Myanmar army kills six ethnic Rakhine
Yangon: Myanmar’s Army said it shot dead six detainees in a village school on Thursday while holding 275 men on suspicion of being Rakhine rebels, as fears over military impunity grow in the escalating fighting.
Abe ready to meet Kim unconditionally: media
Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has offered to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “unconditionally” in a bid to restore diplomatic ties between the two historic foes, a daily said on Thursday.
Priority in Libya is fighting terrorism: UAE
Abu Dhabi: The UAE said on Thursday that fighting “terrorism” was the priority in Libya, where it has backed a controversial military strongman against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. The UAE, and its allies Egypt and Saudi Arabia, regard Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army militia as a bulwark.