DHAKA: Devyani Khobragade, the Indian diplomat at the centre of a bitter row with the United States, is anguished and at ‘immense stress’ over leaving behind her young family in New York, and has vowed to clear her name.Khobragade was allowed to leave the United States on Friday after

DHAKA: A bomb attack on the convoy of a ruling party politician in northwest Pakistan killed five policemen and wounded four others on Sunday.Pakistan officials said, reports The Straits Times.The incident took place in the Martoong area of Swat valley, which the Taleban controlled from

DHAKA: An Indian handgun designed for women and named after the victim of a fatal gang-rape in Delhi was condemned by rights activists on Sunday as a disgrace to her memory.The lightweight .32 calibre revolver was developed by the state-run Indian Ordnance Factory and can fit inside a

DHAKA: Dozens of Palestinian youths blocked several main roads and torched tires in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday demonstrating against a month-long strike by the UN agency that operates in Palestinian refugee camps.Palestinian news agency Ma’an reported, says The Jerusalem

DHAKA: A car bomb exploded outside a bus terminal in central Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least nine people and wounding 16.Iraq police and medics said, reports The Jerusalem Post.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack at the Allawi al-Hillah bus terminal but Sunni

DHAKA: The United States called on Sunday for Sri Lanka to investigate rights abuses by security forces after a top envoy completed a fact-finding mission to the island.The US embassy in Colombo said, reports The Straits Times.US State Department war crimes investigator Stephen Rapp

DHAKA: The leader of a movement trying to topple Thailand’s government said he would call off his protest if civil war threatened to break out but rejected any compromise with the government ahead of a planned ‘shutdown’ of the capital.Supporters of prime minister Yingluck

DHAKA: Thailand’s embattled prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra will stay in Bangkok through the planned ‘shutdown’ of the capital on Monday.Thailand officials said, reports The Straits Times.Anti-government protesters were mobilising on Sunday ahead of the ‘shutdown’ aimed at

DHAKA: The UN atomic watchdog is considering increasing its presence in Iran to better handle a bigger workload in verifying Tehran is implementing a landmark deal with world powers to curb its nuclear programme.Diplomats said, reports TDS.Faced with an expanded role as a result of the

DHAKA: The New Year has revived old problems for Hong Kong as a murky smog blankets the usually glittering skyline, fuelling complaints from locals and visitors alike, and raising pressure on the government to act.Tourists expecting to take holiday snaps from the famous Victoria Harbour

DHAKA: More than 25,000 people have fled their homes following a series of eruptions and lava flows from a volcano in Indonesia.An Indonesian official said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.Mount Sinabung on the western island of Sumatra sent hot rocks and ash up to 5,000 metres in the

DHAKA: Former Israeli premier Ariel Sharon will be buried on Monday afternoon at his southern ranch after a memorial service earlier in the day in parliament,.Israeli army radio said, reports The Straits Times.According to the report, Sharon’s coffin will be placed at parliament in

DHAKA: Thai anti-government protesters began mobilising in Bangkok on Sunday, a day ahead of their planned ‘shutdown’ of the capital as they step up efforts to topple the government and halt upcoming elections.The politically-turbulent country has been shaken by weeks of opposition

DHAKA: A fire that raged for nearly 10 hours has razed an ancient Tibetan town in southwest China that`s popular with tourists, burning down hundreds of buildings, state media and witnesses said.Fire engines failed to get onto the narrow streets after the fire broke out at about 1:30am on

DHAKA: Venezuela`s interior minister has given out his personal mobile phone number on live television, and urged police officers to call him directly to report cases of corruption within the force.Miguel Rodriguez said rooting out corruption was the only way for the police to regain

DHAKA: Libya`s deputy industry minister has been shot dead during a visit to his hometown of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, reports say.Local media quoted officials as saying unknown gunmen "sprayed bullets" at Hassan al-Droui near a central market, reports BBC.In another

DHAKA: Three days after the launch of an anti-corruption helpline by Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, two constables were arrested Saturday on charges of extortion by the vigilance department following a sting operation by a vendor.Two constables identified as Ishwar Singh and

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Turkey’s capital Ankara on Saturday in protest against prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government, which has been rocked by a vast corruption probe.As Erdogan arrived home after a week-long tour to Asia, about

DHAKA: Egypt’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he would run for president if the people demand it and the military supports him.State media quoted him as saying on Saturday, reports TDS.An official close to the general told media Sisi has not made up his mind but feels he ‘would

DHAKA: Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has invited EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton to visit the Islamic republic.Mehr news agency cited his deputy as saying on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.‘Ashton has received an open invitation from Zarif to travel to