Myanmar asks India to return 8 police who fled across border
Authorities in Myanmar have asked India to return several police officers who have sought refuge to avoid taking orders from a military junta that seized power in the Southeast Asian country last month, an official in northeast India said on Saturday.
Published on Mar 06 2021  

Myanmar protesters ready for confrontation after bloodiest post-coup unrest
Protesters in Myanmar prepared for more demonstrations against junta rule on Monday, defying a crackdown a day earlier that killed at least 18 people in the bloodiest violence since the military seized power one month ago.
Published on Mar 01 2021  

Bangladesh to deploy police at camps abandoned by army in Chittagong Hill Tracts
The government will deploy police personnel at the camps abandoned by soldiers in Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Published on Mar 01 2021  

Prison death protesters face charges of attempted murder after clashes with police
The police have charged seven people with attempted murder in clashes with law enforcers during protests over the prison death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed.
Published on Feb 27 2021  

Police club, teargas protesters in Dhaka over writer Mushtaq’s death in jail
The police have clashed with protesters who marched towards Shahbagh in Dhaka over the death of writer Mushtaq Ahmed in jail after his arrest in a case under the Digital Security Act.
Published on Feb 27 2021  

Five die as bus, truck collide in Sirajganj
At least five people have died in a road accident in Kamarkhand Upazila in Sirajganj. The crash also left 15 passengers of the bus injured on Tuesday.
Published on Feb 23 2021  

Gatherings banned in Basurhat as AL factions call rallies after deadly clashes
The local administration has imposed a ban on gatherings at Basurhat municipality in Noakhali’s Companyganj Upazila as two Awami League factions called near-simultaneous rallies at the same venue after deadly clashes.
Published on Feb 22 2021  

Six dead after bus, truck collide in Bogura
At least six people have been killed and 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Bogura's Sherpur.
Published on Feb 21 2021  

Myanmar protester dies after 10 days on life support; pressure on army grows
A young woman protester in Myanmar who was shot in the head last week as police dispersed a crowd died on Friday, her brother said, the first death among opponents of a Feb 1 coup from two weeks of demonstrations across the country.
Published on Feb 19 2021  

Postcard from Peru: Why the morality plays inside The Times won’t stop
In 2012, when The New York Times was panicked about its financial future, this newspaper went into the travel business. It began selling “Times Journeys,” on which an expert beat reporter would be your guide to Berlin or the Galápagos Islands.
Published on Feb 15 2021  

US condemns executions of Turks in northern Iraq
The United States on Sunday condemned the killing of 13 kidnapped Turkish citizens in northern Iraq, after Turkish officials said they were executed by militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).
Published on Feb 15 2021  

Videos turn Eugene Goodman into a reluctant hero in the Capitol attack
Among the harrowing images presented during the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, one video stood out: a police officer sprinting toward a United States senator to warn of the angry mob nearby.
Published on Feb 12 2021  

Myanmar anti-coup protests resume despite bloodshed
Protesters returned to the streets of Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday after the most violent day yet in demonstrations against a coup that halted a tentative transition to democracy under elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Published on Feb 10 2021  

Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel
Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125 people unaccounted for after a part of a glacier broke away, setting off a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley.
Published on Feb 08 2021  

Non-Kuwaitis barred from entering country
Kuwait civil aviation said on Sunday that non-Kuwaitis would not be permitted to enter the country as of Feb. 7, with a few exceptions, the authority said in a tweet, as the country seeks to curb coronavirus infections.
Published on Feb 08 2021  

India survey finds a quarter of children may have COVID antibodies, more than average
More than a quarter of Indian children aged between 10 and 17 may have already contracted COVID-19, according to a government serological survey released on Thursday, higher than the 21.5% of the overall population found to have been infected.
Published on Feb 04 2021  

Myanmar military allays coup fears, says it will protect constitution
Myanmar's military on Saturday said it would protect and abide by the constitution and act according to law, in a move that could allay concerns in the country that the armed forces might attempt to seize power.
Published on Jan 30 2021  

UN voices alarm about Myanmar after military threats, coup fears
The United Nations and Western governments voiced alarm on Friday over threats by Myanmar's military that have stirred fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent.
Published on Jan 29 2021  

Military threats, coup fears overshadow Myanmar parliament opening
Myanmar members of parliament are set to take up their seats on Monday as escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military stirs fears of a coup in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent.
Published on Jan 29 2021