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Myanmar army chief tells rebels to stop demanding impossible
Myanmar's powerful army chief is urging the country's ethnic rebel groups to agree to a comprehensive cease-fire agreement now and stop wasting time on demands he describes as impossible. Speaking today at the annual Armed Forces Day parade, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said armed conflicts with rebel groups who have been seeking greater autonomy for several decades had caused Myanmar's development to lag behind its neighbors. Myanmar's military ruled the country for a half-century during which it was accused of widespread abuses before partially handing power to a civilian government in 2016. It is still in charge of security issues. Several of Myanmar's more powerful ethnic rebel groups have declined to take part in cease-fire talks and continue armed struggle for autonomy.
Australia expels two Russian diplomats over UK nerve agent attack
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday announced that the country will expel two Russian diplomats as part of a global action against Moscow over an alleged nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy living in the UK.
UN chief following US' decision to expel Russian diplomats
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is closely following the US government's decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats and will engage "as required" with the governments concerned, a UN spokesman has said. "We have seen the announcement by the US Government of its decision to take action against the certain diplomats of the Russian Federation in the US, Deputy UN Spokesman Farhan Haq told reporters at the daily press briefing yesterday. He said he can confirm that the United States Mission to the UN informed the UN Secretariat of its decision to take action under Section 13(b) of the UN-US Headquarters Agreement with respect to certain members of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the United Nations. "This action may require those members to leave the country, Haq said, adding that the world body will not comment further on the issue at this stage due to the "sensitivity" of the ongoing matter. He added that the Secretary General will closely follow the matter and engage as appropriate
Aurangabad: Additional CRPF companies to be deployed post communal clash
In the wake of recent communal clashes that erupted here during Ram Navami celebrations on Sunday, three additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be deployed in Aurangabad to maintain law and order in the district.The decision comes two days after a clash broke out between two communities during Ram Navami celebrations here.The situation became tense on Sunday evening when rioters set ablaze more than 20 shops and pelted stones at those participating in a Ram Navami procession through Nawadih Colony.As per reports, nearly 50 shops near Jama Masjid located on Old GT Road were torched by rioters, while nearly 60 persons, including 20 policemen were injured due to stone pelting by miscreants.The situation further intensified on Monday, which thereby led to a curfew being imposed in the vicinity. Furthermore, internet services were reportedly suspended for a 24-hour time span.Meanwhile, minor clashes were also reported from other parts of the state, including ..
Australia to expel 2 Russian officials over UK spy attack
The Australian government will expel two Russian officials over the use of nerve agent allegedly by Moscow against a former Russian spy in the United Kingdom. The officials will be directed to depart Australia within a week. In doing so, Australia joins the UK, the US, 14 European Union member states, and other allies who yesterday expelled a number of Russian diplomats in a coordinated response. "The twoRussian diplomats identified as undeclared intelligence officers will be expelled by Australian for actions inconsistent with their status, pursuant to the Vienna Conventions," Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in an official statement today. Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, both remain critically ill in hospital in Britain. Bishop said Australia's decision reflectedthe "shocking" nature of the attack,the first offensive use of chemical weapons in Europe since World War II, involving a highly lethal substance in a populated area, endangering countless other members of .
Australia expels two Russian diplomats over Britain poison case
Australia joined the United States and other British allies in expelling two Russian diplomats today in response to a nerve agent attack on a double agent in England. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the pair were "undeclared intelligence officers" and had seven days to leave. "This decision reflects the shocking nature of the attack, the first offensive use of chemical weapons in Europe since World War II, involving a highly lethal substance in a populated area, endangering countless other members of the community," he said. Turnbull said the decision followed advice from London that the substance used in the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury was a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. He called it part of "a pattern of reckless and deliberate conduct by the Russian state that constitutes a growing threat to international security". "Such an attack cannot be tolerated by any sovereign nation," he added. "We strongly support the ...
2 children injured during clash
Two children were injured during a clash between two groups in which fire was exchanged in northwest Delhi's Mahindra Park today, police said today. The two children, aged 12, were injured and taken to a hospital where their condition is stable, the police said. Further investigation is underway, they added.
Unidentified men rob Rs 16 lakh from gas agency
A group of unidentified men robbed Rs 16 lakh from a gas agency today and also injured a security guard in outer Delhi's Sultanpuri, police said. The injured guard is stable and out of danger, the police said. A case has been registered, they said.
Searches in Jammu city after reports of suspicious persons
Security forces started a search operation in some areas of Jammu city on Monday after two suspicious persons were seen moving there, police said.
Sukma: Naxal killed, two CRPF injured in ambush
One Naxal was killed and two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured on Monday after the former triggered 11 landmine blasts in Sukma's Kondasawali area.The injured personnel of 231 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were evacuated following the exchange of fire near Kondasawli at the Dantewada-Sukma jungle border."Naxals triggered 11 landmine blasts today in Sukma's Kondasawali due to which there was a heavy exchange of fire between forces and them. It was a big ambush of 200 metres," Dantewada Superintendents of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap told media here."Some landmines which did not explode were defused by our team," Kashyap added.Earlier this month, on March 13, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast carried out by Naxalites in Kistaram area of Sukma district claimed lives of nine CRPF personnel and injured several others.
West expels Russian diplomats; Moscow vows retaliation (Roundup)
The US on Monday expelled 60 Russian diplomats accusing them of being "intelligence agents" and shut down the consulate in Seattle in retaliation for the chemical attack in Britain.
Maha ATS arrests eight Bangladeshis for illegal stay
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested eight Bangladeshi nationals from suburban Kandivali for staying in the country without valid documents, police said. The eight were nabbed following a raid by Charkop unit of the ATS in Kandivali's Laljipada area yesterday night, officials said. "They have confessed that they are citizens of Bangladesh. Two had managed to procure PAN and Aadhaar cards as well. They have been booked under relevant sections of the Passport( Entry Into India) Rules, the Foreigners Act and the IPC," he said. Police said that they had been remanded in police custody till March 31 and further investigations were underway.
Two Maha cops injured after rifle discharges, bullet hits roof
Two policemen were today injured from falling concrete chunks after a rifle they were cleaning accidentally discharged and a bullet hit the roof, police said. Police officials said that the incident took place at 7am today when constables Purshottam Yerme and Shankar Chaudhary were engaged in routine cleaning and inspection of firearms at the police headquarters. "One of the rifles accidentally went off and the bullet hit the roof, dislodging concrete which fell on their heads. Both had minor injuries," an official explained. An investigation is underway into the incident, the official added.
US expels 60 Russian diplomats over nerve agent attack in UK
The US on Monday expelled 60 Russian diplomats accusing them of being "intelligence agents" and shut down the consulate in Seattle in retaliation for the chemical attack in Britain on a former Russian spy and his daughter.
Miscreants loot Rs 3 lakh from LIC agent in Nawada
Two unidentified motorcycle-borne miscreants today looted Rs 3 lakh from an LIC agent in Bihar's Nawada district. Town police station SHO Anjani Kumar said the incident occurred near Nayekhuri bridge where the bike-borne miscreants snatched away the bag containing the money from the LIC agent. An FIR was lodged with the police, he said adding that police have started investigations.
Somali: 4 killed in suicide attack at Mogadishu
At least four people including a suicide bomber were killed and five others injured in a suicide car bomb attack near the Somalian parliament at Mogadishu late on Sunday."What we can confirm is that a suicide car bomb blast belonging to al-Shabaab exploded here, as you can see, killing himself and three others, including soldiers," the Anadolu Agency quoted police chief General Bashir Abdi Mohamed as saying.The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital.Further, the security forces have captured two vehicles full of explosive material during the search operations at the site of the blast.Earlier on Sunday another bomb blast took place at Sinka Dher village on the outskirts of Mogadishu.No terror group has claimed the responsibility for either of the attack but the police have blamed Al-Shabaab terror group for the blast.
Russia vows to react to 'provocative' expulsions of diplomats
The Russian foreign ministry today vowed to retaliate against the expulsions of its diplomats by the United States and Canada, as well as 14 European Union countries and Ukraine over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain. "We express a decisive protest over the decision taken by a number of EU and NATO countries to expel Russian diplomats," the ministry said in a statement, calling the moves a "provocative gesture" and promising that this "unfriendly step... will not pass without trace and we will respond to it.
Yemen rebel strike claims first civilian casualty in Saudi capital
An Egyptian labourer died in his bed when shrapnel ripped into his ramshackle Riyadh room, the first known fatality in a Yemeni rebel attack on the Saudi capital. Today, a gaping hole in the roof and scattered piles of concrete debris were all that remained of the small room which Abdul-Moteleb Ahmed shared with other labourers. Witnesses said a burning shrapnel pierced through the low-slung building in Riyadh's Um Al-Hammam district, killing Ahmed, a 38-year-old father of two, just before midnight when Iran-aligned Huthi rebels fired a barrage of missiles at Riyadh. "He was the father of two young children and the sole breadwinner of his family," an Egyptian who said he was Ahmed's roommate told AFP, standing amid wrecked wrought iron furniture, an upturned television and littered clothing. "How will his family survive without him?". Three other Egyptians in the same room were wounded and hospitalised, witnesses said. Saudi authorities said one Egyptian had been killed and two others
J-K Police to get over 150 bulletproof gypsies
The Jammu and Kashmir Police is all set to include over 150 bulletproof gypsies in its fleet, a step taken after increasing terror attacks on security forces, a police official said today. In this regard, the police had floated a notice last week inviting tender for fabrication of the vehicles into bullet resistant vehicles (BRVs) to arm officers, cops and moving patrol teams against the terror attacks. The Centre government has already announced Rs 500 crores for the modernization of J&K Police under Prime Minister Development Programme. "J&K government hereby invited reputed and registered manufacturers of fabrication of bullet resistant vehicles to unarmour 154 gypsies with protection against 7.62mmX39mm (AK-47) without run flat system", Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Provisions, Mubassir Latifi, said. A lot of things are being procured to modernize the police force after recent attacks on policemen by terrorists. The Ministry of Home Affairs was kind enough to take ...
Taliban attack on electricity pylon causes outage in Kabul
Nearly 80 per cent of Kabul was without power on Monday after the Taliban blew up an electricity pylon in Afghanistan's Baghlan province, officials said.