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Another Vietnamese activist gets 13 years in jail
Associated Press, Published on 10/04/2018
» HANOI: A court in northern Vietnam sentenced a dissident to 13 years in prison on Tuesday after finding him guilty of attempting to overthrow the government. He was the seventh activist to be jailed in the past week as Communist authorities step up a crackdown on dissent.
Trump warns Iran against resuming nuclear programme
Associated Press, Published on 10/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday against resuming its nuclear weapons programme, a day after announcing that he was withdrawing the US from the landmark Iran nuclear deal.
2,000 Kachin trapped by Myanmar fighting lack food, medicine
Associated Press, Published on 19/04/2018
» Community leaders from the Christian ethnic Kachin community have called for urgent medical attention for about 2,000 civilians, including pregnant women and the elderly, trapped in the jungle where they fled to escape clashes between the Myanmar's army and the Kachin guerrillas in the country's north.
Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
Trump threatens Syria strike, cancels summit travel
Associated Press, Published on 10/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: After threatening a military strike against Syria, President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled plans to travel to South America later this week, choosing to stay in the United States to manage the response to an apparent chemical weapons attack.
Wynn Resorts settles lawsuit for $2.4bn with Tokyo firm
Associated Press, Published on 09/03/2018
» LAS VEGAS: Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $2.4 billion in a settlement with a Tokyo casino game maker and its US unit over the forced redemption of their shares in the Las Vegas-based casino operating company in 2012.
Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding 'impossible'
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2018
» NAYPYITAW: Myanmar's powerful army chief is urging the country's ethnic rebel groups to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire agreement now and stop wasting time on demands he describes as impossible.
43 Cambodians convicted of felonies repatriated from US
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Forty-three Cambodians arrived in Phnom Penh on Thursday after being deported from the United States under a law allowing the repatriation of immigrants who have committed felony crimes and have not become US citizens.
Merkel clinches German coalition deal
Associated Press, Published on 08/02/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel finally reached a deal Wednesday to form a new German coalition government, handing the powerful finance ministry to the country's main centre-left party in an agreement aimed at ending months of political gridlock.
China censors frantically scrub anti-Xi critics, satire
Associated Press, Published on 27/02/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese censors acted quickly Monday to remove satirical commentary online about the ruling Communist Party's move to enable President Xi Jinping to stay in power indefinitely, while political observers weighed the possibility that China will return to an era of one-man rule.