[ad_1] An armed resistance movement against Myanmar’s military-run government criticised the junta on Sunday for conducting airstrikes on villages even as the country reels from an earthquake that has killed around 1,700 people. The Karen National Union, one of Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armies, said in a statement that the junta “continues to carry out airstrikes…
[ad_1] Bangkok: Experts say that the devastating earthquake in Myanmar on Friday was likely the strongest to hit the country in decades, with disaster modelling suggesting thousands could be dead. Automatic assessments from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the shallow 7.7-magnitude quake northwest of the central Myanmar city of Sagaing triggered a red…
[ad_1] A Scottish tourist, Grant Paterson, 54, from East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, suffered severe burns after a gas explosion destroyed the three-storey bed and breakfast where he was staying in Rome. The explosion occurred around 8:30 am on Saturday in the Monteverde area of the city. Paterson, who was pulled from the ruins conscious, is…
