refugee crisis will arrive in Myanmar on Monday and visit Rakhine state, a senior government official said.It will be the highest-profile UN visit to Rakhine since the start last...

Indian rapist guru to spend life behind bars

A self-styled Indian spiritual guru who claims millions of followers worldwide has been given a life sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl, reports BBC.Asaram Bapu carried out the 2013 attack at his ashram in the northern city of Jodhpur, the court ruled. He is expected to appeal.The guru, who is...

Kachin conflict intensifies in northern Myanmar

On the front lines, the army is pounding rebels with airstrikes and artillery. In the displacement camps, terrified civilians are building bomb shelters of sandbags and stones. And everywhere in this troubled swath of Myanmar's north, there is a growing sense the conflict will only get worse, reports ABC News.While...

Danish inventor gets life term over murder of journalist

COPENHAGEN, Apr 25 (Reuters): A Danish court sentenced inventor Peter Madsen to life in prison on Wednesday for murdering and dismembering a Swedish journalist aboard his home-built submarine in Copenhagen harbor in August 2017.Madsen, dressed in black, sat completely still as his sentence was handed down in the Copenhagen City...

Busloads of migrants from 'caravan' arrive at US-Mexico border

Dozens of Central American migrants from about 600 travelling in a "caravan" through Mexico arrived at the border city of Tijuana late on Tuesday despite warnings it would be futile to try to cross to claim asylum in the United States, reports Reuters.By evening, two busloads of men, women and...

Syria regime retakes new region near Damascus

DAMASCUS, Apr 25 (AFP): Syria's regime retook control of Eastern Qalamun Wednesday after the last rebels and civilians were bussed out of the region near Damascus under an evacuation deal, state media said. Rebels started leaving Eastern Qalamun on Saturday under an agreement between the opposition fighters and the Russia-backed...

News in Brief--(26-04-2018)

PDP activist dies in Kashmir firing KASHMIR, Apr 25: An activist of Jammu and Kashmir's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) was killed and his two security guards injured in a militant attack on Tuesday in Pulwama district, police said. Militants fired at the vehicle of Gulam Nabi Patel in Rajpora...