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Tillerson Asks Myanmar Leaders To Probe Attacks On Rohingyas
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson visited Myanmar on Wednesday and called for an investigation into "credible reports of widespread atrocities" by the countrys security forces against Rohingya Muslims.....
Notorious Cult Leader Charles Manson Dead At 83
Charles Manson, the fiery-eyed 1960s cult leader whose followers committed heinous murders that terrorised Los Angeles and shocked the US, has died at 83. He had been behind bars for 48 years.....
16-year-old Syrian Wins Children's Peace Prize 2017
Sixteen-year-old Mohamad Al Jounde from Syria was awarded the International Children's Peace Prize here on Monday for his efforts to ensure the rights of Syrian refugee children.....
Australian Abuse Inquiry's Calls To End Priests' Celibacy Rejected
Leaders of the Catholic church in Australia on Friday dismissed calls from a landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse that the Vatican should make celibacy for priests voluntary and end the secrecy of confession. ....
74 Killed In Philippines Storm
At least 74 people were killed and over 50,000 displaced after tropical storm Tembin pounded southern Philippines, flooding large swaths of the region and causing landslides, disaster management officials on said Saturday.....
32 Killed In Saudi Coalition Airstrikes In Yemen
At least 32 people, including women and children, were killed Monday in airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led Arab coalition near the Yemeni capital and in the provinces of al-Hudaydah and Damar.....
Trump Denounces Pakistan, Stops All Aid
President Donald Trump began the New Year on Monday with a stinging attack on long-standing ally Pakistan, saying it will get no more US aid as it was giving "safe haven to terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan".....
US Suspending Most Aid To Pakistan As It Fails To Curb Terrorism
The US is suspending most aid to Pakistan because of its failure to curb terrorism enforcing President Donald Trump's repeated warnings to Islamabad, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert announced on Thursday.....
America's 'most Experienced Astronaut' Dies : NASA
John Young, America's "most experienced astronaut" who walked on the Moon during the Apollo programme and commanded the first space shuttle mission, has passed away, NASA said on Saturday.....
'In Strategic Transformation India Building Itself As Maritime Power'
In an emerging strategic transformation, India is now considering itself as maritime power and building up its navy to meet that challenge after having thought of itself for a long time as a land power, according to a former senior US diplomat who is a leading expert on South Asia.....
