DHAKA: Leaders of the pro-government ‘Red Shirts’ on Sunday ordered tens of thousands of their supporters to end a mass rally in Bangkok after violence left at least one person dead and dozens more wounded.‘In order to avoid further complicating the situation for the government, we

DHAKA: Anti-government protesters broke into the compound of a police sports club on Sunday where Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra had been during the morning, but she was able to leave the premises and went to an undisclosed location.An aide said, reports The Straits Times.In

DHAKA: A suicide bombing at the funeral of the son of a tribal leader and anti-Al-Qaeda militiaman killed 12 people and wounded 25 others in central Iraq on Sunday.Iraq officials said, reports The Straits Times.The funeral had been for Mudher al-Shallal al-Araki, who was killed in a

DHAKA: Ukrainian opposition leaders have called for new mass protests against president Viktor Yanukovich’s refusal to sign a trade deal with the EU.They are demanding new elections, and the impeachment of the president.Rallies continued through the night, with thousands gathered on the

DHAKA: India’s mission to Mars has embarked on its 300-day journey to the Red Planet.Early on Sunday the spacecraft fired its main engine for more than 20 minutes, giving it the correct velocity to leave Earth’s orbit.It will now cruise for 680m km, setting up an encounter with its

DHAKA: Troops have been deployed in the Thai capital Bangkok to support riot police shielding official buildings from anti-government protesters.Witnesses said tear gas had been fired as protesters tried to breach barricades outside Government House.Activists have threatened to enter key

DHAKA: Authorities found eight bodies Saturday in the ruins of a Glasgow pub struck by a police helicopter and feared more would be discovered as they slowly explored the unstable building.But it might have been much worse, according to a senior journalist who saw the crash, reports

DHAKA: Three major U.S. airlines on Saturday confirmed that pilots were complying with Chinese government demands that it be notified of plans to traverse the newly declared air defense zone over the East China Sea.The demands from Beijing have resulted in tensions with Japan and the

DHAKA: An earthquake of at least 6.3 magnitude has struck off eastern Indonesia`s Tanimbar islands, but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said.The quake struck at 10:24 am local time (0124 GMT) on Sunday, 351 kilometres (217 miles) east-northeast of the East Timor capital Dili at

DHAKA: One person has been confirmed dead after a police helicopter crashed into a busy Scottish pub in Glasgow and the death toll is expected to rise.Police said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.The helicopter crashed into the roof of the Clutha pub in Glasgow at 10:25 on Friday

DHAKA: Israeli border police killed a Palestinian during a raid aimed at netting illegal immigrants in a suburb of commercial capital Tel Aviv early Saturday.A police spokeswoman said, reports france24.com.‘Border police carried out an operation this morning in a cemetery in Petah Tikva

DHAKA: Two people were killed and at least 10 others wounded on Saturday in sectarian clashes between residents of the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.A security source told media, reports france24.com.Clashes regularly erupt between Alawite residents of the Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood,

DHAKA: Japan’s imperial couple arrived in India on Saturday on their first ever official visit, billed by New Delhi as a symbol of goodwill towards Asia’s biggest democracy.Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will meet the Indian premier and other dignitaries during their six-day

DHAKA: Members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family have said in recent weeks that Riyadh would seek to develop or buy nuclear weapons, if more is not done to stop Iran from producing nuclear bombs of its own.The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, says The Jerusalem Post.A Saudi royal

DHAKA: A Cessna 208 with at least 10 people on board crashed in southwest Alaska on Friday evening, killing four people including the pilot and injuring six others.Officials said, reports The Jerusalem Post.The small, single-engine aircraft, heading for St Mary’s from Bethel, two small

DHAKA: Unidentified assailants gunned down a soldier outside his home and attacked a special forces base in Libya’s second city Benghazi during the night.A security official said on Saturday, reports The Voice of Russia.There were no casualties in the attack on the base even though the

DHAKA: The Ukrainian opposition will set up a national resistance headquarters and start preparations for a nationwide strike in the near future.Arseny Yatsenyuk, the leader of the opposition Batkivshchyna party faction at the parliament says, The Voice of Russia reports.‘We have made a

DHAKA: Ethiopian workers face hostility amid ‘regularisation’ campaign to control foreign labour and get more Saudi citizens into work.Under the watchful eyes of Saudi policemen slouched in their squad cars along a rundown street, little knots of Ethiopian men sit chatting on

DHAKA: A Mozambique Airlines (LAM) plane with 28 passengers and 6 crew on board has gone missing on a flight to Angola, say airline officials.Flight TM470 left Mozambique’s capital, Maputo, at 11:26 local time (09:26 GMT) and was due to arrive in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at

DHAKA: Dozens of Thai opposition rioters attacked a bus filled with government supporters on Saturday, as tensions erupted over rallies aimed at toppling premier Yingluck Shinawatra.‘Dozens of anti-government protesters are attacking a bus with paving stones and other plastic chairs,