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 […]

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