ISTANBUL: At least 17 people were killed and 29 injured Friday when an overloaded bus carrying agricultural workers crashed in the Isparta region of southern Turkey. The workers, mostly women, were on their way to pick apples at an orchard … read more
BIRMINGHAM: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is visiting Britain these days, called on Malala Yousafzai to congratulate her on becoming the second Pakistani after Dr Abdus Salam to win a Nobel prize. “Met Malala @MalalaFund to … read more
New York : A UN official has warned that Israel’s plans for further settlements in East Jerusalem could ignite more violence and threaten the viability of the future Palestinian state. UN political chief Jeffrey Feltman called on Israel on Wednesday … read more
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday handed the leader of the country´s largest Islamist party the death sentence for war crimes, in a long-awaited verdict that has triggered fears of fresh violence. The war crimes court found Motiur Rahman Nizami, … read more
NEW DELHI: India’s top counter-terrorism agency has uncovered a suspected plot by a banned militant group to assassinate the prime minister of Bangladesh and carry out a coup, three senior Indian security officials told here on Tuesday. India will hand … read more