Taiwan high court upholds acquittal of ‘Sunflower’ activists Taipei, (MILLAT ONLINE):Taiwan’s high court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of anti-China activists who occupied the island’s parliament in 2014, with the judge describing the protests as “an expression of democracy”. Jubilant activists praised the decision which they said was a defence of democratic freedoms at a […]
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Taiwan high court upholds acquittal of ‘Sunflower’ activists
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Slovak interior minister quits after journalist murder
Slovak interior minister quits after journalist murder Bratislava, March 12 (AFP/APP):Slovak Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Robert Kalinak announced his resignation Monday following tensions sparked by the murder of an investigative journalist probing links between the government and the mafia. “I think to fulfil my mandate I have to do everything to preserve stability […]
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EU extends sanctions over Ukraine conflict
EU extends sanctions over Ukraine conflict Brussels, (MILLAT ONLINE):The European Union on Monday extended by a further six months sanctions against Russian and Ukrainian officials over their suspected involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Asset freezes and travel bans now affect 150 individuals, up one from six months earlier, and 38 “entities”, which include […]
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1 killed as Turkish jet carrying hen party crashes in Iran
1 killed as Turkish jet carrying hen party crashes in Iran Tehran, (MILLAT ONLINE):Eleven women were killed when a private plane crashed in Iran while flying the daughter of a prominent Turkish businessman and her friends back from a hen party, officials and media reports said on Monday. The Bombardier Challenger 604, carrying Mina Basaran […]
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Bangladeshi passenger plane with 67 passengers crashes in Nepal
Bangladeshi passenger plane with 67 passengers crashes in Nepal Kathmandu, (MILLAT ONLINE):A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers on board crashed near Kathmandu airport Monday as it was coming in to land, officials said, as firefighters battled to extinguish the burning wreckage and rescue passengers. Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the football […]
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N. Korea talks offer hope for ‘rapid progress’: UN expert
N. Korea talks offer hope for ‘rapid progress’: UN expert Geneva, (MILLAT ONLINE):The UN’s expert on human rights in North Korea said Monday that he sees the “potential for rapid progress” after the announcement of a summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un. Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on the […]