UN urges world leaders to put financial sanctions on Myanmar Army
Shawdesh Desk: United Nations investigators urged world leaders on Monday to impose targeted financial sanctions on companies linked to the military in Myanmar, and said foreign firms doing business with ReadMore
HK protesters to stage twin rallies to realise demand
Shawdesh Desk: Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong are set to defy Chinese authorities with another two major rallies later Sunday, a day after police fired tear gas to disperse them ReadMore
US imposes fresh sanctions against Russia over Skripal issue
Shawdesh Desk: A fresh round of sanctions were imposed on Moscow Saturday by the United States over the 2018 poisoning of former double-agent Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Russian ReadMore
Russian opposition to stage demo amidst govt crackdown
Shawdesh Desk: The Russian opposition vowed to stage another mass rally Saturday despite increasing pressure from authorities, who arrested nearly 1,400 people at a protest last week and have launched ReadMore
Blasts rock Bangkok, two hurt
Shawdesh Desk: Several small explosions were heard in Thailand’s capital Bangkok in at least three locations on Friday and police said that two street cleaners had been hurt by what ReadMore
China warns HK protesters with military video
Shawdesh Desk: China’s military has released a slick propaganda video showing a drill of armed troops quelling a protest in Hong Kong, in a thinly veiled warning to the city’s ReadMore
At least 20 Yemenis police killed in Aden attacks: sources
Shawdesh Desk: Two separate attacks killed at least 20 police in Yemen’s government-held second city Aden Thursday, one by Shiite rebels and the other by jihadists, security and medical sources ReadMore
Afghanistan highway blast kills at least 35 on bus, injures 27
Shawdesh Desk: – Most victims are women and children – Government blames Taliban for the blast – Taliban rejects government allegation A roadside bomb in western Afghanistan killed at least ReadMore
