30 farmers dead in 4 days as rain, hail hit north India

Reports from the ground suggest at least 30 farmers have allegedly died of trauma or suicide in the past four days in north India.
7 April 2015, 04:35 AM

Bangladesh selectors ponder opening, spin slots

Opening batsmen and a pair of spinners are the major discussion points ahead of the selection of Bangladesh's ODI team
7 April 2015, 04:05 AM

UN demands access to Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus

The UN Security Council has demanded humanitarian access to the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Damascus.
7 April 2015, 03:50 AM

Biggest promotion spree in civil service

In the biggest-ever promotion in the civil administration, the government today promoted 227 joint secretaries to the post of additional secretary, 288 deputy secretaries were made joint secretaries and 321 senior assistant secretaries were elevated to the rank of deputy secretary.
6 April 2015, 16:23 PM

'Kamaruzzaman should be hanged immediately' (Video)

Death-row war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman should be hanged immediately to free country from the stigma, general member of public express their views.
6 April 2015, 15:37 PM

BCCI meeting may discuss Kamal flare

The first meeting of the reconstituted working committee of the Indian cricket board (BCCI) will meet in Kolkata on April 14-15
3 April 2015, 09:59 AM

Two minor sisters gang raped at gunpoint

Two minor cousins aged 12 and 13 were kidnapped and gang raped at gunpoint by five men at a village on Tuesday night
2 April 2015, 08:08 AM

Experimental Ebola vaccine safe, prompts immune response

An early-stage clinical trial of an experimental Ebola vaccine found that the vaccine, called VSV-ZEBOV, was safe and elicited robust antibody responses
2 April 2015, 07:33 AM

British student who joined Islamic State wants to go home -Turkish MP

A 19-year-old British woman, one of a group of medical students to join the Islamic State has told her family she wants to go home
2 April 2015, 06:54 AM

UN says '25,000 foreign fighters' joined Islamist militants

According to a UN report, more than 25,000 foreign fighters have traveled to join militant groups such as al-Qaeda and Islamic State
2 April 2015, 06:19 AM

Israel expects hundreds of civilian casualties in next war with Hezbollah

According to Israeli military assessment, Israel could suffer hundreds of civilian dead if it fights another war with Hezbollah.
1 April 2015, 07:00 AM

The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, dies at age 117

Misao Okawa, a Japanese woman recognized as the world's oldest person died early on Wednesday surrounded by her grandchildren.
1 April 2015, 05:21 AM

Anwar Ibrahim: Malaysian jailed opposition leader denied royal pardon

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim is to remain in prison after his request for a royal pardon was turned down
1 April 2015, 04:58 AM

Bloody end to Turkey prosecutor hostage crisis

A Turkish prosecutor and two gunmen who took him hostage have been killed after a shootout at a courthouse in Istanbul
1 April 2015, 04:28 AM

Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari wins

Former military ruler Muhammadu Buhari has become the first opposition candidate to win a presidential election in Nigeria
1 April 2015, 04:13 AM

Malaysia arrests three news editors for sedition

Police have arrested three editors from a Malaysian news portal and charged them with sedition over a news report
31 March 2015, 06:47 AM

Myanmar govt, rebels agree draft ceasefire accord

Myanmar government and 16 ethnic armed groups agree on the draft of a nationwide ceasefire towards ending over 65 years of armed conflict in the country.
31 March 2015, 05:01 AM

Indiana law 'grossly misconstrued' says governor

The governor of Indiana has defended a new law that has unleashed a wave of condemnation across the United States of America
31 March 2015, 04:21 AM

Alps crash: Lubitz 'had treatment for suicidal tendencies'

The co-pilot of the crashed Germanwings plane, Andreas Lubitz, had received treatment for suicidal tendencies before getting his pilot license
30 March 2015, 15:37 PM

Free thinkers targeted repeatedly

Free thinkers have been repeatedly targets of extremist groups throughout Bangladesh and the trend set in motion is a matter of grave concern
30 March 2015, 13:15 PM
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