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Bangladesh launches crackdown against opposition, arrests seven

DHAKA: Seven opposition members including a well-known lawyer and adviser to the Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia were arrested after police conducted raids in...

Afghanistan says it will release 88 prisoners despite US concern

KABUL: The Afghan authorities said on Monday that they will release 88 prisoners from a jail in the northeastern province of Parwan as planned...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffers pelvic injury, cancels foreign visits

BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to call off her some foreign visits and official appointments after she suffered a pelvis injury...

Bangladesh elections: Ruling Awami League declared winner

DHAKA: The Bangladesh’s ruling Awami League-led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won the parliamentary elections by grabbing 232 out of 300 contested seats, the...

Bangladesh denies talks with opposition, four killed in post-election violence

DHAKA: At least four persons were killed in post-election violence in Bangladesh on Monday, while ruling Awami League denied any talks with the opposition...

Bangladesh elections: ruling Awami League wins amid boycott, violence

DHAKA: The ruling Awami League in Bangladesh won the parliamentary elections which were conducted on Sunday to elect 147 members of the parliament amid...

Building collapses in western India; 8 dead, dozens trapped

NEW DELHI: A three-storey building under construction collapsed in the Indian western state of Goa on Saturday that left at least eight persons dead...

Bangladesh opposition begins 48-hour nationwide strike ahead of polls

DHAKA: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led opposition parties on Saturday began enforcing a 48-hour nationwide strike in Bangladesh on the eve of parliamentary elections,...

China demands safety of its diplomats in US following consulate arson attack

BEIJING: In response to an arson attack on the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, the Chinese Foreign Ministry urged the US authorities to take...

State of emergency declared in South Sudan’s two states ahead of talks

JUBA: A state of emergency has been declared in Unity and Jonglei states of South Sudan by President Salva Kiir, while talks between the...

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