Many Rohingya Muslims living in western Myanmar fled to neighboring countries after the government in Myanmar started persecuting them. “We are all living in worst conditions. Young women are assaulted, molested and raped by the Myanmar forces. Many of us have been forcibly taken away from homes, exploited and sent back to the community so […]
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‘Rohingyas plight upshot of Islamophobia’
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“The key thing right now seems to be the division between the people in Rakhine province and the Rohingya people who are Muslim and I agree that it’s absolutely outrageous that Islamophobia has grown in the world and that there has been a neglect by the international community of these kinds of problems and issues,” […]
‘ISI chief to ask end to US drone raids’
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Sherry Rehman said that ul-Islam will leave for Washington on Wednesday to hold talks with CIA chief General David H Petraeus over the issue. The envoy added that the deadly attacks “have diminishing rate of returns” in the so-called US war on terror. Pakistani officials and opposition parties have showed their outrage at the drone […]
India faces wide-ranging power outage
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Much of the northern India, as well as the states of Indian-controlled Kashmir like Punjab, have been paralyzed by the blackout. “The blackout happened from 2.30 a.m. (local time) following a major disturbance in the Northern Grid. In fact, a major fault near the town of Agra led to power being snapped. However, [a] partial […]
ISAF worried by Afghan troops’ attacks
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Brigadier General Gunter Katz said on Monday that the ISAF is in talks with the Afghan government on this issue and that “they are following it up very seriously.” He claimed that most of the foreign soldiers came under fire by Afghan soldiers due “to stress, grievances and of course infiltration of militants.” FK/DB/HJL Views: […]
Afghan hospital abuse probe underway
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The evidence is clear to me that General Caldwell had the request (for a probe into the hospital) withdrawn and postponed until afterຩthe (November 2010 U.S. congressional) election and then, after the election, tried to intimidate his subordinates into a consensus that it need not move forward at all.” Retired US Colonel, Gerald Carozza Views: […]
Officials detained for arming Taliban
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Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry spokesman Daulat Waziri said on Saturday that “The Army Brigade Facility Manager in Kunar and three of his staff who had gathered weapons” and sought to deliver then to militants “were arrested with the help intelligence officials.” This is while Waziri rejected the detainees’ involvement in planning or launching terrorist attacks. The […]
2 US-led troopers killed in Afghanistan
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“Two International Security Assistance Force service members died following an insurgent attack in western Afghanistan today,” International Security Assistance Force said in a statement on Sunday. Further details regarding the soldiers’ identities or the exact location of the incident have not yet been released. On Saturday, two US-led soldiers were killed in eastern Afghanistan, while […]
US terror drones kill 7 in NW Pakistan
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US drones fired several missiles at a private compound in a village of the North Waziristan tribal region on Sunday, AFP reported. The targeted compound is in Khushhali Turikhel village, which is located about 35 kilometers (20 miles) east of Miranshah, the main town of North Waziristan. Local residents said that the airstrike sparked a […]
UN envoy in Myanmar amid Muslim plight
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Late on Sunday, UN Special Rapporteur Tomas Ojea Quintana landed in the country’s main city of Yangon for a visit, which includes a trip to the troubled Rakhine state in the west as well as meetings with Myanmar’s president and members of civil society, AFP reported. The visit came after the UN warned that the […]
North, South Korea mark 1953 armistice
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The armistice, signed on July 27, 1953, put an end to the fighting between US-led UN forces and South Korean troops on the one side, and Chinese and North Korean troops on the other. Pyongyang considers the armistice a victory, saying it defeated the US-led forces and protected the sovereignty of the communist country under […]
UN alarmed at Myanmar Muslims plight
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“We have been receiving a stream of reports from independent sources alleging discriminatory and arbitrary responses by security forces, and even their instigation of and involvement in clashes,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay said in a statement. Pillay called for a prompt, independent investigation, noting that the crisis reflects the long-standing […]
‘ISI to urge cessation of US strikes’
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Lieutenant General Zaheer ul-Islam, who was appointed to the head of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in March, “will visit USA from 1st to 3rd August. This will be a service-to-service bilateral visit,” the statement said. “He will meet his counterpart General David Petraeus, director CIA,” it added with no further details. However, Pakistan’s Ambassador to […]
Muslims flee violence in Myanmar
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Fleeing harrowing rights violations, they suffer at the hands of Myanmar’s authorities, some of the members of the heavily-persecuted Muslim community arrived in Jammu Kashmir on Sunday. Some 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have also sought refuge in Bangladesh to avoid persecution. Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said on Friday that his country would offer assistance to […]
Russia, Japan still divided on islands
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“It is very sad that 67 years after (World War Two) the territorial issue is still not resolved,” Japan’s Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba told reporters after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Saturday. Lavrov rejected Japanese criticism over visits by Russian officials to the disputed Kuril Islands claimed by both countries. “We cannot […]
‘US drone attack kills 4 in Pakistan’
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According to Pakistani officials, the unmanned vehicle fired six missiles into a compound. The missiles reportedly struck the compound in the troubled North Waziristan’s Khushhali Turikhel village. Despite the Pakistani government’s repeated calls on Washington to end the drone attacks, the US government continues its strikes on the tribal regions of the country. Washington claims […]
Gunmen kill governor in east Afghanistan
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“The Governor of Chak district, Mohammad Ismael Wafa, was on his way to office this morning when unidentified armed men opened fire on his vehicle killing him on the spot and injuring his son,” provincial administration spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said. The Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack west of Kabul. Meanwhile, some […]
Suu Kyi keeps mum on Muslim cleansing
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“They [Suu Kyi’s opposition party] won several new seats in the [Myanmarese] parliament there but neither her nor her coalition has spoken out about it [the ongoing violence against Rohingya Muslims] and I think it’s because that they … want to look forward to a new Myanmar without the Muslims as part of the landscape,” […]
PM visits NE India as death toll hits 50
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On Saturday, Singh visited a crowded relief camp in Kokrajhar, which was the worst-hit district, where he told Muslim victims of ethnic riots that it was “a time for healing,” AFP reported. The police found five more dead bodies following clashes in Assam between Bodo tribes and Muslims in a region near Bangladesh on Saturday. […]
Strike completely shuts down Kashmir
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20-year-old Hilal Ahmad Dar was killed by Indian army soldiers in the northern district of Bandipora, 60 kilometers (37 miles) north of Srinagar, on Tuesday night. “It’s a coldblooded murder and we condemn it. He was a civilian and innocent. Labeling him a militant is unfair. He was arrested outside the mosque. How can the […]