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US shutdown Day 2: The blame game
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's budget director is holding out hope that feuding Democrats and Republicans in Congress can reach a short-term spending agreement before the start of the workweek Monday, but he worries that the government shutdown could last for several more days if progress remains elusive.
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» BANGKOK: A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labour for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said Saturday, in a move welcomed by rights groups.
US government shuts down
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a striking display of Washington dysfunction.
US parents starved kids until they stopped growing
Associated Press, Published on 19/01/2018
» RIVERSIDE, California: A California couple tortured a dozen of their children for years, starving them to the point their growth was stunted, chaining them to their beds for months at a time and forbidding them from showering more than once a year or using the toilet, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
Japanese public TV says staffer sent missile alert in error
Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Wednesday that an erroneous alert about a North Korean missile fired at Japan was sent by a staff member who meant to transmit a different news flash.
Myanmar army's popularity surges amid Rohingya crackdown
Associated Press, Published on 17/01/2018
» Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar's military in the notorious Insein prison, where he endured beatings and other cruelty for his efforts to bring democracy.
Women's group asks Philippine leader to keep abuse statue
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» MANILA: A women's group has asked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government to oppose any request by Japan to remove a newly erected monument honouring women who were forced to work in military brothels for Japanese forces during World War II.
Pakistani father of slain girl blames police for slow action
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» LAHORE, Pakistan: The father of an 8-year-old Pakistani girl whose rape and killing shocked the nation accused the police on Thursday of being slow to respond when his daughter went missing in eastern Punjab province.
Olympics opinion: North Korea yes, Russia no
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» The North Koreans are coming, a surprising development that adds a bit of intrigue to the Winter Olympics.