A U.N.-led convoy of trucks in Myanmar has for the first time in nearly a year been allowed to deliver food and household supplies to areas beyond government control in the northernmost part of the country.
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Nepal sets polls for November
Katmandu — Nepal’s interim government has announced that elections for the country’s Constituent Assembly will be held on Nov. 19.
Advani stays in BJP
Veteran politician Lal Krishna Advani on Tuesday backtracked on his decision to quit senior posts in the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a move that may convince potential partners to stick with the BJP in upcoming elections.
BD-USA Partnership dialogue begins
Bangladesh delegation at the second Bangladesh-USA Partnership Dialogue that began here on Sunday highlighted the importance of market access of Bangladeshis products to the US, prospects of US investment here and energy cooperation. Issues like Bangladesh’s accession to the Millennium…
French Ambassador François Zimeray arrives
French Ambassador at-Large for Human Rights François Zimeray arrives here on Monday on a two-day official visit to Bangladesh.
UK arrests 2 men from Pakistani plane
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just days after a British soldier was killed on a London street…
Saudi woman makes history climbs Everest
A Saudi woman has made history by reaching the summit of the world’s highest mountain.
Bali found languishing in Kolkata jail
Sukharanjan Bali, a key witness in the war crimes trial of Jamaat e Islami deputy leader Delwar Hossain Sayeedi who was abducted from the premises of the International Crimes Tribunal before having a chance to testify last November, has been…
Ahmadinejad may get 74 lashes
Iran’s constitutional watchdog said it will seek possible charges against president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for allegedly violating rules by accompanying his chief adviser to the election registry office the previous day.
Sharif ‘would end’ Pakistan’s war on terror role
The man tipped to be Pakistan’s next prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he would end the country’s involvement in the US-led war on terror if elected.
India, China withdraw troops from Himalayan face off
India and China simultaneously withdrew troops from camps a few meters apart in a Himalayan desert on Sunday, apparently ending a three-week standoff on a freezing plateau where the border is disputed and the Asian giants fought a war 50…
Iranian president Ahmadinejad arrested
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was arrested and held for seven hours Monday and warned to keep silent about matters detrimental to the Islamic regime before he was released, according to a source within the Revolutionary Guard’s intelligence unit.
Pakistani police reach Musharraf’s house
Greenwatch Intl’ Desk Former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s pre-arrest bail plea was rejected by Pakistan’s supreme court on Thursday after Islamabad high court ordered his immediate arrest in the same day, according to Pakistan’s Dawn website.
Iran will destroy Israeli cities if attacked: Khamenei
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Thursday that the Islamic Republic would destroy the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa if its nuclear infrastructure came under attack from the Jewish state.
Pak general polls May 11 under caretaker govt
Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country’s first transition from one civilian government to another.
Hyderabad blast kills 15
DHAKA: At least 15 people have been killed and 50 injured in a series of blasts in a busy commercial area of Hyderabad this evening.
US cancels over 2,600 flights for snowstorm
A snowstorm of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the northeast with a vengeance on Friday, with up to 2 feet (0.6 meters) of snow forecast along the densely populated corridor from the New York City area to Boston and…
Five accused plead not guilty to Delhi gang rape, murder
Five men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges they raped and murdered an Indian trainee physiotherapist, in a case that led to a shake-up of laws against sexual crimes after protests about a rising number of attacks on women.
35 killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan’s restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 35 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the…
William and Kate’s royal baby due in July
The baby of Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate is expected in July, the prince’s office said on Monday. The pregnancy of the Duchess of Cambridge, 31, was revealed in December when she was admitted to hospital for three…
Indian army chief turns up heat on Pakistan
The comments, which came as public anger mounts over the decapitation of one of the slain soldiers, appear certain to further inflame tensions between the nuclear-armed enemies. Last week’s fighting was the worst outbreak of violence in Kashmir, the Himalayan…
Bomb kills 14 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
A roadside bomb killed as many as 14 Pakistani soldiers in the northern border region of North Waziristan on Sunday, military officials said, a day after the Pakistani Taliban leader called for attacks on the military in the area to…
Pakistani artistes in India on peace mission
Amidst the growing tension between India and Pakistan after the brutal killing of two Indian jawans along the LoC in Kashmir, a troupe of artistes from Karachi are on a peace mission in India to strengthen people-to-people relations. ‘The tension…
Flu hits epidemic level in US
That is above the epidemic threshold of 7.2 percent, CDC said. Nine of the 10 regions of the United States had “elevated” flu activity, confirming that seasonal flu has spread across the country and reached high levels several weeks before…
American Express to cut 5,400 jobs
American Express Co. has said it will slash about 5,400 jobs, mainly in its travel business, as it seeks to cut costs and transform its operations since more of its customers are shifting to online portals for booking travel plans…
China economy to overtake US by 2019
Jan 9: China will overtake the United States economically within six years, an official research institute predicts, and go on to become the world’s most important country in three decades more, state media said Wednesday. The findings came from the…
Eurozone unemployment rate hits new record high
Jan 8: January 8 data shows that the youth unemployment rate for November was 23.7% in the European Union, up from 23.4% in October 2012. The youth unemployment rate in the eurozone is now 24.4%, up from 23.9% the previous…
Schwarzenegger says film violence not linked to school shooting
Jan 8: Arnold Schwarzenegger may be one of the world’s biggest action stars but the former governor of California says violence in films is entertainment and should not be linked to tragic events like the Connecticut school shooting in which…
Border killing unforgivable: Dipu
Expressing strong protest, Foreign Minister Dr Dipu Moni categorically said that border killing is not forgivable. The minister made the protest in a press conference at her office Monday. Dipu Moni, “Border killings are not pardonable and we express protest…