Asia
"Own up to NRC fiasco": Mamata Banerjee slams BJP over citizens' list
Dhaka, Sept 01 (UNB) - West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today termed the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in neighbouring Assam as a "fiasco", claiming that it was carried out by the BJP government in the state with an ulterior motive in mind, reports NDTV.
Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 million
New Delhi, Sept 01 (AP/UNB) — Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded Saturday from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants, amid fears they could be rendered stateless.
China tells Philippines it won't recognize ruling on sea row
Beijing, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Philippine counterpart that Beijing will not recognize an international arbitration ruling that has invalidated most of China's claims to virtually the entire South China Sea, the Philippine leader's spokesman said.
Hong Kong activists freed on bail, protest march banned
Hong Kong, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong and another core member of a pro-democracy group were granted bail after being charged with inciting people to join a protest in June, while authorities denied permission for a major march Saturday as they took what appears to be a harder line on this summer's protests.
Brazil says it is successfully controlling fires in Amazon
Washington, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — Brazil's foreign minister said his country is successfully extinguishing the fires in the Amazon region that have generated international concern after discussing the situation with President Donald Trump on Friday at the White House.
Uncertainty for 19 lakh people as Assam citizens' list NRC is released
New Delhi, Aug 31 (AP/UNB) — India on Saturday published the final citizenship list in the state of Assam that excluded nearly 2 million people amid fears they could be rendered stateless.
Mosquito Terminator train to be flagged off at New Delhi Railway Station
Dhaka, Aug 31 (UNB) - The 'Mosquito Terminator' train that goes around areas in south Delhi equipped with power sprayers to kill the insects will be flagged off at the New Delhi Railway Station on Friday. The Northern Railway announced that like every year, the anti-mosquito train will be run during the monsoon period from August 3 to September 9 in collaboration with South Delhi Municipal Corporation, reports the INDIA TODAY.
Prime minister says Pakistan will respond if India attacks
Islamabad, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan's prime minister said Friday he had warned the international community that India could launch an attack on Pakistani-held Kashmir in an effort to divert the attention from human rights abuses in its portion of the disputed Himalayan region.
Villagers tired of living dangerously along Kashmir frontier
Pakistan, Aug 30 (AP/UNB) — Villagers in Chakothi in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir are frustrated with living in constant fear of fighting along the heavily militarized frontier in the disputed Himalayan region.
Yemen President urges end of UAE strikes, fears secession
Sanaa, Aug 30 (UNB/AP) — Yemen's president urged Saudi Arabia on Thursday to rein in the United Arab Emirates after warplanes from his former ally staged airstrikes on Yemeni government troops, killing and wounding dozens as they headed to retake the key southern port city of Aden from separatists backed by the UAE.