Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar are facing a catastrophic humanitarian situation, according to the UN secretary general.BBC NEWS 14 September, 2017 Antonio Guterres said alleged attacks by security forces on Rohingya villagers were completely unacceptable. The army says it is fighting militants and denies targeting civilians. Later the UN Security Council ... Read More »
BRITAIN may already be on the brink of financial disaster and nobody knows it, it has been warned. Daily Star Tom Towers 13 September, 2017 Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the 2007 crash, which saw wage freezes, falling house prices and a higher cost of living with millions still ... Read More »
Even those who presented the Myanmar leader with awards say she should be blamed for her reluctance to condemn Rohingya violence. Sky News Dominic Waghorn 13 September, 2017 For years, Aung San Suu Kyi was feted as one of the greatest hopes for better human rights around the world. From ... Read More »
Newsweek Callum Paton 12 September, 2017 Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the ancient tomb of a royal goldsmith and jeweler containing mummies, believed to be his family members, and treasure more than three millennia old. The haul of jewelry, statues and ancient sarcophagi, the traditional anthropomorphic coffins used in the time ... Read More »
It is the second time the Government has been accused of using security as a bargaining chip The independent Joe Watts 12 September, 2017 Cabinet ministers have risked a Brussels backlash after using their latest Brexit negotiating paper to highlight how crucial the UK’s military might is to ensuring European ... Read More »
Fertile soil is being lost at rate of 24bn tonnes a year through intensive farming as demand for food increases, says UN-backed study The Guardian Jonathan Watts 12 September, 2017 A third of the planet’s land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24bn ... Read More »
Several dozen former fighters have already crossed into southern Turkey in recent weeks as terror group loses territory The Guardian Martin Chulov 12 September, 2017 Hundreds of defectors from Islamic State have massed in Syria’s Idlib province, with many planning to cross the nearby Turkish border and find ways back ... Read More »
Report claims 28 million children living in countries at war are now in need of humanitarian help as families struggle to cope amid the chaos and violence The Guardian Karen McVeigh 11 September, 2017 The number of children recruited to fight in conflicts across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More »
The Washington Post By Carol Morello, Michelle Ye Hee Lee and Emily Rauhala September 11, 2017 The U.N. Security Council on Monday agreed on its toughest-ever sanctions against North Korea that passed unanimously after the United States softened its initial demands to win support from China and Russia. The sanctions ... Read More »
The New York Times By NICK CUMMING-BRUCESEPT. 11 September, 2017 GENEVA — The United Nations’ top human rights official accused Myanmar on Monday of carrying out “a textbook example of ethnic cleansing” against Rohingya Muslims, hundreds of thousands of whom have crossed into Bangladesh since late August to escape ... Read More »
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