DHAKA: Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych asked Russia to send troops across the border to protect civilians, Moscow`s UN envoy has claimed.Vitaly Churkin told a Security Council meeting Mr Yanukovych wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday.Thousands of Russian

DHAKA: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday harshly criticised threats of ‘sanctions and boycotts’ over his country’s role in the spiralling crisis in Ukraine, as Western powers ponder whether to kick Moscow out of the G8.‘Those who try to interpret the situation as a

DHAKA: Russia has vowed its troops will remain in Ukraine to protect Russian interests and citizens until the political situation has been ‘normalised’.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia was defending human rights against ‘ultra-nationalist threats’, reports the

DHAKA: China, which consistently says it opposes interference in other countries’ internal affairs, is looking to ‘maintain principles’ on Ukraine.It said on Monday after Russia insisted the two were in broad agreement, reports The Straits Times.Moscow has appeared keen to stress

DHAKA: UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon called Monday on Russia to avoid actions that might worsen the situation in crisis-hit Ukraine.‘I urge the Russian Federation to refrain from any acts and rhetoric that could further escalate the situation,’ Ban said to the press ahead of a

DHAKA: Russia’s rouble has fallen to a fresh all-time low against both the dollar and the euro after the political turmoil in Ukraine intensified.The rouble fell 2.5% to 36.5 roubles against the dollar and 1.5% against the euro to 50.30.Stocks on Moscow’s MICEX main stock index also

DHAKA: Russia has tightened its military grip on Ukraine’s Crimea region, taking de facto control despite Western demands that it withdraw.Thousands of Russian troops are securing the region. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said they were defending Russian citizens and human

DHAKA: Climbers scaling Mount Everest will have to bring back eight kilograms of garbage under new rules designed to clean up the world’s highest peak.A Nepalese official said on Monday, reports The Straits Times.The rule, one of several new measures for mountaineering in the Himalayan

DHAKA: Israel prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu said upon arriving in the United States on Monday that for peace in the Middle East to take hold, the Palestinians must demonstrate their desire to reach a solution.‘The tango in the Middle East needs at least three,’ Netanyahu

DHAKA: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov will meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UN diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi in Geneva on Monday at a human rights council session.Russian agencies reported, says The Jerusalem Post.They gave no further details, but since the last round of talks

DHAKA:  At least 11 people, including additional sessions judge Rafaqat Awan, were killed on Monday when unidentified assailants opened fire and threw crackers in a court in the capital city’s F-8 area, DawnNews reported.Twenty-five people were reportedly injured in the

DHAKA: Two members of Libya`s parliament were shot and wounded when protesters stormed the General National Congress (GNC) in the capital, Tripoli.Witnesses said the two were hit as they tried to drive away from the scene.The protesters, who rampaged through the building, were demanding

DHAKA: As Ukraine`s new leaders accused Russia of declaring war, Russia`s Prime Minister warned Sunday that blood could be spilled amid growing instability in the neighboring nation.Kiev mobilized troops and called up military reservists in a rapidly escalating crisis that has raised

DHAKA: Russia`s G8 partners have condemned Moscow`s military build-up in Ukraine amid fresh diplomatic efforts to avert a dangerous escalation of the crisis.The world`s seven major industrialised powers also suspended preparations for the G8 summit in Sochi in June, reports BBC.Meanwhile,

DHAKA: NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged Russia on Sunday to stop its military activity and threats against Ukraine.He said Moscow’s action threatened ‘peace and security in Europe’, reports TDS.‘Russia must stop its military activity and its threats,’ he said before

DHAKA: Pope Francis is urging world leaders to promote dialogue as a way of resolving the crisis in Ukraine.Speaking to thousands of people in St Peter’s Square during his traditional Sunday midday appearance, he said, ‘I am making a heartfelt appeal to the international community:

DHAKA: Egypt’s new prime minister said Sunday that security was his cabinet’s top priority, as security forces have faced near daily attacks since the July ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.In his first address to the nation, Ibrahim Mahlab, a former member of the party of

DHAKA: Beijing is vowing to strike back against an unprecedented mass killing of civilians by alleged Xinjiang militants far outside their homeland, but analysts say that may merely speed up the cycle of repression and violent reprisal.A black-clad gang killed at least 29 people and

DHAKA: Two explosions targeting a busy market in the town of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria have left at least 50 people dead.The Red Cross says, reports the BBC.Hospital sources say many of the victims were children.Maiduguri is the headquarters of a military force fighting against the

DHAKA: More than a million Rio Carnival revelers laid aside bitterness at Brazilian leaders to join wild festivities in what has been dubbed ‘the greatest show on Earth’.Many participants said they had resolved to forget, at least until festivities end on Tuesday, about lingering