Why did Ecuador give up Assange after seven years?
Hours after Julian Assange was ousted from his diplomatic refuge at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, the country released a laundry list of alleged transgressions which brought the WikiLeaks founder's seven-year residency to an end.
The martyrdom of Julian Assange
THE arrest Thursday of Julian Assange eviscerates all pretense of the rule of law and the rights of a free press. The illegalities, embraced by the Ecuadorian, British and US governments, in the seizure of Assange are ominous. They presage a world where the internal workings, abuses,
Washington’s selective sanctions
ON APRIL 3 US vice-president Pence told Germany and Turkey to stop cooperating with Russia. In a speech in Washington marking the 70th anniversary of the US-NATO military alliance he
20 killed in Pak suicide blast
At least 20 people were killed and 48 wounded Friday by a powerful suicide blast apparently targeting the Shia Hazara ethnic minority at a crowded fruit market in Pakistan’s Quetta city, officials said.
Sexual harassment at edn institutions alarming
Incidents of sexual harassment in educational institutions go unabated across the country as a High Court order issued in 2009 for installing a complaint committee at every institution is not being followed properly, allege educationists and rights activists.
FIREFIGHTING Govt plans to amend rules
The government has decided to amend the Fire Prevention and Fighting Rules 2014 to relax major safety clauses under pressure from apparel and knitwear factory owners.
Bhutan positive about BBIN MVA: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said Bhutan is positive about implementing the stalled BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal) Motor Vehicle Agreement in a regulated way balancing the environment.
Hasan for expansion of Ctg metropolitan and corporation areas
Information minister Hasan Mahmud on Friday underlined the importance of expansion of both metropolitan and corporation areas considering the need of time and significance.
Assange arrested in London
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s nearly seven-year hideout in Ecuador’s London embassy abruptly ended Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him ahead of possible extradition to the United States.
Sudan army topples president Bashir
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir was ousted by the army on Thursday, brought down by months of anti-government protests against his three decades of iron-fisted rule.