DHAKA: India and the US may be moving towards a resolution of the stand-off over senior diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s case, with the envoy getting exemption from personal appearance in a New York Court hearing visa fraud charges against her even as she got her accreditation to the UN

DHAKA: Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand have surrounded the stadium where candidates were due to register to stand in February’s elections.They say political reform is needed before elections take place, reports the BBC.On Sunday, tens of thousands took to the streets of

DHAKA: Thousands of people thronged Japan’s Imperial Palace on Monday to celebrate emperor Akihito’s 80th birthday, as he lauded his wife for standing by him in his ‘lonely’ pursuit of leading the world’s oldest monarchy.Empress Michiko, a wealthy flour magnate’s daughter, was

DHAKA: Dubai police have made a record drug seizure of some 4.6 million Captagon pills, an amphetamine-like stimulant, worth more than $31 million.The local press reported Monday, says TDS.Dubai’s police chief, Major General Khamis Mattar al-Mazeina, said the ‘outstanding operation’

DHAKA: A UN official in South Sudan has spoken of an atmosphere of fear and desperation as violence escalates.Humanitarian Co-ordinator Toby Lanzer told the BBC about summary executions in Bor, in the restive state of Jonglei that has fallen to rebels.The UN mission in South Sudan has

DHAKA: Maria Alyokhina, a member of Russian punk band Pussy Riot, has been freed early from prison under an amnesty.She told a Russian TV channel the amnesty was a ‘PR stunt’ and she would rather have remained in prison, reports the BBC.The release of fellow band member Nadezhda

DHAKA: A new anti-corruption party in India has announced it will form the government in the capital, Delhi.Arvind Kejriwal, former civil servant and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), or Common Man`s party, will be the new chief minister, the party said.The government will be sworn in

DHAKA: At least eight people are dead after a bizarre mix of weather across the country spawned tornadoes, ice storms and record-setting warmth this weekend.Four of the deaths involved two vehicle accidents in Kentucky. Three people drowned in the Rolling Fork River near New Hope when a

DHAKA: About 100,000 people rallied in Ukraine`s capital to demand the ouster of the president and his Cabinet as mass anti-government protests entered their second month.Sunday`s rally was the latest in a series of rallies sparked by President Viktor Yanukovych`s decision last month to

DHAKA: A secret CIA programme helped Colombia kill at least two dozen FARC leaders, The Washington Post has reported.Washington`s covert help in targeting Latin America`s oldest insurgency, funded through a multibillion-dollar black budget, also includes "substantial eavesdropping help"

DHAKA: An unmarked mass grave has been found in Sri Lanka’s former war zone, the first discovery of an unmarked gravesite since troops defeated Tamil rebels more than four years ago, police said on Sunday.Construction workers in the coastal district of Mannar stumbled on at least 10

DHAKA: Saudi King Abdullah on Sunday appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country, the latest move in a rolling reshuffle of senior ruling family members over the past two years. He replaces Prince Khaled al-Faisal, who has

DHAKA: Syria warplanes bombed the divided northern city of Aleppo, killing and wounding dozens of people December 22, while a car bomb in Homs killed at least eight, including six schoolchildren.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) meanwhile said half a million people

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of Thailand’s capital Sunday, some surrounding the home of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, whom they want to oust.Some 70,000 to 80,000 protesters were marching in Bangkok, Lt Gen Paradon Patthanathabut,

DHAKA: Pope Francis urged anti-austerity protesters who attended his weekly Angelus blessing to use dialogue and not violence to press their demands.Addressing a group of protesters among the pilgrims gathered Sunday in St Peter’s Square, the pope appealed for ‘a constructive

DHAKA: Turkish authorities have removed another 25 police chiefs from their posts, media reported.It was a part of a widening a crackdown on the force since it launched a corruption investigation that prime minister Tayyip Erdogan has called a ‘dirty operation’ against his rule,

DHAKA: A top Indian PR executive has sparked outrage after she reportedly sent a racist tweet shortly before boarding a plane to Africa.The tweet, sent from the account of Justine Sacco, read, ‘Going to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding. I’m white!’Sacco is the director

DHAKA: A Cairo court has sentenced three leading activists to three years in prison for organising an illegal protest, the latest move in a widening crackdown on critics of the interim government.Two of the three activists, Ahmed Maher and Mohamed Adel, are leading members of the April 6

DHAKA: Protesters shut down traffic at major junctions in Bangkok on Sunday in a bid to oust the caretaker government a day ahead of the registration for candidates in the February 2 snap polls.Although the protest leaders had expected a turnout in the region of 2 million, the National

DHAKA: A pro-Muslim Brotherhood TV channel launched broadcasting in Egypt from its station in Istanbul.A Turkish media outlet reported, says Today’s Zaman.The channel, called ‘Rabia’, will have an Islamist vision.Taking its name from Rabia al-Adawiya Square in Egypt, which turned