March2018
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BRAC ranked as the best global NGO of 2018 for the third year running
Mar 27, 2018BRAC, an international development organisation and global leader in developing cost-effective, evidence-based programmes in conflict-prone and post-disaster settings, is ranked as the top NGO in the world for 2018. The ranking was done by NGO Advisor,... -
Barrage of missiles on Saudi Arabia ramps up Yemen war
Mar 27, 2018The Houthi movement that controls northern Yemen vowed on Monday to fire more missiles into Saudi Arabia unless it stops bombing the country, after one of its missiles caused casualties in the Saudi capital for the... -
South Korea says watching China closely as senior North Korean visits
Mar 27, 2018South Korea said on Tuesday it was closely watching events that are unfolding rapidly in Beijing, where diplomatic sources said a senior North Korean official was visiting amid reports it was leader Kim Jong Un ahead... -
Japan’s Abe seeks to remove ‘balance’ requirements in broadcast news
Mar 27, 2018Prime Minister Shinzo Abe wants to repeal a Japanese law requiring broadcasters to show impartiality, a step critics fear will lead to sensational reporting and polarize views, just as a similar move has been blamed for... -
‘Criminal negligence’ behind shopping mall fire, Putin says
Mar 27, 2018Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday the deadly fire in Kemerovo was a result of “criminal negligence”, according to comments aired by state television from Kemerovo. Investigators looking into the fire that killed at least... -
Mexico, U.S. sign accords on customs, border cooperation
Mar 27, 2018Mexico and the United States have signed three accords to improve bilateral customs procedures and expedite the flow of agricultural produce across their almost 2,000-mile (3,220-km)border, the two governments said on Monday. In a joint news... -
Australia to expel two Russian diplomats over UK nerve agent attack, hints at World Cup boycott
Mar 27, 2018Australia will expel two Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that the British government has blamed on Moscow, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Tuesday. The... -
Before expulsions, a brick-by-brick hardening of U.S. stance toward Russia
Mar 27, 2018America’s most sweeping expulsion of Russian diplomats since the Cold War may have seemed like a dramatic escalation in Washington’s response to Moscow, but the groundwork for a more confrontational U.S. posture had been taking shape... -
From catwalks to news, Pakistan’s transgender community aims to shift attitudes
Mar 27, 2018As the first transgender news anchor in Pakistan, Marvia Malik is proud to be at the forefront of changing attitudes in her country but she says there is a long way to go. The news of... -
Bangladesh sees little foreign funds for Rohingya refugee island
Mar 27, 2018Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island, an undertaking that does not yet have a timeline, a state minister...
