Dhaka (UNB) – Against the backdrop of the Gulshan tragedy, Jose Ugaz, Chair of the international Board of Directors of Transparency International (TI), has expressed the deepest condolences for the loss of innocent lives as a result of the worst…
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Seoul postpones humanitarian aid to North Korea: MoU
Ha-young Choi Seoul temporarily halts aid one year after severe drought leaves many in need South Korea will suspend humanitarian aid to North Korea temporarily, the Ministry of Unification (MoU) stated on Wednesday at a press briefing, citing the continuous…
Suu Kyi forms Myanmar ruling party after long struggle
Hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League of Democracy were sworn into Myanmar’s parliament on Monday, with enough seats to choose the country’s first democratically elected government since the military took power in 1962. The NLD won…
Tsai Ing-wen elected Taiwan’s first female president
Ms Tsai, 59, leads the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that wants independence from China. In her victory speech, she vowed to preserve the status quo in relations with China, adding Beijing must respect Taiwan’s democracy and both sides must ensure…
Fareena harassed in BD: Pakistan
Pakistan has accused Bangladesh of “constantly harassing” its Second Secretary in Dhaka Farina Arshad, a day after Islamabad withdrew her over her alleged ties to terrorism.Islamabad in a statement on Thursday termed those charges “baseless” and said “an incessant and…
Japan’s Coast Guard finds 10 dead presumed N.Koreans
Leo Byrne The bodies were found in three wooden boats which were marked as KPA, North Korean security Japan’s Coast Guard found three boats containing 10 dead sailors who are presumed to be North Korean in Japanese coastal waters, according…
Turkey: We warned France twice about Paris attacker
Official tells Al Jazeera that Turkey informed Paris about suspect twice in the past year, but did not hear back. A senior Turkish official says Ankara shared information with France about one of the Paris attackers twice over the past…
Paris attacks: Police seek ‘dangerous’ Abdeslam Salah
French police have issued a photograph of a man wanted in connection with Friday’s deadly attacks in Paris. The man, named as Belgian-born Abdeslam Salah, 26, is described as dangerous. Seven attackers, including two who lived in Belgium, died during…
Cloud over climate summit: Sarkozy wants it postponed
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy will demand the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris be postponed by several months following a wave of deadly attacks on the city, his party sources said, news agency AFP reported on Sunday. The French…
Why Suu Kyi’s ‘Mandela moment’ is victory for Myanmar’s generals
By Maung Zarni With a constitution that safeguards its immense power and wealth, the military knows that, unlike in 1990, it doesn’t need a crackdown to keep its regime intact Though in exile 6,000 miles away from Myanmar, I can…
Myanmar election: Suu Kyi’s NLD wins landslide victory
The National League for Democracy has won a landslide victory in Myanmar’s historic election, say vote officials. With more than 80% of seats declared, Aung San Suu Kyi’s party has more than the two-thirds it needs to choose the president,…
Myanmar election: President Thein Sein congratulates Suu Kyi
Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party on its success in polls, his spokesman told the BBC. With about 47% of seats declared, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has taken over 90% of the…
Russia stops all flights to Egypt
The head of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, urged the Russian authorities to suspend all Russian flights above the territory of Egypt until the reason that led to the crash of the Russian passenger jetliner over Sinai…