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Pope preaches forgiveness in first Mass in Myanmar
Associated Press, Published on 29/11/2017
» YANGON: Pope Francis urged Myanmar's long-suffering ethnic minorities to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured, preaching a message of forgiveness Wednesday to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in the predominantly Buddhist nation.
Pope refuses to say 'Rohingya'
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» NAY PYI TAW: Pope Francis avoided directly mentioning the Rohingya ethnic minority as he addressed Myanmar Tuesday, instead issuing a non-specific appeal for equal rights.
Pope demands rights for all, omits 'Rohingya'
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2017
» NAYPYITAW, Myanmar: Pope Francis insisted Tuesday that Myanmar's future depends on respecting the rights of each ethnic group, an indirect show of support for Rohingya Muslims who have been subject to decades of discrimination and a recent military crackdown described by the UN as a textbook campaign of "ethnic cleansing".
US cuts embassy staff in Cuba
Published on 29/09/2017
» WASHINGTON: The United States is warning Americans against visiting Cuba and ordering more than half of US personnel to leave the island, senior officials said on Friday, in a dramatic response to what they described as "specific attacks" on diplomats.
Indonesian police detain 22 over anti-communist protest
Reuters, Published on 19/09/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities detained 22 people late on Monday after a violent mob clashed with police at an anti-communist protest in the capital Jakarta.
Trump commits US to fight on in Afghanistan; no speedy exit
Associated Press, Published on 22/08/2017
» WASHINGTON -- Reversing his past calls for a speedy exit, President Donald Trump recommitted the United States to the 16-year-old war in Afghanistan Monday night, declaring US troops must “fight to win.”
Post-election riots turn deadly in Kenya
Published on 12/08/2017
» NAIROBI: Post-election violence worsened in Kenya on Saturday as police used tear gas on a convoy of opposition officials and a mortuary official said nine bodies with gunshot wounds were brought to a Nairobi morgue from a slum that is an opposition stronghold.
Tributes pour in for Helmut Kohl
Published on 17/06/2017
» BERLIN: Tributes are pouring in from around the world to Helmut Kohl, the imposing German chancellor whose reunification of a nation divided by the Cold War put Germany at the heart of a united Europe. He died on Friday at his home in Ludwigshafen at age 87.
Myanmar soldiers' torture caught on video
Published on 31/05/2017
» Human rights advocates are calling on Myanmar’s government to investigate a video that appears to show soldiers kicking, beating and threatening to kill six captives.