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'How much more can we allow the Myanmar military to get away with?' U.N. envoy asks
NEW YORK (Reuters) - United Nations special envoy on Myanmar, Christine Schraner Burgener, urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to take action to stop the violence and restore democracy in the southeast Asian nation following a Feb. 1 military coup.
Rare Bernini drawing to go on sale in France
PARIS (Reuters) - A rare drawing by the Italian Baroque artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini is to go on sale on March 20 at an auction house in Compiegne, the French northern city where it was discovered six months ago.
U.N. condemns up to 23 killings in Iran's border area with Pakistan
GENEVA (Reuters) - At least a dozen people and possibly up to 23 have been killed in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan province where Revolutionary Guards and security forces have used lethal force against fuel couriers from ethnic minorities and protesters, the United Nations said on Friday.
Pope Francis arrives in Baghdad for risky, historic Iraq tour
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Pope Francis landed in Baghdad on Friday for his most risky foreign trip since his election in 2012, saying he felt duty-bound to make the "emblematic" visit because Iraq had suffered so much for so long.
'I will shoot whoever I see': Myanmar soldiers use TikTok to threaten protesters
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Armed Myanmar soldiers and police are using TikTok to deliver death threats to protesters against last month's coup, researchers said, leading the Chinese video-sharing app to announce it was removing content that incites violence.
More Americans will die after Trump abruptly ends Afghan talks, Taliban say
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's decision to cancel Afghan peace talks will cost more American lives, the Taliban said on Sunday while the United States promised to keep up military pressure on the militants, in a stunning reversal of efforts to forge a deal ending nearly 20 years of war in Afghanistan.
Small fire breaks out at PWTC currently hosting MATTA Fair
KUALA LUMPUR: A small fire which broke out during the MATTA Fair at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) has been put out by the Fire and Rescue Department.
Australian government eyes cashless cards for welfare recipients
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's prime minister is eyeing plans for a cashless debit card for welfare recipients and defended a proposal to drug test some job seekers, setting the government on a collision course with opposition lawmakers and welfare groups when parliament returns on Monday.
Japan's Foreign Minister Kono may move to defence in cabinet shuffle - Sankei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono is being considered for the role of defence minister when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reshuffles his cabinet next week, the country's Sankei Shimbun reported on Sunday.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as clashes erupt after thousands appeal to Trump
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in the upmarket Causeway Bay shopping district on Sunday, after demonstrators had rallied at the U.S. Consulate calling for help in bringing democracy to the Chinese-ruled city.
