March2018

A Dhaka University student died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he was found ‘critically injured in unknown circumstances’ on the campus, police said. Shabagh Police Station Inspector Zafar Ali Biswas identified the deceased as Mohammad...

Ian Khama, a retired army general, stepped down as president of Botswana on Saturday, handing the diamond-rich country to his deputy after a decade at the helm. Mokgweetsi Masisi becomes only the third leader to take...

Sierra Leone voted on Saturday in a poll delayed by fraud allegations to choose a successor to President Ernest Bai Koroma who leaves a country still struggling after the Ebola epidemic. The face-off between opposition leader...

Venezuela’s government broke its silence about a riot and fire in a police station’s cells that killed dozens of prisoners on Wednesday, issuing a statement on Friday night sending condolences to relatives and promising an investigation....

A fire broke out at the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeidah early on Saturday, destroying warehouses filled with cooking fuel and foodstuffs, port workers said. They told Reuters that, as of 1100 GMT, fire trucks had...

Dozens of Palestinian youths gathered by the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, though the area remained mostly quiet, a day after deadly violence broke out in one of the biggest Palestinian demonstrations there in years. In the...

Pakistan PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi can be seen in a video adjusting his t-shirt after getting out of security checks with his jacket and a trolley bag. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has been abased...

The hotel hopes to compete with other five-star hotels in Dhaka and become popular with national and international guests again Prominent luxury hotel InterContinental Dhaka is renovating its old building and preparing to make a comeback....

Israeli troops fired warning shots toward Palestinian youths gathered at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, wounding 13 people, health officials said. Tension remained high in the area a day after deadly violence broke out in one...

The German armed forces may not be able to use the Tornado fighter jet for NATO missions, according to a defense ministry report seen by Reuters. The report says that so far, it has not been...