Bangkok, Feb 24 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar’s parliament has approved a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, from which about 700,000 members of its persecuted…
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Scores of Rohingya villages bulldozed
Rangoon – New satellite imagery reveals the Burmese government has been bulldozing scores of depopulated Rohingya villages in northern Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said Friday. The United Nations Security Council, the UN and its agencies, and Burma’s donors should…
Influx from BD part of Pak proxy war with China help: Indian Army chief
Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat has claimed that a planned ‘influx of people from Bangladesh’ into India’s north-eastern region is underway as part of a ‘proxy war’ being waged by Pakistan with support from China, report Indian media.
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Beirut, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by government forces that have targeted hospitals, apartment blocks…
Father of Palestine’s Icon: Everyone is blaming my daughter
By Erik Larsson As a video clip spread all over the world, so too did the name Ahed Tamimi. For Palestinians, she has become an icon of freedom. Arbetet Global met the father of the teenage girl that kicked and…
Over 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan conflict last year
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict in Afghanistan throughout 2017, with 10,453 civilian casualties (3,438 deaths and 7,015 injured) being documented between 1 January and 31 December of that year, according to a…
Global coalition to defeat ISIS sets guiding principles
From Mohammad Zinal Abedin in NY New York: The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS has reiterated its firm commitment to uproot the terror group. The Foreign Ministers and principals, after their meeting at Kuwait City on February 13, in a joint…
India’s Sitharaman warns Pakistan after Jammu attack
by Zeenat Saberin New Delhi, India – India has warned Pakistan that it “will pay” for its “misadventure” in Indian-administered Kashmir in the wake of a deadly attack on an army camp in Jammu city.
Israeli Court to decide if Ahed Tamimi will be on bail
Bill Van Esveld On Monday, an Israeli military court will decide whether to release 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi on bail or keep her in jail until the end of her trial. She has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance, and some…
Pakistani Taliban deputy Khalid Mehsud ‘killed in drone attack’
The Pakistani Taliban say a senior militant, Khalid Mehsud, has been killed in a US drone attack.
PM Hasina in Barisal to open cant, address rally
Dhaka, Feb 8 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reached Barisal on Thursday morning on a daylong visit to Patuakhali and Barisal districts to open ‘Sheikh Hasina Cantonment’ and attend a public rally.
Three opportunities for humanitarians in 2018
By Larissa Fast London, Feb 6 (IPS) – As 2018 begins, the challenges of humanitarian crises are momentous. Humanitarians are responding to large-scale emergencies in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Myanmar’s place at US military drills in Asia draws ire
Washington, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — Lawmakers are demanding Myanmar’s exclusion from U.S.-led military exercises in neighboring Thailand next week amid pressure for more American sanctions in response to atrocities against Rohingya Muslims.
ICT ready to give verdict against 4 for war crimes
Dhaka, 05 Feb – The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) will deliver verdict any day in a case filed against four persons including Amir Ahmad from Sudarampur of Noakhali on the charges of their involvement in crimes against humanity committed during…
North provided ballistic missiles to Myanmar: UN
North Korea earned nearly $200m (£141m) last year by exporting banned commodities in breach of international sanctions, a UN report says. The report by a panel of experts said several countries including China, Russia and Malaysia had failed to stop…
Pentagon muzzles Afghan watchdog as situation worsens
By Kambiz Foroohar The Pentagon has barred an official watchdog from providing unclassified guideposts in his reports on the war, amid increasing violence in Kabul and signs that Afghan forces aren’t gaining ground against the Taliban despite President Donald Trump’s…
Kabul mourns 100 dead after ambulance bomb
More than 100 people are now known to have been killed in a suicide bombing on Saturday in Kabul.Attackers drove an ambulance past a police checkpoint to get to a crowded street in a district full of government buildings and…
Asean rights body for arms embargo on Myanmar
ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) on the Rohingya crisis on Wednesday laid emphasis on imposing arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Myanmar and its senior officials respectively to create a safe environment for Rohingyas to return to their homeland…
Russia exporting 6 SU-30 fighters to Myanmar
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-27/30/35 Flanker family continues to rack up export successes in Asia, with Myanmar being the latest regional country to acquire the combat-proven jet.
UK army chief warns of Russian threat
Britain’s armed forces would struggle to match the Russian army in battle, the head of the Army will say. General Sir Nick Carter will say the British Army’s ability to respond to threats “will be eroded if we don’t keep…
India, Pakistan trade fire at border – 4 killed
Pakistani and Indian troops traded gunfire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Thursday, leaving three civilians and a soldier dead amid increasing tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, officials from both sides said.
US-Pakistan ties takea turn for the worse
By Junaid Ahmad As we enter the new year, and have experienced one year of Donald Trump as President of the United States, it seems like the world should have no reason to be shocked anymore at Trump’s outbursts, particularly…
Chelsea Manning to run for US senate
Chelsea Manning, the former US intelligence analyst who was jailed for leaking classified documents, is seeking the Democratic Party nomination to run for the US senate in Maryland. In 2013 Manning was sentenced to 35 years after being found guilty…
Israel lobby is slowly being dragged into the light
By Jonathan Cook Nazareth: The scandal surrounding Priti Patel, who was forced to resign as Britain’s international aid minister last week after secret meetings with Israeli officials during a “family holiday”, offers a small, opaque window on the UK’s powerful…
The reality of North Korea s nuclear power
With a track record of six underground nuclear tests between 2006 and 2017, North Korea is desperately yearning to be recognized as the world’s ninth nuclear power – trailing behind the US, UK, France, China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel.…
US pumping weapons into Asia-Pacific , Russia tells Japan
By rt.com Washington is militarizing the Asia-Pacific, “pumping” weapons and kit into Japan and South Korea in an “absolutely disproportionate” response to the North Korean threat, the Russian Foreign Minister said. Tokyo won’t be calling the shots, he warned.
Myanmar army admits killings Rohingyas
Myanmar’s army has admitted for the first time its soldiers were involved in the killing of Rohingya Muslims in recent violence in Rakhine state.
Balkan War Crimes: The promise and limits of int’l justice
The groundbreaking court brought many of the war’s worst criminals to justice, but more is needed to heal the region’s deep divisions. By Benjamin Ward and Param-Preet Singh Hundreds of men buried alive, men and women mutilated and slaughtered, children…
Saudi Arabia intercepts missile near Yemen
Saudi Arabia on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen into the kingdom’s south, as Riyadh and its allies said the attack “proved” Iran’s support for Yemen’s Huthi rebels. The Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the rebels in Yemen in…
Top US commander wants more aggressive Afghan push
Washington, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — The top American commander for the Middle East wants a more aggressive Afghan military pressuring Taliban and other insurgents over the normally quieter months of Afghanistan’s winter, and then quickly going on the offensive in…