Myanmar President Htin Kyaw resigns
Yangon: Myanmar’s civilian president, Htin Kyaw, has resigned with immediate effect “in order to take rest from the current duties and responsibilities”, his office said in a statement posted on Facebook. Htin Kyaw, whose post is largely ceremonial, has been a close ally of the country’s de facto leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. He was […]
Five killed in 24-hour Philippine hotel blaze
Manila, Mar 19 : Five people have perished in a raging inferno that tore through a hotel and casino complex in Manila, authorities said Monday, after firefighters battled more than 24 hours to douse the flames. Rescuers said billowing smoke, sometimes so dense it obscured the 22-floor Waterfront Manila Pavilion, had hampered their efforts to […]
Putin wins Russia polls with 76.67% of vote: officials
Moscow : Vladimir Putin won a landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election, receiving 76.67 per cent of the vote, the central election commission said today. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his best ever performance in Sunday’s polls, electoral officials said with 99.8 percent of ballots counted. A FPthekashmirimages.com
Regime sends more forces to Ghouta as UN decries ‘apocalypse’ in Syria
Douma (Syria), Mar 7: Syria’s regime sent reinforcements to Eastern Ghouta today, tightening the noose around the shrinking rebel enclave hours before a top-level UN meeting on the escalating violence. The blistering onslaught has prompted outrage against the regime, with the United Nations’ human rights chief saying the government was orchestrating an “apocalypse” in Syria. […]
Ronaldo does it again as Real Madrid dump PSG out of Europe
Paris, Mar 7 :Cristiano Ronaldo and Casemiro got the goals for Real Madrid as the holders won 2-1 away to a Paris Saint-Germain side missing Neymar to secure their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Ronaldo had scored twice — including his 100th goal for Real in the competition — as they won 3-1 in […]
Nobel-winning ICAN condemns surge in nuclear arms investments
Geneva, Mar 7: Global nuclear tensions helped boost investments in atomic weapons production by around USD 81 billion last year, campaigners said today, urging investors to blacklist the companies that stock the world’s nuclear arsenals. “If you have been wondering who benefits from (US President) Donald Trump’s threat of nuclear war, this report has the […]
Air strikes and rockets hit Syria enclave despite truce
Beirut, Feb 27 (AFP) A fledgling “humanitarian pause” announced by Russia in Syria’s rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta was rattled today by fresh air strikes and rocket fire, several sources said. “Fighting continues this morning. That is what our reports from Eastern Ghouta tell us,” a spokesman for the UN humanitarian office, Jens Laerke, told […]
