March2018
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Ram Navami violence: His son dead, Asansol Imam says if you retaliate, will leave town
Mar 30, 2018Hours after his 16-year-old son was found dead, becoming the fourth victim of violence triggered by Ram Navami processions across the state since Sunday, Maulana Imdadul Rashidi, Imam of a mosque in Asansol, on Thursday presided... -
Driver dies after two trucks collide in Mymensingh Bangladesh
Mar 30, 2018A truck driver was killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between two commercial trucks on the Mymensingh-Kishoreganj Highway. The crash took place at 7am on Friday on a stretch of a highway... -
Ethiopia to swear in new prime minister on April 2
Mar 30, 2018Ethiopia’s prime minister-elect Abiye Ahmed will be sworn in on Monday, its parliament said, after the ruling coalition chose him to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as its chairperson. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition on... -
Erdogan spokesman says expects Turkey’s allies to take clear anti-terrorism stance
Mar 30, 2018President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Friday Turkey expected its allies to take a clear stance against terrorism instead of taking steps that amount to legitimizing “terror structures”. The comments by Ibrahim Kalin on Twitter came... -
Narendra Modi ally says India’s ruling party suffers from perception it is anti-Muslim
Mar 30, 2018Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is struggling to change a “perception” that it is against minority Muslims and lower-caste people, a political ally said, which could cost it votes in a general election due... -
Dalai Lama faces cold shoulder as India looks to improve China ties
Mar 30, 2018The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, faces increasing isolation in his home in exile as India tones down an assertive stand toward its powerful neighbor and rival, China, in the hope of calming ties strained... -
German, French envoys arrive at Russian foreign ministry
Mar 30, 2018The ambassadors of Germany and France arrived at the Russian Foreign Ministry building in Moscow on Friday, a Reuters camera operator at the scene said. Both Germany and France have expelled Russian diplomats, and Moscow had... -
Two Gazans killed, Palestinians say, as border protest begins
Mar 30, 2018At least two Palestinians were killed and more than 50 wounded by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, Palestinian medical officials said on Friday, as Gazans began a planned six-week protest along the border with Israel. One of... -
Russian hacking suspect extradited to United States
Mar 30, 2018The Czech Republic has extradited Russian citizen Yevgeniy Nikulin to the United States where he is accused of hacking social networks including LinkedIn, the Justice Ministry said on Friday, confirming earlier reports. “We confirm extradition to... -
Iranian granted U.S. visa to aid brother with cancer despite travel ban
Mar 30, 2018The U.S. State Department granted a visa to a man in Iran hoping to donate bone marrow to his U.S. citizen brother with blood cancer, obtaining a rare waiver to President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the...
