Three bodies were recovered on Thursday from the wreckage of a Myanmar military plane that crashed into the sea with 104 people on board, defence officials said. The bodies of a man, woman and a child, as well as plane wheels, several life jackets and clothing were found about 22 km west of Kyauk Nimak, […]
The US dollar decreased against most other major currencies on Tuesday as the country’s political uncertainty continued to weigh on the market. Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey is slated to testify Thursday in a hearing on Capitol Hill, the first time since he was suddenly fired by US President Donald Trump, […]
US President Donald Trump has claimed credit for the pressure being placed on Qatar by Gulf neighbours who accuse it of supporting terrorism in the region. He said his recent visit to Saudi Arabia was “already paying off” and the development might mark the “beginning of the end to the horror of terrorism,” BBC reported. […]
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday regretted the recent crisis between Saudi Arabia and its allies against Qatar, and vowed to cooperate with any state to defeat the Islamic State militants. “We regret the differences that swept the region recently,” Abadi, was quoted by Xinhua news agency after his weekly cabinet meeting. Abadi referred […]
British Prime Minister Theresa May announced get-tough proposals Tuesday night on tackling terrorism, saying she would change human rights laws if she needed to. May outlined her proposals at an election rally in Slough on what was the penultimate day of canvassing in the British general election campaign. With Britain still reeling from two attacks […]
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday disapproved the sanctions imposed on Qatar following the diplomatic stand-off between several Arab countries and Qatar. “I want to clearly say that we disapprove the sanctions on Qatar,” Erdogan was quoted by the state-run Anadolu Agency as saying. “These developments, coming at a time when we need […]
The Syrian army confirmed that US-led airstrike struck Syrian military unit near the Iraqi borders on Tuesday. In a statement released late on Tuesday, the Syrian army said the warplanes of the US-led anti-terror coalition struck a Syrian military position near Tanf border crossing with Iraq, leaving a number of “martyrs” and other losses, Xinhua […]
George Clooney and wife Amal have welcomed twins, a media report has confirmed. “This (Tuesday) morning (we) welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into (our) lives,” the Clooneys told Page Six in a statement. “Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine.” They jokingly added that the first-time father “is sedated and should […]
The US Supreme Court has set a deadline for challengers to President Donald Trumps travel ban executive order to respond to the governments emergency request to reinstate it, the media reported. The court announced on Friday a deadline of 3 p.m. on June 12, Politico news reported. Friday’s move comes after the Justice Department on […]
The US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the US is withdrawing from the Paris Climate Agreement due to the “draconian financial and economic burdens” the agreement imposes on his country. “As of today, the US will cease all implementation of the non-binding Paris accord, and the draconian financial and economic burdens the agreement imposes […]