Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) There is no direct evidence that the Hindu youth, who was lynched to death in Bangladesh's Mymensingh, had made any derogatory remarks hurting religious sentiments, an official told local media.
Foz Do Iguacu, Dec 21 (IANS) Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said Saturday that an armed intervention in Venezuela would be "a humanitarian catastrophe" for the region and set a dangerous precedent for the world.
Washington, Dec 21 (IANS) US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Saturday that the US forces seized another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela earlier in the day.
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Congress for Bangladesh Minorities (HRCBM) on Saturday asserted that blasphemy allegations have become a deadly instrument of persecution in the country — one that increasingly places religious minorities in mortal danger.
Quetta, Dec 20 (IANS) As violence against women escalate in Balochistan, a leading human rights organisation on Saturday brought to light the enforced disappearance of two more Baloch women at the hands of Pakistani forces.
Yangon, Dec 20 (IANS) Reaffirming its support for Myanmar’s development, India handed over three Quick Impact Projects (QIP) on Saturday dedicated to the socio-economic benefit of the people of Mandalay Region in the Southeast Asian nation.
Kabul, Dec 20 (IANS) Dozens of Afghan migrants have died over the past few days while attempting to cross into Iran through unofficial border routes in western Afghanistan amid freezing winter conditions, local media in both countries reported on Saturday.
Islamabad, Dec 20 (IANS) A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight en route from Jeddah to Lahore made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after a technical alert was received mid-air, triggering the deployment of oxygen masks and causing panic among passengers, including dozens of Umrah pilgrims, local media reported on Saturday.
Dhaka, Dec 20 (IANS) Members of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi, a prominent cultural organisation, marched through the streets of Dhaka on Saturday to protest and condemn the arson attack on its central office in the Bangladeshi capital, local media reported.
Quetta, Dec 20 (IANS) The wave of enforced disappearances at the hands of Pakistani forces across Balochistan does not seem to be pausing, as yet another case came to light on Saturday.
