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BANGKOK (Reuters) — Thai PM proposes referendum on her future as protesters prepare big push Reuters. Thai prime minister pleads for end to protests Associated Press At least one killed as Thai anti-government protests turn violent Reuters Thai protesters occupy Finance Ministry in bid to oust government Reuters Thai protesters call for nationwide uprising Associated […]
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG — Vilikazi Street in Soweto was quiet after the announcement of the death of Nelson Mandela — until a parade of African National Congress (ANC) members dressed colorfully in yellow, green and black marched past their former leader’s home singing old struggle songs and praising his life’s work. It’s been a common sight since […]
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Saturday began preparations to host US President Barack Obama and other world leaders eager to pay their respects to Nelson Mandela during 10 days of mourning for the anti-apartheid icon. On Friday President Jacob Zuma announced the mourning period for Mandela, the founding father of modern South Africa and its first […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (nsnewswire) — Bangladeshi political parties should engage immediately in constructive dialogue to find a way forward to hold elections that are free, fair, and credible, and that reflects the will of the Bangladeshi people, said Deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf during daily press briefing in Washington on Dec. 6, 2013. QUESTION: […]
Read MoreFormer South African President Nelson Mandela has died at age 95 of complications from a recurring lung infection. The anti-apartheid leader and Nobel laureate was a beloved figure around the world, a symbol of reconciliation from a country with a brutal history of racism. Mandela was released from prison in 1990 after nearly 30 years […]
Read Moreআগামীকাল ৫ ডিসেম্বর গণতন্ত্রের মানসপুত্র, উপমহাদেশের বরেণ্য রাজনৈতিক নেতা হোসেন শহীদ সোহরাওয়ার্দীর মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী। ১৯৬৩ সালের এই দিনে লেবাননের বৈরুতের এক হোটেল কে নিঃসঙ্গ অবস্থায় তিনি শেষ নিঃশ্বাস ত্যাগ করেন। যথাযোগ্য মর্যাদায় অবিসংবাদিত এই নেতার মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী পালন উপলে বাংলাদেশ আওয়ামী লীগের প থেকে আগামীকাল ৫ ডিসেম্বর বৃহস্পতিবার সকাল ৯টায় বাংলাদেশ হাইকোর্ট সংলগ্ন মরহুম হোসেন শহীদ সোহরাওয়ার্দীর […]
Read MoreBEIJING — China successfully launched a lunar probe into space Monday morning, on a two-week journey to deliver a robotic rover to the surface of the moon. The mission marks China’s first attempt at soft-landing a spacecraft on an extra-terrestrial body, and could benefit future plans to land Chinese astronauts on the moon. A Long […]
Read MoreROME, Nov 28.(nsnewswire) — Having spent months manufacturing procedural delays or conjuring political melodrama in hopes of saving himself, Silvio Berlusconi on Wednesday could no longer stave off the inevitable: Italy’s Senate resoundingly stripped him of his parliamentary seat, a dramatic and humiliating expulsion, even as other potential troubles await him. Before the vote, Italian […]
Read MoreDhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh’s January 5 election could be postponed, organisers said, after more deadly violence Wednesday between security forces and supporters of opposition parties which are threatening to boycott the polls. Bangladesh to hold election on January 5, opposition likely to object Reuters Bangladesh to hold election on January 5, opposition protests Reuters Bombs […]
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