Asia
City of London moves to revoke award from Suu Kyi
Dhaka, Jan 12 (UNB) - City of London Corporation councillors have voted in favour of removing the honorary freedom award granted to Aung San Suu Kyi over her failure to condemn atrocities committed against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Saudi woman fleeing alleged abuse heads for asylum in Canada
Bangkok, Jan 12 (AP/UNB) — An 18-year-old Saudi woman who said she was abused by her family and feared for her life if deported back home left Thailand on Friday night for Canada, which has granted her asylum, officials said.
Trump says changes coming on high-tech visas
Washington, Jan 12 (AP) — President Donald Trump says changes are coming in the way that the U.S. handles temporary H1-B visas, which allow American companies to bring high-tech and other skilled workers into the U.S. from abroad.
Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters
Yangon, Jan 11 (AP/UNB) — A court in Myanmar on Friday rejected the appeal of two Reuters journalists convicted of violating the country's Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country's crackdown on Rohingya Muslims, maintaining the seven-year prison terms they were sentenced to last year.
Gunmen kill 4 volunteers guarding southern Thailand school
Thailand, Jan 11 (AP/UNB) — Gunmen disguised as state security personnel fatally shot four paramilitary volunteers guarding a school in insurgency-wracked southern Thailand, police said.
Kim looking to 'achieve results' in 2nd summit with Trump
Beijing, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly told the leader of his only major ally, China, that he wants to "achieve results" on the nuclear standoff on the Korean Peninsula during a second summit with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Afghan officials: Taliban attacks kill 21 policemen
Kabul, Jan 10 (AP/UNB) — Officials say a wave of Taliban attacks in western and northern Afghanistan the previous day has killed 21 members of the country's security forces.
Afghan envoy hopes 2019 to be year of peace for Afghanistan
Islamabad, Jan 9 (AP/UNB) — The Afghan president's special peace envoy expressed hope Wednesday that the war that has ravaged this country for over 17 years and cost the United States about $1 trillion will end in 2019.
India's lower house passes citizenship bill despite protests
Gauhati, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — India's lower house of Parliament approved a bill Tuesday that would grant residency and citizenship rights to non-Muslims who entered India illegally, allegedly after fleeing persecution in several neighboring nations, despite protests against the legislation in the populous northeast that brought the region to a near standstill.
Turkey: 28 on trial over Russian ambassador's slaying
Ankara, Jan 8 (AP/UNB) — The trial has opened of 28 people accused of involvement in the 2016 killing of Russia's ambassador to Turkey, including U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey blames for a failed coup the same year.