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Myanmar Army Chief Must be Prosecuted for Rohingya 'Genocide': UN Rights Envoy
Myanmar has said it 'absolutely rejects' that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has jurisdiction to rule on its actions. The country is not a party to the Rome Statute that established the Hague-based court.
Series of Explosions Rock 30-storey Condominium-cum-shopping Mall in China, 1 Killed
Eyewitnesses reported hearing over 20 explosions and people were evacuated from buildings surrounding the Wanda Plaza. The city authorities are treating the explosions as a criminal case.
Trump Associate Roger Stone Arrested, Booked for Lying to Congress
The indictment does not charge Stone with conspiring with WikiLeaks, the anti-secrecy website that published the emails, or with the Russian officers Mueller says hacked them.
In Major Policy Shift, US to Start Returning Asylum Seekers to Mexico
The plan is aimed at curbing the increasing number of families arriving mostly from Central America who say they fear returning to their home countries due to threats of violence. The Trump administration says many of the claims are not valid.
Pakistani Sikh Motorcyclist Issued Challan for Not Wearing Helmet, Authorities Call It a 'Mistake'
A traffic warden had on Tuesday issued the challan to the Sikh youth riding the motorcycle for non use of the helmet.
Pakistan Court Temporarily Halts Mumbai Attack Case Hearing
The trial, underway in an anti-terrorism court in Pakistan against seven activists, has made little headway in more than 10 years as the Pakistani establishment has been claiming lack of enough evidence against them.
Prince William Turns Interviewer in Davos Appearance with David Attenborough
'Normally I have to endure people asking me questions so it's quite nice to be able to turn the tables for once,' William, who is second in line to the throne, joked to the 92-year-old TV broadcaster.
US Top Court Lets Trump Transgender Troop Restrictions Take Effect
Trump in 2017 announced a plan to ban transgender people from the military, moving to reverse a policy announced a year earlier under Democratic former President Barack Obama allowing them for the first time to serve openly and receive medical care to tra...
Russians' Trust in President Putin Lowest Since 2006, Reevals State Pollster
The results do not pose an immediate problem for Putin who won a landslide election victory and a new six-year mandate in March last year, but could embolden would-be successors to begin what is likely to be a long game of jostling for position.
Kamala Harris, Daughter of Immigrants from Jamaica and India, Jumps Into 2020 US Presidential Race
The Democratic senator's campaign will focus on reducing the high cost of living with a middle-class tax credit, pursuing immigration and criminal justice changes and a Medicare-for-all healthcare system.
Day After Pakistan Killed 4 'IS Terrorists', Authorities Says They Were 'Innocent'
Khalil, a resident of Lahore, his wife, their 13-year-old daughter and their neighbour Zeeshan, were on their way to a wedding in Burewala when they were shot dead by police in Zeeshan's car in the Qadirabad area on Saturday morning.
Thousands Flee as Boko Haram Militants Kill Over 100 Soldiers in Northeast Nigeria: Aid Agencies
The surge has occurred in the run-up to an election on February 16 in which President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a second term, and his critics have seized upon security as an issue.
Man Charged in Plot to Attack White House With Anti-tank Rocket
Hasher Jallal Taheb, of the Atlanta suburb of Cumming, was arrested in Gwinnett County on Wednesday and appeared briefly in federal court in Atlanta in a case brought by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Russian Firm Offers to Invest $2 Billion in Pakistan's Water, Power Sectors
Representatives of Inter RAO Engineering met the Water and Power Development Authority officials in November and offered to invest USD 2 billion.
US Man Who Survived 9/11 Terror Attack Among 21 Killed in Nairobi Hotel Shootout
The Nairobi attack was claimed by the Al-Qaeda-linked Somali group Al-Shabaab, which has targeted Kenya since it sent its army into Somalia in October 2011 to fight the jihadist group.
China Might Just Have Grown the First Plant Ever on the Moon
Chinese researchers released pictures from a probe showing the tiny plant growing in a small pot inside the spacecraft, hundreds of thousands of kilometers away from the Earth.