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Myanmar air force plane drops bombs near Thai border in Kanchanaburi
Piyarach Chongcharoen, Published on 10/10/2025
» KANCHANABURI: A Myanmar air force plane dropped six bombs on a border village in Myanmar near the Phu Nam Ron permanent border checkpoint in Muang district on Friday in a second round of airstrikes. No casualties were reported.
Ukrainians say they are fighting on in biggest city yet claimed by Russia
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2022
» WASHINGTON/KYIV/KHARKIV: Ukrainians said they were fighting on in the southern port of Kherson, the first sizeable city Russia claimed to have seized, while Russian airstrikes and bombardment caused devastation in cities that Moscow's bogged down forces have failed to capture.
Afghan president unveils plan for peace talks with Taliban
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» KABUL - Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday unveiled a plan to open peace talks with the Taliban, including eventually recognising them as a political party, days after the militants called for direct negotiations with the US.
Russia says Syria raids from Iranian base do not violate UN resolution
AFP, Published on 18/08/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia on Wednesday dismissed a suggestion from Washington that Moscow is violating a UN Security Council resolution by using an Iranian air base for its bombing raids on Syria.
Russia ends Syria campaign as peace talks enter second day
AFP, Published on 15/03/2016
» MOSCOW - Moscow will begin withdrawing its forces from Syria on Tuesday, ending its controversial bombing campaign, as a new round of UN-backed peace talks seek to end the conflict now in its sixth year.
Top diplomats seek common ground on Syria in Vienna talks
AFP, Published on 29/10/2015
» VIENNA - Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet Thursday seeking common ground over a political transition, ahead of Iran's first-time appearance at international talks on the conflict.
UAE aircraft bombed Islamists in Libya
AFP, Published on 26/08/2014
» WASHINGTON - The United Arab Emirates has secretly sent warplanes on bombing raids against Islamist militias in Libya over the past week, using bases in Egypt, US officials said.
Bomb kills three in northwest Pakistan
AFP, Published on 22/02/2014
» A roadside bomb targeting a local leader of a nationalist party in northwest Pakistan killed three people and wounded two others on Saturday, police said.
Myanmar conflicts threaten reform
Published on 30/03/2013
» LAIZA, MYANMAR — When Myanmar's post-junta government took power two years ago vowing to bring democracy to one of the world's most repressed nations, Da Shi Naw was under no illusion his own life would improve any time soon.