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13Nov/17

Human rights, killings not addressed in Duterte-Trump talks: Philippine spokesman

November 13, 2017PoliticsBarack Obama, Counter-terrorism, Crime, Dirty wars, Donald Trump, Extrajudicial killing, Extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the Philippines, Extrajudicial punishment, Forced disappearance, Harry Roque, Human rights abuses, Human rights in the Philippines, Law, Left-wing populism, Manila, Myanmar, Philippine Drug War, Philippines, Politicians, Politics, Politics by country, Presidency of Rodrigo Duterte, Presidents of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, United States, Visayan peoplesmbale

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (NOVEMBER 13, 2017) (REUTERS) – The issue of human rights and alleged extrajudicial killings in the Philippines was not discussed during a meeting on Monday (November 13) between U.S. President Donald Trump and counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, a Philippine spokesman said. Continue reading →

03Nov/17

Facebook investigating WhatsApp outage

November 3, 2017InternetBrazil, Computing, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook, Fred Katayama, Germany, India, Myanmar, Operating systems, Pakistan, Reception and criticism of WhatsApp security and privacy features, Russia, Singapore, social media, Social networking services, Software, Technology/Internet, Tor hidden services, Twitter, United Kingdom, Universal Windows Platform apps, Vietnam, WhatsApp, World Wide Websmbale

Facebook’s WhatsApp messenger suffered a temporary outage in India and many other countries, according to reports from multiple users on Facebook and Twitter on Friday. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

04Sep/17

Growing pressure for Suu Kyi as Myanmar violence swells

September 4, 2017War2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar, Asia, Aung San, Aung San Suu Kyi, Bangladesh, Burmese people, Country: Myanmar, Human rights in Myanmar, Humans, Indonesia, International reactions to the 2016–17 Rohingya persecution in Myanmar, Islam in Myanmar, Jakarta, Matthew Larotonda, Myanmar, Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar, Politics, Politics of Myanmar, Rohingya conflict, Rohingya genocide, Rohingya people, VARIOUS, War/Conflictsmbale

Nearly 90,000 of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya have fled the country’s violence since August, as international criticism mounts on its Nobel Peace Prize laureate leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, to do more to protect the minority. Matthew Larotonda reports. Continue reading →

02Jul/17

Thousands of migrant workers leave Thailand after labour crackdown

July 2, 2017ImmigrationAsia, Cambodia, Countries, Country: Cambodia, Country: Myanmar, Country: Thailand, Criminal law, Geography of Asia, Global workforce, Human migration, Illegal immigration, Immigration, Labor, Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Member states of the United Nations, MIGRANT WORKER, Migrant workers, Morality, Myanmar, Myawaddy, Social Issues, Southeast Asia, Thailandsmbale

MYAWADDY, MYANMAR (JUNE 30, 2017) (TPBS) – Thousands of irregular migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia are leaving Thailand each day, Thailand’s immigration police said on Friday (June 30), after a decree aimed at managing foreign workers took effect earlier this month.
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05Feb/16

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

Assange claims ‘significant victory’ after U.N. ruling

February 5, 2016WorldAssange v Swedish Prosecution Authority, Asylum, Aung San Suu Kyi, Country: Sweden, Country: United States, Ecuador, Embassy of Ecuador London, Government, Indictment and arrest of Julian Assange, Julian Assange, London, Myanmar, Politics, Reactions to the United States diplomatic cables leak, Reception of WikiLeaks, Saddam Hussein, Secrecy, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Vladimir Putin, Washington, WikiLeaks, Working Group on Arbitrary Detentionsmbale

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange speaks to reporters after a U.N. panel rules he had been arbitrarily detained and should be awarded compensation.

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03Jan/16

British adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor

British aviation adventurer Curtis-Taylor recreates England to Australia solo flight

January 3, 2016Human InterestAmy Johnson, Australia, AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, Aviation, Aviators, Boeing-Stearman Model 75, Curtis, Curtis Donovan, Curtis-Taylor, DARWIN, Darwin Northern Territory, Her Amy Johnson, Human activities, Myanmar, Taylor, The Boeing, THE BOEING COMPANY, Tracey Curtis, Tracey Curtis-Taylor, United Kingdom, United States, Women in technologysmbale

Canadian based British adventurer Tracey Curtis-Taylor touches down in Darwin following a 20 day solo flight paying homage to aviation pioneer Amy Johnson’s famous flight from England to Australia in 1930.

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29Nov/15

Highlights of world events from October and November 2015

November 29, 2015WorldAfghanistan, Ankara, Aung San Suu Kyi, Beirut, Contemporary history, Croatia, Decades, Egypt, el-Sheikh, France, François Hollande, Germany, Hungary, In Iraq, In Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jerusalem, Konstantin Murakhtin, KUNDUZ, Kurdish separatism in Turkey, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Mali, Massoud Barzani, Médecins Sans Frontières, Moscow, Myanmar, Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada, Paris, Persecution of Yazidis by ISIL, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Sinjar, Slovenia, St. Petersburg, Syrian Civil War, Tayyip Erdogan, The Airbus, Turkey, Turkish involvement in the Syrian Civil War, United States, Victor Ponta, Washingtonsmbale

World events during October and November include a disaster at a Romanian nightclub which saw tens of thousands protest on the streets, simultaneous attacks at several locations in Paris and the re-taking of the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State.
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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from April to June 2015

November 28, 2015WorldAbd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Ali Abdullah Saleh, amtrak, Andrew Chan, Assyrian City, Australia, Baghdad, Baltimore, Barack Obama, Brazil, Burundi, Cambridge, Charleston, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Chile, China, Clementa Pinckney, Countries, Cuba, David Cameron, Dylann Roof, Egypt, Elizabeth Diana, Freddie Gray, Fulgencio Batista, Georgia, Godefroid Niyombare, Goodluck Jonathan, Houthi movement, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Joko Widodo, Kenya, Kevin Krogh, Kyanjin Gompa, Lagos, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mohamed Mursi, Moon, Mosul, Muhammadu Buhari, Myanmar, Myuran Sukumaran, Nepal, New York City, Nigeria, Nigerian people, Nimrud, Philadelphia, Pierre Nkurunziza, Prime Niyongabo, Queen Elizabeth, Ramadi, Raúl Castro, Riyadh, Saif Rezgui, Salerno, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sousse, Soviet Union, Tanzania, Tayyip Erdogan, Tbilisi, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Western Asia, William, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the second quarter of the year include an attack on a Kenyan university, a gunman targeting tourists on a Tunisian beach and, after decades of hostility, a handshake between the leaders of the United States and Cuba.
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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from January to March 2015

November 28, 2015World2013–15 detention of Al Jazeera journalists by Egypt, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Abdullah, Abu Dhabi, Ahmed Merabet, AirAsia, Akbar, Al Jazeera, al-Alam, al-Dour, Al-Qaeda, Alexis Tsipras, Alexis Vastine, Andreas Lubitz, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Athens, Australia, Barack Obama, Barcelona, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boris Nemtsov, Boston, Brazil, Brisbane, Camille Muffat, Charles, Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Chile, China, Dan Uzan, David Cameron, Dilma Rousseff, Donetsk, Duesseldorf, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finn Noergaard, Florence Arthaud, France, François Hollande, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Houthis, India, Iraq, Islamic terrorism in France, Israel, Jane Dutton, Jerusalem, Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Kenji Goto, Kim Ki-jong, Kuwait, Lee Kuan Yew, Libya, London, Manila, Mark Lippert, Minsk, Mohamed Fahmy, Mohammad, Mohammed Emwazi, Moscow, Muath al-Kasasbeh, Myanmar, New York City, northern Chile and Peru, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Paramilitary organizations, Paris, Peru, Peter Greste, Petro Poroshenko, Philippines, Pope Francis, radio free europe/radio liberty, Riyadh, Russia, Saddam, Salman, Sanaa, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Surabaya, Syria, Taipei, Terrorism, The Airbus, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Violence, Vladimir Putin, Vuhlehirsk, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the first quarter of the year include an attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the downing of a Germanwings jet by its pilot and a visit by Pope Francis to Asia.
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15Jun/15

Calls grow for inquiry into alleged Australian people-smuggler payments

June 15, 2015PoliticsAbbott Government, Armanatha Nasir, Asylum seeker, Australia, Bangladesh, BILL SHORTEN, Canberra, Countries, Government of Australia, Hanson-Young, Howard Government, In Australia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Julie Bishop, Members of the Australian House of Representatives, Morrison Government, Myanmar, Nauru, Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Peter Dutton, Sarah Hanson-Young, Sri Lanka, Tony Abbott, Turnbull Governmentsmbale

Calls grow for and inquiry into whether Australian officials paid people-smugglers thousands of dollars to turn the their boat back to Indonesia.

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