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Archaeologist Dieter Noli sits in the sand with gold coins from the wreck of a 16th century Portuguese ship that was discovered in a diamond-mining area on Namibias Atlantic coast, in Oranjemund. (Photo: AP)Life
In Namibia, 1533 Portuguese shipwreck's relics hidden away

More than 2,000 gold coins from the wreck, most of them Spanish and Portuguese, are in a central bank vault in Windhoek,...

17 Sept 2017 1:03 PM IST

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: File)India
Mamata Banerjee sides with UN, says all Rohingyas not terrorists

An estimated 3,80,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees have fled Myanmar and reached Bangladesh.

16 Sept 2017 2:00 AM IST

Widespread allegations of rape have raised fears that Myanmars security forces are systematically using sexual violence against the stateless Rohingya. (Photo: Representational Image/AFP)World
Myanmar leader Suu Kyi to address nation on Sept 19 over Rohingya...

Critics have called for her to be stripped of her Nobel prize for failing to do more to halt the strife.

14 Sept 2017 4:00 PM IST

A Rohingya refugee carries two children in buckets as they arrive at Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Nearly 300,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmars Rakhine state into Bangladesh in the 15 days since new violence erupted, the United Nations said on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)World
UN asks world to come together for Rohingyas

The United Nation's humanitarian wing, he said, has done emergency planning for about 300,000 Rohingya refugees.

14 Sept 2017 7:01 AM IST

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (Photo: AP)World
Pakistan garners China, Russia's support over Trump's criticism:...

Pakistan would also approach other Western nations, especially France and United Kingdom, to drive home its viewpoint,...

13 Sept 2017 7:22 PM IST

Meanwhile, a meeting of various religious organisations held in Srinagar on Tuesday called for observing Friday (September 8) as solidarity day with the Rohingya Muslims.World
Textbook example of ethnic cleansing: UN warns Myanmar situation of...

The United Nations says 294,000 bedraggled and exhausted Rohingya refugees have arrived in Bangladesh.

11 Sept 2017 5:18 PM IST

US President Donald Trump vowed to respond with \fire and fury,\ raising fears of a devastating regional conflict, and the UN Security Council scrambled to impose new punitive measures on the North. (Photo: File/AFP)India
N Korea to witness 'very sad day' if US takes military action: Donald...

US President Donald Trump said Pyongyang was 'behaving badly and it's got to stop.'

8 Sept 2017 10:02 AM IST

Displaced Rohingya refugees from Rakhine state in Myanmar rest near Ukhia, near the border between Bangladesh and Myanmar, as they flee violence. (Photo: AFP)World
Rohingyas deprived of United Nations aid

The govt blames rebels for burning their own homes and accuses them of killing Buddhists and Hindus, a claim repeated by...

5 Sept 2017 6:43 AM IST

Chief Hafiz SaeedIndia
Pak govt bans hide donation to blacklisted' outfits

The festival is being celebrated by the Muslims of South Asia at the weekend.

1 Sept 2017 5:43 AM IST

Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US arrive at a border crossing point with Mexico in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala on October 19, 2018. (Photo: AFP)World
5000 troops, night vision helicopters to be sent to US-Mexico border

The United Nations estimates about 7,000 people have joined the caravan since it set out from San Pedro Sula, Honduras,...

30 Oct 2018 12:39 PM IST

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi has not been seen since he entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul more than two weeks ago, amid persistent reports he was killed inside. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
There's a crisis of survival and human agency

More and more people around the world are waking up to the reality of the epoch that has become known as the...

20 Oct 2018 1:10 AM IST

Had it not been for early agriculture, Earths climate would be significantly cooler today (Photo: AFP)World
Storm heading your way': UN warns of growing hunger, climate change...

The UN aims to achieve a Zero Hunger world by 2030, but faces three obstacles: conflicts, climate change and an economic...

16 Oct 2018 5:59 PM IST

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