Tuesday, 21 March 2017 An American employed at the US embassy in Wellington, New Zealand, has been expelled from the country after what is thought to be an incident of domestic violence. US diplomat Colin White, a technical attache said to be coordinating with Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand’s …
Read More »Rights group accuses Myanmar of crimes against humanity
Wednesday, 27 September 2017 : Myanmar is committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Muslim insurgents in Rakhine state, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday, calling for the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions and an arms embargo. The U.N. refugee agency called for a redoubling of international aid …
Read More »Malala Has Powerful Message For Myanmar Leader
Tuesday, 5 September 2017 : Activist Malala Yousafzai has issued a powerful statement urging “my fellow Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi,” Myanmar’s de facto leader, to do something about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the country’s Rakhine state, where tens of thousands of the Rohingya people are fleeing deadly …
Read More »More than 70,000 Rohingyas fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar
Monday, 4 September 2017 : Myanmar urged Muslims in the troubled northwest to cooperate in the search for insurgents, whose coordinated attacks on security posts and an army crackdown have led to one of the deadliest bouts of violence to engulf the Rohingya community in decades. The treatment of Buddhist-majority …
Read More »Israeli raid, Jerusalem clashes ratchet tensions higher
Monday, 24 July 2017 JERUSALEM: Israel sent extra troops into the occupied West Bank on Saturday and its police broke up a crowd of stone-throwing Palestinians in Jerusalem as international concern mounted over the deadliest outbreak of violence between the 2 sides for years. The Palestinian Health Ministry said one …
Read More »MMA Fighter Jonathan “War Machine” Koppenhaver Found Guilty of Violence and Sexual Assault
Tuesday, 6 June 2017 : : Jonathan “War Machine” Koppenhaver has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 36 years, according to local media reports. The earlier that the former professional MMA fighter will be released from prison is when he is 71-years-old. Koppenhaver was …
Read More »Uefa charges clubs after Europa League quarter-final violence
Saturday, 15 April 2017 : Uefa has charged Lyon and Besiktas for multiple offences during Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg. The fixture at Parc Olympique Lyonnais kicked off 45 minutes late after clashes between fans before kick-off. Lyon face four charges for the setting-off of fireworks, blocking stairways, insufficient …
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