Bangladesh’s hopes for a free, fair, and peaceful election are dead. The result is already known. But certainty over the ballot means only uncertainty for the future of the country. A boycott of the controversial poll by almost all opposition parties has resulted in 154 seats in the 300-member parliament already decided in walkovers, the […]

Defying the countrywide dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by an Islamist party protesting the execution of its leader convicted of war crimes, thousands of Bangladesh businessmen staged white flag rallies calling for a ” peaceful business environment.” The decision to stage white flag rallies in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country was made at a recent […]

Qunu, South Africa (CNN) — With 95 candles glowing in the background to mark each year of his life, thousands of mourners gathered to say goodbye to Nelson Mandela on Sunday at a funeral in his beloved boyhood village of Qunu. Mandela died on December 5 after a recurring lung infection and declining health. Crowds […]

As protests continue against government that replaced him, Abhisit Vejjajiva is accused over deaths during 2010 uprising Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s opposition leader and previous prime minister, has been formally charged with murder in a development that has the potential to further inflame protests by his supporters demanding the resignation of the current government. Abhisit stands […]

SOWETO, South Africa — For a day, the world came to Nelson Mandela’s adopted hometown. There were celebrities: Bono, Naomi Campbell, Charlize Theron. There were kings-in-waiting: Crown Prince Haakon of Norway and Crown Prince Felipe of Spain. There were more presidents and prime ministers than at just about any other setting outside a United Nations […]

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday refused demands by anti-government protesters to resign ahead of upcoming elections, urging them to abandon their “people’s revolution”. Related Stories Thai PM offers elections as opposition MPs quit en masse AFP Thai king appeals for stability after violent protests AFP Thai protest leader calls for last chance protest […]