Myanmar: 2 journalists who reported on Rohingya massacre jailed for 7 yrs

IMAGE: Journalist Wa Lone leaves after the verdict at Insein court in Yangon on Monday. Photograph: Myat Thu Kyaw/Reuters Two journalists of international news agency Reuters were sentenced......

US slams Myanmar convention

The US has said that the National Convention, to be reconvened by the Myanmar's military junta Thursday to draft a new constitution, lacked legitimacy and would not reflect country's true......

Progress in Myanmar, talks a must: UN envoy

The military junta in Myanmar has taken some "positive" steps, but needs to do more for starting a dialogue with the opposition, the United Nation's special envoy told the Security Council, as......

Myanmar frees opposition leaders

The release of two senior members of Myanmar's opposition party have sparked hopes about the imminent release of National League for Democracy leader Aug San Suu Kyi, say reports. The party's......

Sethi-Shandilya win doubles bronze

Geet Sethi and Ashok Shandilya won the bronze medal in the English billiards doubles event at the Asian Games, as India beat Pakistan 3-0 in Doha on Thursday. Sethi and Shandilya, who narrowly lost......

Nalin, Sitwala bow out

India's professional cueist Nalin Patel and fourth seed Druv Sitwala made an exit from the World Billiards Championship, failing to qualify from their respective groups at the end of the league......

Sethi, Joshi lose in quarter-finals

Defending champion Devendra Joshi and seven-time World champion Geet Sethi were forced to bite the dust in the quarter-finals of the fourth Asian Billiards Championship in Pune on Thursday.Joshi......

Joshi, Sethi in last eight

Defending champion Devendra Joshi and Geet Sethi of India stormed into the quarter-finals after registering their fourth victoriesfrom as many matches in Group 'A', in the Idea......

Shandilya beats Kothari

Double Asian Games gold medallist Ashok Shandilya got back his winning ways as he registered a comfortable win over his compatriot Sourav Kothari in a Group C tie of the 4th Asian Billiards......