Pakistani Taliban threatens Myanmar over Muslim attacks
July 26th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 26 (IANS) The Pakistani Taliban Thursday warned of taking revenge if Myanmar fails to stop the alleged killing and arbitrary detention of Muslims in that country.Right groups ... Read more...
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Myanmar tightens control of media: Watchdog
June 30th, 2012 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, June 30 (IANS) Myanmar is tightening restrictions on the press following its coverage of the unrest in the country, a media watchdog has said.The government has reacted in a ... Read more...
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Otunbayeva sworn in as Kyrgyz president
July 3rd, 2010 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bishkek/Moscow, July 3 (DPA) Rosa Otunbayeva was sworn in as caretaker president of Kyrgyzstan Saturday, three months after her predecessor, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, was ousted in a popular uprising.
The 59-year-old took the oath ... Read more...
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Analyst blames US, Russia’s ’shortsightedness’ for Kyrgyz violence
June 19th, 2010 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
June 19 (ANI): A noted political analyst has blamed both the US and Russia for the ethnic unrest in Kyrgyzstan in which nearly 200 people have been killed so far.
Lawrence Markowitz, ... Read more...
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CPI-M seeks central intervention in Manipur over Naga blockade
May 18th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, May 18 (IANS) The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Tuesday demanded central intervention to end the ongoing crisis in Manipur arising out of the state government's decision not to allow the ... Read more...
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Manipur seeks Mizoram’s help to carry goods
May 13th, 2010 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, May 13 (IANS) The Manipur government Thursday sought the help of Mizoram to transport essential commodities through its territory following a blockade of a key highway by Naga students.
"The Manipur government ... Read more...
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Brit Muslim police say Islam not to blame for terror attacks
January 21st, 2010 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21(ANI): The National Association of Muslim Police (NAMP) in UK has claimed that Ministers were wrong to blame Islam for being the "driver" behind recent terrorist attacks.The claim, made in ... Read more...
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Hundreds protest beating of Hong Kong journalists in China
September 13th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 13 (DPA) Hundreds of people marched in Hong Kong Sunday to protest the beating by police of three journalists from the city covering unrest in the western Chinese city ... Read more...
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China accuses three Hong Kong journalists of incitement
September 9th, 2009 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hong Kong, Sep 9 (DPA) A row over the beating by Chinese police of three Hong Kong journalists covering riots in the western Chinese city of Urumqi deepened Wednesday after officials accused ... Read more...
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Pak Senators ask govt. to halt Frontier Constabulary in Balochistan
July 29th, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, July 29 (ANI): Senate members representing Pakistan's Balochistan province have asked the federal government to immediately halt the Frontier Constabulary operation, involved in targeted killings and arrest of political activists ... Read more...
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Hu to skip G8 summit due to ethnic unrest
July 8th, 2009 - 7:24 am ICT by IANS
Rome, July 8 (DPA) Chinese President Hu Jintao has pulled out of the Group of Eight summit that starts Wednesday, Italy's Ansa news agency reported.
The decision not to attend the meeting was ... Read more...
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China riots: 140 killed, 816 injured
July 6th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, July 6 (ANI): At least 140 people have been killed in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang in what has been described by the government as the area's worst case of ethnic ... Read more...
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Nepal Muslims give ultimatum to Maoist government
March 10th, 2009 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 10 (IANS) Almost eight months after Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda pledged to form a Muslim Commission but failed to keep the promise, the angered Muslim community ... Read more...
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