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Pope uses word "Rohingya" in public for first time on Asia trip
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2017
» DHAKA: Pope Francis on Friday used the word "Rohingya" for the first time during his current trip to Asia to refer to refugees who have fled in large numbers from violence in Myanmar.
Rohingya refugee children forced into labour, marriage
Reuters, Published on 14/11/2017
» COX'S BAZAR/KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugee children from Myanmar are working punishing hours for paltry pay in Bangladesh, with some suffering beatings and sexual assault, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has found.
Japan: North Korea threat 'critical, imminent'
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2017
» CLARK, Philippines: - The threat from North Korea has grown to a "critical and imminent level" and the United States, Japan and South Korea must address the matter, Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera told his US and South Korean counterparts in talks on Monday.
India's top court rules sex with an underage wife is rape
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2017
» NEW DELHI: India's top court on Wednesday ruled that a man is committing rape if he engages in sexual intercourse with his wife who is aged between 15 and 18, a landmark decision that will affect millions of child brides.
British police make sixth arrest in Tube bomb investigation
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2017
» LONDON: British detectives have arrested a 17-year-old youth in connection with a bomb attack on an underground train in London last week that injured 30 people, bringing the total number of arrests to six, police said on Thursday.
Soccer- Japan seal World Cup berth, S.Korea made to wait
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2017
» HONG KONG -- Japan handed Australia a 2-0 defeat on Thursday that sealed the nation's sixth straight qualification for the World Cup finals and brought praise from coach Vahid Halilhodzic who heralded his young players' performance.
Rohingya insurgent camp said found in Myanmar, 3 killed
Reuters, Published on 22/06/2017
» YANGON -- Myanmar security forces killed three people while clearing a suspected Rohingya insurgent training camp in the mountains in the troubled northwestern state of Rakhine, the state-run Global New Light of Myanmar daily said on Thursday.
'Foundation 500' mirrors Fortune 500
Business, Reuters, Published on 09/06/2017
» STOCKHOLM: From a Peruvian trout farm manager to the head of an Indonesian meatball company, a list of 500 women entrepreneurs in emerging markets was launched yesterday to challenge the stereotype of a typical company boss and inspire women globally.
Moscow metro now more tourist-friendly
Business, Reuters, Published on 08/06/2017
» MOSCOW: Rub a dog's nose for luck. Look back to Russia's 1917 Bolshevik revolution. Marvel at a mosaic spaceman. Maybe even watch a ballet.
Pattaya tries again to become family friendly
Reuters, Published on 27/03/2017
» PATTAYA - With mascots dressed as smiling fish and a police rock band, Thai authorities launched a "Happy Zone" at the weekend to improve the image of a city notorious for sex tourism.