North Korean leader ordered aunt to be poisoned, defector says.
Mr. Park shifts uncomfortably in his seat. As one of the most senior North Korean officials to ever defect, he was preparing to tell the ugly truth about the regime he served faithfully for decades.
Trade gap jumps to $7.14b in 9 months, Export growth remains sluggish against higher import in July-March
The country’s trade deficit increased by 56.78 per cent to $7.14 billion in the first nine months of the current financial year 2014-15 compared with that of $4.55 billion during the same period of the FY14 due to a massive drop in export earnings against a higher import payment.
VIOLENCE CASE Charges pressed against Fakhrul, Moudud, Abbas among 36
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has submitted a charge sheet against Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 35 others
Thousands in peril at sea 1,500 more Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Indonesia, Malaysia
Nearly 1,500 more illegal migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority were rescued off the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia since Sunday, a day after a boat carrying about 500 Bangladeshis and Rohingyas arrived off the northwest province of Aceh.
Saudi Arabian King not coming to White House meetings with Gulf allies
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will no longer be in attendance at President Barack Obama's meetings with Arab leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council this week.
40 prisoners escape Iraq prison after deadly clashes with guards
Dozens of prisoners -- including some facing terrorism charges -- were able to break out after deadly clashes with prison guards in the town of Al-Khalis, north of Baghdad, on Friday, Iraq's Ministry of Interior spokesman told CNN.
GOP senator: U.S. 'certainly vulnerable' to ISIS
The United States is "certainly vulnerable" to becoming a new front line in the fight against ISIS, Sen. Ron Johnson said Sunday.
Bring enclave people to mainstream: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Sunday underscored the need for mainstreaming the people of enclaves following the passage of the Land Boundary Agreement by Indian parliament.
Family wants govt to ‘return’ Salah Uddin: Khaleda
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Sunday said anxiety of the missing BNP joint secretary general Salah Uddin Ahmed’s family was increasing day by day about what had actually happened to him but the government was taking no steps to find him out.
Govt slaps 10pc duty on rice import
The government has slapped 10 per cent duty on import of rice to ensure fair price for local farmers, said finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday.
