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Pak boycotts international parliamentary meet in Dhaka

world March 31, 2017 at 5:34 pm 0 comments

Islamabad, March 31 Pakistan on Friday said it will boycott an international meeting of parliamentarians scheduled in Dhaka from tomorrow, alleging a “malicious propaganda” by Bangladesh against it. A 10-member delegation led by National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiz was due to participate in the 136th Inter- Parliamentary Union (IPU) AssemblyRead More

Umbrella Movement: HK jails democracy activist

world March 31, 2017 at 5:33 pm 0 comments

Hong Kong, A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed today over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city. The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committee skewedRead More

Mother was denied judgeship in India for being woman: Haley

Mother was denied judgeship in India for being woman: Haley

world March 30, 2017 at 5:08 pm 0 comments

New York, March 30 Nikki Haley, the US Permanent Representative to the UN, has claimed that her mother was not allowed to be a judge in India because she was a woman, while in fact women have been judges in the country since at least 1937. Answering a question aboutRead More

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy sentenced again

Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy sentenced again

world March 30, 2017 at 5:07 pm 0 comments

Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s exiled former opposition leader Sam Rainsy was sentenced in absentia on Thursday to an additional 20 months in prison for defamation, on top of a previous five-year term. Opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen accuse him of using defamation cases and other tactics to marginalise rivals aheadRead More

Secretary of State Tillerson visits Ankara as Turkey says its Syria campaign over

Secretary of State Tillerson visits Ankara as Turkey says its Syria campaign over

world March 30, 2017 at 5:07 pm 0 comments

Ankara: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Ankara today for talks on the Syria conflict, just a day after Turkey announced that its military offensive was over. Tillerson, the most senior US official to visit Turkey since President Donald Trump took office in January, is seeking to turnRead More

No trade deal with UK before Brexit: French President Francois Hollande

world March 30, 2017 at 5:06 pm 0 comments

Paris: French President Francois Hollande said today that Britain must agree on the conditions of its exit from the EU before the bloc’s members discuss other issues such as a trade deal. “First we must begin discussions on the modalities of the withdrawal, especially on the rights of citizens andRead More

Kim Jong Nam’s body set to leave Malaysia by plane: Reports

world March 30, 2017 at 5:05 pm 0 comments

Kuala Lumpur: The body of Kim Jong Nam, half-brother to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the victim of a bizarre murder at Kuala Lumpur airport, is expected to leave by plane on Thursday, media reports and an aviation industry source said. Kim`s body was believed to be onRead More

Number of Syrian refugees passes five million: United Nations

world March 30, 2017 at 5:05 pm 0 comments

Geneva: The tally of refugees who have fled the war in Syria now exceeds five million, the United Nations said on Thursday. “As the number of men, women and children fleeing six years of war in Syria passes the five million mark, the international community needs to do more toRead More

Hong Kong activist jailed over Umbrella Movement protest

world March 30, 2017 at 5:04 pm 0 comments

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed today over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city. The cases come days after pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam was selected as city leader by a committeeRead More

Melania Trump should give tips on improving poll numbers’

world March 30, 2017 at 5:04 pm 0 comments

Washington: US President Donald Trump is looking to his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, for tips on how to improve his poll numbers, a media report said. Trump, addressing a women’s empowerment panel on Wednesday, said Melania is “doing a great job”, Politico news said in the report. “I shouldn’tRead More