Jacob Zuma's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day

Friday couldn't arrive soon enough for South African President Jacob Zuma.

Kolkata overpass collapse kills 24; rescuers dig for survivors

Hundreds of rescuers combed through rubble early Friday, searching for survivors who could be trapped beneath a collapsed highway overpass in Kolkata, India.

Khaleda calls for ‘dialogue’ again

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday urged the government to resolve the present political problem through dialogue, shunning the path of confrontation.

TONU RAPE, MURDER : Protests continue

Protests continued on Thursday in the capital and elsewhere in the country as the police failed to make any headway in the investigation into the rape and murder of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu on March 20 night.

Wong returns $4.63m of BB money

Philippine casino businessman Kim Wong on Wednesday returned $4.63 million of the Bangladesh Bank’s stolen money to the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) office at the Philippines central bank headquarters in Manila.

Nine killed as violence, rigging mar UP polls

At least nine people were killed and several hundred were injured as violence, stuffing of the ballot box and capture of polling stations and intimidation mostly by ruling Awami League activists marred the second phase of the maiden partisan elections to union parishads on Thursday.

5 killed as UP polls ends amid violence

At least fivepeople were killed in election violence as voting in second phase of union parishad election ended at 639 unions across the country.

Wong surrenders $4.6m of BB money to Filipino authorities

Casino junket operator Kim Wong surrendered part of the laundered money worth $4.6 million (P211.6 million) to the Anti Money Laundering Council at the BangkoSentralngPilipinas,reports Pilipino newspaper Manila Bulletin.