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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina urges Asian leaders to create more peaceful, stable region
Apr 19, 2018Viewing stability as the key to the future of Asia, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the Asian leaders to build bridges and strive for connectivity to make the region more peaceful and stable for its... -
Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes southern Iran, no casualties reported
Apr 19, 2018A magnitude 5.9 earthquake on Thursday struck Iran’s southern province of Bushehr, which is home to a nuclear power plant, state television reported, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Many houses in... -
India’s top court rejects calls for probe into judge’s death
Apr 19, 2018India’s Supreme Court dismissed on Thursday petitions calling for an investigation into the death of a lower court judge in 2014 when he was presiding over a case against a top political aide of Prime Minister... -
This picture sums up how fierce The Kathua rape case lawyer is
Apr 19, 2018Not many profound words have been said in the name of women – living or dead, and most of you will agree with this. In the last 15 days, our nation has had a sort of... -
Le Méridien Dhaka observes ‘Journey Week’
Apr 18, 2018Le Méridien Dhaka, part of Marriott International, recruited a significant number of female employees at the second edition of Journey Week by Marriott International. The initiative takes place in all Marriott International properties across Asia Pacific... -
Southwest Airlines to speed up inspections after engine explodes, killing one
Apr 18, 2018Southwest Airlines Co will speed up inspections of all related engines out of extra caution, the airline said, after a passenger was killed when an engine on one of its planes exploded and broke apart mid-air.... -
Philippines verifying photos of China military aircraft on reef
Apr 18, 2018The Philippines may lodge a protest with China against the reported presence of two military aircraft on a Chinese-built island in the South China Sea, the top Philippine diplomat said, amid concern that China is militarizing... -
With Jews largely gone from Iraq, memories survive in Israel
Apr 18, 2018Behind the high concrete walls of Baghdad’s Jewish cemetery, Violette Saul lies at rest under a weathered and cracked tombstone, one of the last memorials to an ancient community that is now all but extinct. The... -
Boss of Russia’s RT cracks joke about British watchdog’s probe
Apr 18, 2018The editor-in-chief of Russian state broadcaster RT, commenting on a British investigation into how the station covered the poisoning of Sergei Skripal, joked on Wednesday the station was not to blame for the death of Skripal’s... -
South Korea says discussing peace deal with North Korea ahead of summit
Apr 18, 2018South Korea said on Wednesday it is considering how to change a decades-old armistice with North Korea into a peace agreement, as U.S. officials confirmed an unprecedented top-level meeting with the North Korean leader. U.S. Secretary...
