Myanmar rebel group claims control...
An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town bordering India and Bangladesh, marking the latest l
An ethnic armed group in the western Myanmar state of Rakhine said it has taken control of a town bordering India and Bangladesh, marking the latest l
Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party, won an election on Saturday that China had framed as a choice between war and peac
The United States is following the case against Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus and will watch Bangladesh’s general election very closely.&n
Bangladesh is at a critical juncture. The once vibrant, if imperfect democracy will soon hold a third election without a credible alternative to the i
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has commented that the US is closely monitoring the deteriorating health of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zi
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Friday that he would run in the presidential elections again scheduled for March, saying there was "no o
At least 310 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in a 24-hour period between Thursday and Friday as the Israeli military blasted the enclave from air, la
Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday under a coordinated action by the United States, Britain and Canada
It urges diplomatic partners t...
Bangladesh authorities are carrying out mass arrests of political opposition in a clear attempt to quash the opposition and eliminate competition ahea
The United States has said it is aware of Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's “deliberate mischaracterization” of US foreign po
After 48 days of gunfire and bombardment that claimed thousands of lives, a four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war began on Friday with the beginning
The US State Department has commented that violence or threats of violence directed at US diplomat stationed in Dhaka is unacceptable. Spokespers