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Sabbir, Nasir key fielders for Bangladesh

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (N sNewsWire)– Sabbir Rahman and Nasir Hossain have the ability to bolster Bangladesh’s overall fielding in the World Cup, according to the team’s fielding coach Richard Halsall. Bangladesh have not been the most energetic of fielding sides over the last two decades and while basic techniques have improved, the side has relied […]

Romney considering 3rd run for White House

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — In a move that surprised his most loyal supporters and former staff, Mitt Romney told several donors Friday he is seriously considering a third run for the White House. It’s a dramatic shift for the 2012 Republican presidential nominee after months of insisting his career in politics is over, reports […]

Authorities hunt most wanted woman in France; fears of new terror attack

France, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) –French police forces continued Saturday the intense manhunt for the wife of one of the terrorists who was killed after taking hostages the day before at a kosher grocery store in Paris. Hayat Boumeddiene, who is suspected of being involved in the killing of a policewoman in a Paris suburb on […]

BJP chief clears the air on making phone-call to Bangladeshi ex-PM

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah has cleared the air on making a telephone call to Bangladeshi-ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. “No, no, no …. This is a fake news. I have no any contact outside,” Shah was quoted as saying by Bangladeshi private television channel Ekattor while he replied […]

Chinese nuclear physicist receives nation’s top science award

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese nuclear physicist Yu Min who was behind the country’s first successful hydrogen bomb test won China’s top science and technology accolade on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the award to Yu, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at an annual ceremony held to honor the most […]

Muslims condemn Paris massacre at Bangladesh’s mini-Hajj

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWirw) — Muslims attending one of the world’s largest religious gatherings joined the chorus of condemnation Friday over the deadly attack on a French satirical weekly, saying the killings ran contrary to the tenets of Islam. Bangladesh’s Biswa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation, is the world’s second largest Islamic gathering after the […]

Bomb hurled at Bangladeshi law minister’s house

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Miscreants have hurled bomb at the house of the Bangladeshi Law Minister Anisul Huq’s house in capital Dhaka on Friday night. A security personnel was slightly injured in the bomb blast that took place around 8:00 p.m. local time, said a Dhaka Metropolitan Police office who preferred to be unnamed. […]

Cai Mingzhao appointed as president of Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Cai Mingzhao, former director of the State Council Information Office, was appointed as president of Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday. The appointment was announced by Pan Ligang, deputy head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, repots Xinhua. At Xinhua’s headquarters in Beijing, Pan […]

China extends deep condolences to victims in Paris terror attack

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China strongly condemns the deadly attack in Paris and mourns for the victims. He expressed sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured. Hong Lei said China firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and supports the efforts made by France to safeguard domestic security. […]