Taxi driver: Suspect in Bangkok shrine bombing was calm, didn't seem Thai
The chief suspect in the deadly bombing of Bangkok's popular Erawan Shrine is "an unnamed male foreigner," according to an arrest warrant issued Wednesday by a Thai court.
End of the road for Mahinda Rajapaksa -- Sri Lanka's 'warrior king'?
In hindsight the odds were stacked against such a major comeback -- even for Sri Lanka's most powerful politician of the last decade.
U.S. officials: Chinese secret agents in U.S. spikes
The number of Chinese government secret agents in the U.S. has spiked in the last several months and is now in the double digits, according to U.S. officials.
Cairo car bomb wounds 6
A car bomb exploded near a security facility in the greater Cairo area early Thursday, injuring six people, Egypt's Interior Ministry said.
Hasina, Modi discuss bilateral issues
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday met her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi at his official residence on Wednesday and discussed bilateral issues, including strengthening business ties between Bangladesh and India for mutual benefits.
Govt unleashing repression: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Wednesday condemned the government’s ‘vindictive behaviour to BNP’ reflected through the arrests of its leaders and activists in ‘false’ and ‘imaginary’ cases.
Shaukat Mahmud on 3-day remand
Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists faction president Shaukat Mahmud was remanded in police custody on Wednesday for three days for interrogation in an arson attack case filed with Ramna police station.
Probir Sikdar released on bail amid protests
Journalist Probir Sikdar was released from jail on bail granted by a Faridpur court on Wednesday in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technologies Act. Rights groups and journalist community had been staging protests in the capital and elsewhere demanding his immediate release and unconditional withdrawal of the case since his arrest on Sunday.
Bangkok shrine bombing: Thai police hunt for suspect seen in video
Suspicions focused on one man as investigators picked through the wreckage of the powerful bomb blast that brought death and destruction to a popular shrine in the Thai capital.
Post-debate, Trump pulls clear of competition
Donald Trump has won his party's trust on top issues more than any other Republican presidential candidate, and now stands as the clear leader in the race for the GOP nomination, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.
