Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League party on Friday condemned the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government for seizing power in blatant disregard of the country’s Constitution, marking one year since the takeover.
Dhaka, Aug 8 (IANS) In yet another case of growing violence against journalists in Bangladesh, a reporter working for a Bangladeshi daily was publicly hacked to death in Chandana Chowrasta of Gazipur district, just hours after he went live on social media to expose extortion from street vendors and local shops in the area.
New Delhi/Manila: Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Romualdez Marcos Jr., the 17th President of the Philippines, paid a State Visit to India from August 4-8. President Marcos' visit marked the establishment of Strategic Partnership between India and the Philippines while celebrating the 75th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between the two nations. President Marcos was accompanied by 14 ministers, senior officials and a large business delegation during his India visit.
Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) Rejecting calls to step down, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Friday his intention to stay on as the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of a key decision-making panel over the defeat in recent polls.
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday expressed grave concern over the escalating human rights crisis and deteriorating state of fundamental rights and civic freedoms in the province of Balochistan.
New Delhi/Moscow, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a "very good and detailed conversation" with Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone during which both leaders not only vowed to further deepen the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership but also held detailed discussions on developments concerning Ukraine.
Kathmandu, Aug 8 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli said on Friday that 17 Nepali citizens have been impacted by the recent floods in Uttarakhand, saying that Kathmandu is engaged in diplomatic discussions with New Delhi on the efforts that are being made for the rescue of the missing people.
Beijing, Aug 8 (IANS) China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday defended the country's economic, trade and energy cooperation with nations around the world, including Russia, terming it "legitimate and legal."
Quetta, Aug 8 (IANS) Jamaat-i-Islami Balochistan Emir Maulana Hidayatur Rehman has threatened to hold a protest march to the Pakistan Army’s General Headquarters if the federal government does not enforce an eight-point agreement within six months, local media reported on Friday.
Islamabad, Aug 8 (IANS) A leading minority rights group on Friday drew attention to the death of a young man from the Christian community of Pakistan who endured years of imprisonment under the country's infamous blasphemy laws.
