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In a rare public admission, Myanmar's military has taken responsibility for its role in the killing of 10 minority Rohingya Muslim men.

A statement posted on the military commander-in-chief's Facebook page says four soldiers helped villagers carry out a revenge attack on what it called "Bengali terrorists."

The statement says the incident occurred after Buddhist villagers were, in its words, "threatened and provoked by the terrorists."

The admission is the military's first public admission of wrongdoing since it launched a violent campaign against the Rohingya in August.

Amnesty International senior crisis adviser Matt Wells has been documenting the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state.

Civil rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu from the Indian State of Manipur is known as the 'Iron Lady'. She had been on a hunger strike for 16 years against Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act.

The Australian Medical Association wants tough penalties for provisional drivers caught using their mobile phones while driving.

The Federal Government is considering new laws to cancel the visas of people convicted of serious crimes and even to initiate deportation procedures.

Maj. Gen. A K Mohammad Ali Shikder (Rtd.) is a retired Armed Forces officer of Bangladesh. Now he  writes columns in the National Dailies of Bangladesh. He is a regular participant of television talk show. He is an expert on Geo-political strategy and international security.

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Sophia, who resembles Hollywood legend Audrey Hepburn, The world’s first robot citizen with artificial intelligence, Sophia, arrived in Dhaka to attend the country’s digital fair– Digital World 2017.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met arguably the world’s most famous robot on at the inaugural ceremony of the four-day Digital World 2017 expo in Dhaka.
Sophia, the humanoid robot created by Hanson Robotics and recently granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia, held a three-minute conversation with Hasina, exhibiting her extensive knowledge of “Digital Bangladesh,” the government’s push to modernize the country’s infrastructure and economy, and highlighting the fact that Hasina’s granddaughter shares her name.

Brutality Against Humanity”.  This photographic exhibition had showcase evocative photos of the Rohingha people taken this November in Bangladesh. The exhibition is being held to raise awareness and some funds for the Rohingya Community on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2017 on 10th December.

The Rohingya community from Myanmar has experienced unconscionable brutality from the Myanmar army. Hundreds of  Rohingya villages have been burnt, thousands of people killed and raped, and millions terrorised. The army’s action was planned, coordinated and targeted. The Myanmar Rohingya community has no energy or skill to defend itself against trained forces, and only those who escaped survived. The UN estimates that more than 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh, itself an impoverished country with little capacity to help these thousands of victims.

President Donald Trump has reversed decades of US foreign policy by declaring his country recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel

Mr Trump says the move is long overdue and he's doing what his predecessors failed to do. Donald Trump says he's doing what he says previous presidents promised but failed to do by declaring the United States regards Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

Violent protests have taken place across Palestinian Territories, as outrage over US President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital increases

Parts of the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Gaza the scene of violence, with dozens of people reported injured in clashes between Palestinians and Israeli troops on Thursday

Tensions between Australia and China are set to increase, after China made an official diplomatic complaint against comments made by the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
China says Mr Turnbull has created mistrust between the two nations by making it the focus of new anti-espionage laws.

China has made an official diplomatic complaint against Australia, amid escalating tensions over alleged interference in domestic politics.

The Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said this week foreign interference in politics would be outlawed under updated treason and espionage laws.

He referenced "disturbing media reports" accusing China of seeking to influence Australia's political process