DHAKA: A man identified by police as one of the leaders of anti-government protests in Thailand was shot dead on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators in Bangkok tried to block early voting for an election next week.Piya Utayo, a spokesman for Thailand’s national police,

DHAKA: At least 49 people have been killed in clashes in Egypt as the country marks the anniversary of the 2011 uprising which overthrew president Hosni Mubarak.Egypt health ministry says, reports the BBC.Rival demonstrations of supporters and opponents of the military-backed government

DHAKA: A police constable guarding a Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan was shot dead Sunday, authorities said.Two assailants in a motorbike shot the policeman who was standing guard outside a temple in Peshawar, said Faisal Mukhtar, the city’s police superintendent.Authorities do not

DHAKA: A Chinese court sentenced one of China’s most prominent rights advocates to four years in prison on Sunday after he campaigned for the rights of children from rural areas to be educated in cities and for officials to disclose their assets.The Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People’s

DHAKA: A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least four people in Kabul on Sunday when he targeted a defence ministry bus, officials said, confirming three people in the vehicle and one female bystander had died.The attack was the first major blast in the Afghan capital since Taliban

DHAKA: More than 300 people on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have become ill during a voyage, the Centers for Disease Control said on its website.According to the statement, 281 of the 3,050 passengers and 22 of 1,165 crew members of Explorer of the Seas reported vomiting and diarrhea,

DHAKA: Protesters in Thailand have surrounded polling stations, blocking early voting ahead of next week`s general election, officials say.Crowds of flag-waving demonstrators chained the doors of polling stations shut, despite promises by protest leaders not to obstruct the polls.Advance

DHAKA: A suicide bomber has blown himself up close to a bus carrying Afghan soldiers in the capital Kabul.The incident happened in the south-east of the city. A Kabul police chief says there are casualties, including civilians, reports BBC.The Afghan Islamic Press (AIP) news agency quotes

DHAKA: Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo say they have detained 128 people during clashes that followed a demonstration against this year`s football World Cup.A car was set on fire. Shops, banks and a police vehicle were also damaged, reports BBC.The violence forced the

DHAKA: At least 29 people were killed in violence marking the third anniversary of the January 25 revolution that brought down longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian state media said.Dozens more people were wounded in clashes throughout the country between anti-government protesters

DHAKA: Ukrainian opposition leader Arseniy Yatsenyuk says protests will continue despite President Viktor Yanukovych`s offer to appoint him as prime minister.Yatsenyuk said the opposition was generally ready to accept leadership, but several key demands must be met, including new

DHAKA: China’s Jade Rabbit moon rover has experienced a ‘mechanical control abnormality’, state media said on Saturday, in what appears to be a setback for a landmark mission in the country’s ambitious space programme.The abnormality occurred due to ‘the complicated lunar

DHAKA: At least six people were killed on Saturday when three mortar bombs hit a Shia Muslim village near the Iraqi city of Baquba, 65 km northeast of Baghdad.Iraqi police said, reports The Jerusalem Post.A woman and a child were among the victims, five of whom belonged to the same

DHAKA: Syria’s opposition and government have met briefly face to face as part of a talks process aimed at ‘saving Syria’, but did not speak directly.The initial gathering lasted half an hour, but is hailed a significant step.Earlier, the government team told the BBC ‘ending

DHAKA: French president Francois Hollande is expected to announce his separation from partner Valerie Trierweiler on Saturday following a media storm over allegations he is having an affair with an actress, according to the Journal du Dimanche. First lady Trierweiler, 48, Hollande’s

DHAKA: Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych has fired Oleksandr Popov as head of the Kiev City Administration and appointed parliamentarian Volodymyr Makeyenko of the Party of Regions in his stead, in line with decrees published on the presidential website on Saturday.Before the

DHAKA: Six people died in explosions and another six were shot dead by police in China’s Xinjiang, in the latest wave of violence to hit the restive region.The violence in Xinhe in Aksu prefecture in China’s far west appears to be linked to triple explosions that rocked the same area

DHAKA: At least four Egyptian embassy personnel have been kidnapped in the Libyan capital Tripoli.The Libyan foreign ministry says, reports the BBC.A spokesman said a cultural attache was among those seized by unknown gunmen.Another embassy official was seized in the Libyan capital on

DHAKA: The Syrian government reiterated its rejection on Saturday of a proposal to form a transitional ruling body as part of a political solution to the country’s nearly three-year conflict.‘We have complete reservations regarding it,’ Syria information minister Omran Zoabi told

DHAKA: India’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set to form the next government in looming elections, while the ruling Congress is headed for its worst-ever defeat.Polls published on Saturday suggested, reports The Straits Times.The BJP-led National Democratic