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Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption
Myanmar junta court jails Suu Kyi for six years for corruption
by  AFP

A Myanmar junta court jailed ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi for six years for corruption on Monday, according to a source close to the case. Suu Kyi was sentenced to "six years imprisonment under four anti-corruption charges", said the source, who requested anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media.

Anger flares at slow response to deadly Cairo church fire
Anger flares at slow response to deadly Cairo church fire
by  AFP

Egyptians voiced outrage Monday over reports that firefighters and paramedics took over an hour to respond to a blaze that tore through a Coptic Christian church and killed 41 people. But many other Egyptians have also voiced outrage over the disaster in the now scorched Abu Sifin church, located in the greater Cairo neighbourhood of Imbaba west of the Nile River.

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