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Hundreds pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in state
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» DETROIT - Fans queued en masse Tuesday to pay their respects to legendary US singer and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket dressed in a ruffled red dress and matching heels in Detroit.
Duterte faces new 'crimes against humanity' complaint
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2018
» MANILA: Relatives of several people slain in the Philippine president's anti-drug campaign asked the International Criminal Court on Tuesday to prosecute him for alleged crimes against humanity, in the second such request for a ruling on thousands of deaths that have occurred during the crackdown.
2018 BMW i8 Roadster: Thai price and specs
Richard Leu, Published on 28/08/2018
» Open-top version of the i8 gets the same powertrain as the pioneering coupe variant but with longer all-electric driving range.
Rohingya demand justice after UN probe calls for genocide prosecution
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» DHAKA - Rohingya leaders in Bangladesh on Tuesday challenged the United Nations to ensure Myanmar's generals stand trial after investigators called for top military commanders to be prosecuted for genocide against the minority.
UN points to possible 'war crimes' in Yemen conflict
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» GENEVA - All sides in Yemen's bloody conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said Tuesday, highlighting deadly air strikes, rampant sexual violence, and the recruitment of young children as soldiers.
Will Myanmar's military face justice over Rohingya 'genocide'?
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» BANGKOK - A UN probe has called for Myanmar's military leaders to face justice for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity against the Rohingya, but the road to a tribunal will be long and complex, with China likely to block any prosecution of its ally at the International Criminal Court.
Parents seek CSD help in bringing son's killer to justice
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/08/2018
» The parents of a Myanmar man who was killed and his body dumped into the Tha Chin River six months ago have sought the help of Crime Suppression Division in bringing the killer to task, saying the local police investigation is going nowhere.
Germany reels as far-right 'mobs' go on rampage
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» BERLIN: Germany was reeling Tuesday as xenophobia reared its head with far-right protests degenerating into attacks against foreign-looking people, adding fuel to an already explosive debate over migrants.
Given the right to larger families, Chinese may hold off
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» BEIJING: China's moves to combat an ageing population by relaxing decades-old curbs on family size have hit an unexpected snag: many parents are no longer interested in having more babies.
Vietnam sentences South African man to death for drugs
Associated Press, Published on 28/08/2018
» HANOI: A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced a South African man to death after finding him guilty of trafficking nearly 1.5 kilogrammes of cocaine.