
UN Calls For Genocide Charges Against Myanmar Military
The United Nations says the head of the Burmese military should stand trial before the International Criminal Court for the genocide of ethnic Rohingyas.
We’ll look at the situation with Rohingya refugees after a UN report calls for an investigation of Myanmar’s top military figures for genocide in Rakhine state and crimes against humanity in other areas.
And, Jakarta Palembang 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia have been generating a lot of global trends. One of one of them is Pencak Silat, a traditional Indonesian martial art featuring the use of various stick-like weapons. Also, a very disturbing story from Morocco where local media has reported of an abduction and a gang-rape of a 17-year old girl. Thousands of people have signed a petition demanding the government to provide the girl medical and psychological care.
(Photo: Rohingya refugess cross the Naf River ro reach Bangladesh. Credit: Mohammad Ponir Hossain/File Photo/Reuters)
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- Mon 27 Aug 201815:06GMTBBC World Service except Australasia, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa




