DHAKA: Thailand’s ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, a hugely controversial figure at the heart of the kingdom’s bitter political divide, said on Tuesday that the imposition of martial law must not ‘destroy’ democracy. ‘The declaration of martial law is expected....

DHAKA: At least 17 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus going to the Kashmir valley fell into a deep gorge in the Jammu region on Tuesday, reports Times of India. he accident occurred when the bus driver lost control at Digdol on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban district, 170

DHAKA: At least 17 people were killed and 27 injured when a bus going to the Kashmir valley fell into a deep gorge in the Jammu region on Tuesday, reports Times of India.                   The accident occurred when the bus driver lost control at Digdol on the Jammu-Srinagar

DHAKA: China has denounced charges brought by the US against five army officers accused of economic cyber-espionage. Beijing said it had "never engaged or participated" in cyber theft and that the charges would damage co-operation between the two countries. China has summoned the US

DHAKA: After declaring a martial law across the crisis-gripped kingdom, Thailand’s army asked 10 satellite TV channels must stop broadcasting, including stations run by pro- and anti-government groups. Earlier in the day, Thailand’s army on Tuesday declared a martial law across the

DHAKA: Thailand's army on Tuesday declared a martial law across the crisis-gripped kingdom to restore order following months of anti-government protests that have left 28 people dead and hundreds wounded, reports BBC. Thai army says that it is imposing martial law amid a political crisis

DHAKA: Sonia and Rahul Gandhi on Monday offered to resign from their posts as leaders of the Congress party after its worst ever election performance.But party members refused to let them go, reports The Straits Times.‘Sonia and Rahul offered to resign, but the Congress Working

DHAKA: Iraq’s prime minister Nuri al-Maliki won the most seats in country’s elections but fell short of a majority, leaving him in the driver’s seat to retain his post despite vocal opposition.The results from the election commission showed Maliki’s State of Law alliance garnered

DHAKA: Head of Nato Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday he had seen no proof of Russian troops withdrawing from the border with Ukraine after president Vladimir Putin announced an end to exercises and return to bases.‘Unfortunately, we have not seen any evidence at all that Russia has

DHAKA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has initiated talks with her Tamil Nadu counterpart J Jayalalithaa, suggesting that the two should come together to form an ‘opposition block’ in Parliament.Trinamool Congress leaders in Kolkata say their party chief’s objective is

DHAKA: The European Union said on Monday it would monitor all of Egypt’s presidential election, reversing a decision to scale back its operations after authorities agreed to release a load of impounded equipment.The bloc had said two days earlier that its officials would only be able to

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia closed its embassy in Tripoli on Monday and evacuated all its diplomats over ‘security’ concerns in Libya. The SPA state news agency reported, according to The Straits Times. The Saudi ambassador to Libya Mohammed Mahmud al-Ali told SPA the kingdom’s consulate

DHAKA: The United States has filed charges against several members of China’s military for allegedly stealing American trade secrets. Media reports said on Monday, reports The Straits Times. The Washington Post and other news outlets said the charges against the People’s Liberation

DHAKA: Narendra Modi, to be India’s next prime minister, has taken to Twitter to thank fellow leaders in Japan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Australia for their good wishes.  But one man still waiting for a reply is US Secretary of State John Kerry.  While Canadian prime minister

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has suspended beef imports from Brazil over fears of a suspected case of atypical mad cow disease detected in the country. The Gulf kingdom said on Monday, reports The Straits Times. The Saudi agriculture ministry announced the ‘temporary’ suspension in a

DHAKA: New York raised the minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21 on Sunday, in its latest initiative to encourage healthier behavior among residents. The law, signed November 19 shortly before former mayor Michael Bloomberg finished his second term, had a six-month waiting period before it

DHAKA: Congress working committee members could offer their resignation at its meeting on Monday in the wake of the party’s worst-ever performance in the Lok Sabha polls, amid indications that it could witness an attack on advisers of Rahul Gandhi while insulating him from criticism.

DHAKA: Philippine president Benigno Aquino on Monday accused China of violating the ‘Declaration of Conduct’ it signed in 2002, after it allegedly began reclaiming land on a disputed reef in the South China Sea.Manila last week publicly accused Beijing of large-scale reclamation

DHAKA: Russia’s president Vladimir Putin has ordered troops near Ukraine’s border to withdraw, the Kremlin says. Units in the Rostov, Belgorod and Bryansk regions should return to their permanent bases, a statement said.Russia has made similar statements in the past, only for Nato to

DHAKA: Former administrator and diplomat of India, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, wrote an open letter to the newly elected to-be Prime Minister Modi.The Hindu, at an article on Monday published the letter.The leeter is as following:“Dear Prime Minister-designate, this comes with my hearty