Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has won an overwhelming majority in Bangladesh's parliamentary election, giving her party -- the Awami League -- a fourth consecutive term, the media reported, citing an election official.
Dhaka, Jan 8 (IANS) Nearly 7,000 Rohingyas have become homeless overnight after a fire blazed through a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar, the UN Refugee Agency has said in a statement.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Days after a Pakistan-bound container vessel came under attack, the Pakistan Navy has deployed warships in the Arabian Sea following the "recent incidents of maritime security", a official statement said on Sunday.
Islamabad, Jan 7 (IANS) Pakistan faced an internet outage on Sunday evening with users almost across the country reporting difficulty in connecting and/or disruptions to logging on to social media apps.
Male, Jan 7 (IANS) The Maldivian government on Sunday suspended its three ministers for remarks against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Lakshadweep visit, local media reported.
Dhaka, Jan 7 (IANS) The voting for the 12th parliamentary elections in Bangladesh ended on Sunday and counting has started, the Election Commission said.
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) A 26-year-old Indian national, hoping to get permanent residency in Canada, died in a single-vehicle crash in the country's New Brunswick province.
Toronto, Jan 7 (IANS) An Indian-origin convenience store worker in the Canadian province of Manitoba has filed a lawsuit against a police officer for allegedly searching his place without warrant and threatening to have him deported.
London, Jan 7 (IANS) In the most widespread miscarriage of justice in British legal history, a pregnant Indian-origin woman was among hundreds of employees falsely accused of theft and fraud by the Post Office over a 15-year period.
San Francisco, Jan 7 (IANS) Apple has started sending payments to the affected iPhone users as part of $500 million ‘Batterygate’ settlement in the US.
