Category: World News

Afghan journalists dying in record numbers to report the war

The number of journalists and media workers killed in Afghanistan this year reached 14, the highest number in a single year since the start of the war open view web desk Moments after Afghan journalist Samim Faramarz wrapped up his live report on the latest suicide attack in […]

Russia warns US it is ‘playing with fire’ with sanctions

open view web desk Moscow, Sep 21 (AFP) Moscow said Friday Washington’s latest raft of anti-Russian sanctions that also target China undermined global stability, warning the United States against “playing with fire.” “It would be good for them to remember there is such a concept as global stability which […]

Maldives president Yameen a hardliner who jailed his own brother

open view web desk MALE – Maldives president Abdulla Yameen is a ruthless political operator who has cracked down on threats to his rule, say diplomats and former colleagues – including jailing his own half-brother in an on-off feud dating from childhood. The Maldives, a luxury holiday destination […]

US welcomes India-Pakistan foreign ministers’ meeting

open view web desk Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 21: The United States has welcomed India‘s acceptance of Pakistan‘s proposal for a meeting between of the foreign ministers of the countries on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), calling it ‘terrific news’. While addressing a press conference, US […]

Kim agrees to dismantle main nuke site if US takes steps too

open view web desk PYONGYANG, North Korea — The leaders of North and South Korea announced a wide range of agreements Wednesday which they said were a major step toward peace on the Korean Peninsula. But the premier pledge on denuclearization contained a big condition, with North Korean […]

Level of Myanmar army brutality ‘hard to fathom’: UN probe

open view web desk Myanmar’s army has used unfathomable levels of violence against minority Rohingya, UN investigators said Tuesday, calling for the military to be removed from politics and top generals to be prosecuted for genocide. In the most meticulous breakdown of the violence in Myanmar to date, […]

Syria downs Russian military plane during Israeli air strike

open view web desk Syria accidentally shot down a Russian military aircraft, killing all 15 crew members, when its air defences swung into action against an Israeli missile strike, Russian and Israeli forces said Tuesday. The incident late Monday was the most deadly known case of friendly fire […]

Ex-UN climate chief faces trial on sex harassment charges

open view web desk NEW DELHI — An Indian court has ruled there is enough evidence to send former U.N. climate chief Rajendra Pachauri to trial on sexual harassment charges in a case filed by a former female colleague in New Delhi. Ashish Dixit, a lawyer who represented […]

Bollywood actress and former porn star Sunny Leone appeared in New Delhi

open view web desk NEW DELHI — Bollywood actress and former porn star Sunny Leone appeared in New Delhi on Tuesday for the unveiling of her wax likeness at the city’s Madame Tussauds museum, a symbol of changing cultural mores in a country where arranged marriages remain common […]

Indian police hunt 3 suspects after girl is drugged, raped

open view web desk NEW DELHI — Police on Saturday were hunting for three men who allegedly drugged, kidnapped and raped a teenage girl while she was on her way to a test-preparation course in northern India, the latest incident of violence against girls and women in the […]

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