Afghan mosque: 18 killed in suicide blast
A suicide bomber struck one of the biggest mosques in western Afghanistan yesterday, killing at least 18 people, including an influential imam who earlier this year called for those who commit “the smallest act” against the government to be beheaded.
18 killed in Afghanistan mosque blast
A blast outside a mosque in the city of Herat in western Afghanistan on Friday killed at least 18 people including a high-profile pro-Taliban cleric in what authorities said was an attack.
Myanmar's Suu Kyi jailed 3 years for electoral fraud: Source
A court in military-ruled Myanmar on Friday found deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of electoral fraud and sentenced her to three years in jail with hard labour, a source familiar with the proceedings said.
IMF agrees to $2.9b bailout for Lanka
Bankrupt Sri Lanka yesterday agreed a conditional $2.9 billion bailout with International Monetary Fund negotiators, as the island nation seeks to overcome a bruising economic crisis that saw its president flee the country.
IMF agrees to give Sri Lanka USD 2.9 billion loan
Sri Lanka has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a loan of about $2.9 billion, the global lender said on Thursday, as the country seeks a way out its worst economic crisis in decades.
Contempt case: Ex-Pak PM given a week to reply
Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan was given an additional week to answer contempt of court charges brought against him for criticising a magistrate,
Four get Ramon Magsaysay Award
A Cambodian psychiatrist treating victims of the Khmer Rouge and a French environmentalist cleaning up Indonesian rivers were among the winners yesterday
Us Pullout Anniversary: Taliban seek world’s approval
Afghanistan’s Taliban marked the first anniversary of the withdrawal of US-led forces yesterday by calling on the international community to “learn” from the experience and accept them as the legitimate government.
Pakistan floods: Misery mounts for millions
Army helicopters flew sorties over cut-off areas in Pakistan’s mountainous north yesterday and rescue parties fanned out across waterlogged plains in the south as misery mounted for millions trapped by the worst floods in the country’s history.
The ides of August
On August 15, 1975, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed along with most of his family members and a government of turncoats was installed in power.
