Myanmar junta court postpones Suu Kyi verdict

Yangon, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):A Myanmar junta court on Monday postponed giving its verdict in Aung San Suu Kyi’s trial for illegally importing and possessing walkie talkies, a source with knowledge of the case said. The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals staged a […]

Iran executes Kurdish prisoner: rights group

Paris, Dec 20 (AFP/APP):Iran has executed a Kurdish man for armed rebellion despite international pressure for his life to be spared, activists said Monday, after a trial that was alleged to be unfair with forced confessions. Heidar Ghorbani was executed on Sunday morning in Sanandaj […]

US Senate approves setting up Afghan war commission

Washington-December 18 (Online): The US Senate approved a defence bill on Friday, which calls for establishing an independent commission to scrutinize the Afghan war and to probe options for combating terrorism in the region, including Pakistan. According to the media report, the proposed 16-member Afghanistan […]

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