Russia says rebel violations make Syria truce ‘pointless’

AFP, MOSCOW/ DAMASCUS: Russia’s defence ministry on Monday appeared to bury a week-long Syria ceasefire brokered with the United States, saying…

Deadly clashes in Myanmar threaten rebel peace bid

AFP, YANGON: At least eight people have been killed and thousands displaced by clashes in southeast Myanmar, rebels and border forces said Monday, violence that threatens to undercut the new government’s push for peace.Fighting broke out this month between government troops and an ethnic rebel…

UN aid chief ‘pained’ Aleppo aid remains blocked

AFP, GENEVA: The UN’s humanitarian chief said Monday he was “pained” that aid convoys had not deployed to eastern Aleppo, as a ceasefire in Syria teetered on the brink of collapse. The delivery of desperately needed supplies to Aleppo’s rebel-held east and besieged areas across…

Populist surge in Berlin vote piles pressure on Merkel

AFP, BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party was reeling Monday after another stinging poll loss, as an upstart populist party poached votes in a Berlin state election by railing against her liberal refugee policy. With one year to go until an expected general election, Merkel’s…

US ‘friendly fire’ kills eight Afghan police: officials

AFP, KANDAHAR: A US air raid has killed eight Afghan policemen in the country’s volatile south, officials said Monday, in the first apparent “friendly fire” incident since American forces were granted greater powers to strike at insurgents.The incident occurred on Sunday in the Tali…

Boko Haram atrocities haunt Cameroon’s displaced

AFP, KOZA, Cameroun: “Boko Haram butchered nine people in front of me. That day I decided to leave my village,” says Rachel Daviguidam, still devastated by the carnage she witnessed in September 2015. One year on and this 30-year-old Cameroonian is still unable to get the images out of her…

US presidential campaign front and center at Emmys

AFP, LOS ANGELES: The race for the White House took center stage at the Emmy Awards on Sunday with plenty of jabs at Republican presidential nominee Donald…

China slams EU over Dalai Lama visit

AFP, BEIJING: China slammed the European Union’s parliament Monday for receiving the Dalai Lama, saying the move could damage relations between the EU and the world’s second largest economy. In remarks at the European Parliament in Strasbourg Thursday, the Tibetan religious leader called…

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