Suu Kyi rejects Rohingya genocide charge in UN court

The Hague (IANS) Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected the genocide allegations against Myanmar's military amid accusations of mass killings, rape, and expulsion of the Rohingya Muslim minority.

In her opening…

N.Korea warns Trump to stop 'abusive language' against Kim

Pyongyang/Seoul (IANS) North Korea has warned US President Donald Trump to stop "abusive language" that may offend its leader Kim Jong-un, Pyongyang's state media reported.

"The recent words and expressions spouted one after another by…

Hong Kong court lifts ban on face masks

Hong Kong (IANS) A Hong Kong court on Tuesday lifted a ban on face masks by refusing the governments request to suspend an earlier ruling that found it unconstitutional.

Acting chief judge of the High Court Jeremy Poon Shiu and Court of Appeal…

People remain unaccounted for after NZ volcano erupts

Wellington (IANS) At least 50 people were believed to be on or near a volcano on New Zealand's White Island when it erupted on Monday, "with a number" of them remain unaccounted for, police said.

The police were working with the National…

N.Korea conducts 'very important test' at satellite launching site

Seoul (IANS) North Korea said on Sunday that it has conducted a "very important test" at its western satellite launching site, saying the successful testing will play a key role in changing the country's "strategic position" in the near future.

California firm to pay $13.5bn to wildfire victims

San Francisco (IANS) Californian utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) has agreed on a $13.5 billion settlement with victims of wildfires in the state, it was reported on Saturday.

The company's equipment has been linked to several…

China announces tariff rollback for US soy, pork

Beijing (IANS) China on Friday said it was withdrawing tariffs on soybeans and pork imported from the US amid talks to conclude the first phase of a deal to de-escalate an ongoing trade war between the two largest economies.

According to a…

UK broadcaster calls Greta Thunberg 'mad, dangerous'

London (IANS) British broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson has called 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg "mad, dangerous", adding that she should "go back to school and shut up", a media report said on Thursday.

Clarkson spoke out against…

Germany comes up with first national youth strategy

Berlin (IANS) The German government presented its youth strategy, which is to give young citizens more influence, improve their education, living and working conditions as well as healthcare.

"It is the first youth strategy in the history…

11 killed as typhoon Kammuri hits Philippines

Manila (IANS) At least 11 people were killed, while hundreds of thousands were evacuated as typhoon Kammuri pounded large parts of Philippines, bringing heavy rains and high velocity winds and damaging a number of properties, officials said on Wednesday.