New Zealand PM John Key embroiled in ponytail-pull furore.

New Zealand's leader seems to have gone from premier to playground bully.Prime Minister John Key has apologized to a waitress at his local cafe for repeatedly tugging on her ponytail,

Smoking gun: South Korea uncovers northern rival's hacking codes.

On March 20, 2013, a cyberattack brought chaos to several banks and media outlets in South Korea.Then more ominously on December 23 last year, computers at the country's nuclear operator were breached.

Muhith for introducing property tax.

Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has instructed the National Board of Revenue to examine the possibility of introducing property tax from the next fiscal year 2015-2016,

Khelada’s convoy attacked again.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, also former prime minister, narrowly escaped another attack, but three of her security staff were injured on Wednesday as ruling party Awami League men continued attacks on her convoy in the city.Awami League men equipped with firearms,

Tigers complete clean sweep.

Soumya Sarkar took the inspiration from Tamim Iqbal to end his long innings drought and hit his maiden century as Bangladesh completed the clean sweep over Pakistan in the three-match one-day International series in Dhaka on Wednesday.

Eating toothpaste, avoiding gangs: Why migrants head to Mediterranean.

They come from more than 20 countries, drawn to Libya as the funnel to Europe.Eritreans want to escape repression or military service; Somalis flee Al-Shabaab and clan warfare

South Africa deploys troops to help stem immigrant attacks.

South African troops deployed Tuesday evening as part of a new government effort to stop deadly anti-immigrant violence.Their first target: the Johannesburg suburb of Jeppestown,

8 killed as bandits barge into bank.

A band of armed robbers barged into a private bank, killing seven people, including its manager and a businessman, and looting money before shooting and bombing their way out at Kathgora in Ashulia industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.

PM reaches Jakarta amid rousing reception.

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, arrived at the Indonesian capital of Jakarta amid a rousing reception on Tuesday afternoon on a three-day official visit to attend the Asian-African Summit 2015.

haleda’s motorcade comes under attack again.

The motorcade of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, came under attack again by ruling Awami League men while she was campaigning for her party-backed Dhaka south city mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas near Fakirapul kitchen market on Tuesday evening.