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Sri Lanka: Over 100 bodies found in mass grave in Mannar
Published On: August 29, 2018 12:08 PM NPT By: Agencies
CARACAS, Aug 29: So far 100 bodies have been pulled from Sri Lanka’s second largest mass grave in Mannar, believed to be remnants of the country’s recent civil war, archaeologists say. “We have found 101 people and already moved 96 individual skeletons from the trench,” said Raj Somadeva, archaeologist and a forensic scientist at the University of Kelaniya
UN experts: Possible war crimes by all parties in Yemen
Published On: August 29, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press
GENEVA, Aug 29: U.N. human rights experts said Tuesday the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may have been responsible for war crimes since Yemen's conflict intensified 3½ years ago, including rape, torture, arbitrary detention and use of child soldiers.
Myanmar rejects UN probe on Rohingya abuses
Published On: August 29, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
MYANMAR, Aug 29: Myanmar rejected Wednesday the findings of a UN probe alleging genocide by its military against the Rohingya, in a strident government response to a damning report on the crisis.
For first time in decades, astronaut quits NASA training
Published On: August 29, 2018 10:13 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
For the first time in five decades, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned from training, the US space agency said Tuesday.
Brazil sends army to border as Venezuelans flee crisis at home
Published On: August 29, 2018 10:00 AM NPT By: Reuters
LIMA, Aug 29: Brazil said it was sending armed forces to keep order near the Venezuelan border area, while Peru declared a health emergency, as a regional crisis sparked by thousands of Venezuelans fleeing economic collapse escalated on Tuesday.
Number of Somalis evicted from their homes doubles in first half of 2018
Published On: August 28, 2018 04:13 PM NPT By: Reuters
NAIROBI, Aug 28: The number of Somalis left homeless has surged this year as thousands who had already fled war, drought and floods were forcibly evicted from mostly makeshift homes, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said.
Playwright Neil Simon dies in NY at 91
Published On: August 28, 2018 03:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
CARACAS, Aug 28: Famed U.S. playwright Neil Simon whose worked reigned on Broadway and Hollywood for five decades died on Sunday from pneumonia at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. The Bronx born writer was 91 years old.
‘US didn’t expect Russia to grow so strong in Arctic’: Why Pentagon is rebuilding Cold War-era fleet
Published On: August 28, 2018 03:00 PM NPT By: Agencies
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 28: US moves to reform its 2nd American fleet will create a potential theater of conflict with Russia, but experts say Moscow won't be too worried about the Pentagon's lagging military capacity in the Atlantic and the Arctic.
Pak PM for wider liaison to fight corruption
Published On: August 28, 2018 02:30 PM NPT By: Agencies
ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: Prime Minister Imran Khan has emphasised the need for greater coordination between the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to fight white collar crime and corrupt practices.
North Korea still 'serious and imminent threat': Japan
Published On: August 28, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS
JAPAN, Aug 28: North Korea still poses a "serious and imminent threat", Japan said Tuesday in its first annual defence review since an outbreak of diplomacy on the Korean peninsula.
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