Myanmar rails at UN chief’s comments
Yangon: Myanmar’s Parliament on Friday lambasted UN Security General Ban Ki-moon for using the term ‘Rohingya’, accusing him of interfering in the country’s affairs that has kicked off fresh furore over Muslims.
Boko Haram seizes Chibok in nigeria
Kano (Nigeria): Boko Haram has seized the town of Chibok in Borno state, northeast Nigeria, from where 276 schoolgirls were kidnapped more than six months ago, a local pastor and a senator told AFP said on Friday. “Chibok was taken by Boko Haram. They are in control,” said Enoch Mark, a Christian pastor.
Obama backs Suu Kyi bid to change constitution
Yangon: US President Barack Obama asked Myanmar on Friday to hold “free, fair and inclusive” elections as he threw his weight behind a bid by opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to change a constitution that bars her from the presidency.
court declares Imran, Qadri absconders
Islamabad: Opposition leader Imran Khan and fiery cleric Tahirul Qadri were on Friday declared absconders by a Pakistani anti-terrorism court for their alleged involvement in attacking a senior police officer during anti-government protests at the PTV headquarters.
14 killed as Philippine troops battle militants
Manila: Philippine troops on Friday battled Abu Sayyaf militants blamed for the kidnappings of several foreigners and Filipinos in the restive south, leaving at least five soldiers and nine extremists dead, a military commander said.
eccentric maths genius dies in France
Paris: Alexander Grothendieck, one of the great eccentric geniuses of 20th century mathematics, has died in France at the age of 86.