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Chinese president arrives in Islamabad for state visit

ISLAMABAD, April 20 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Monday for his first state visit to Pakistan, a South Asian neighbor that Beijing has long described as an “iron friend.” Xi’s trip is expected to focus on strengthening bilateral ties and advancing the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a planned network of […]

2016 U.S. presidential race likely to be showdown between two families

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) — As many in and outside the U.S. have anticipated, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton finally said “Yes, I am running for president” on Sunday. With rich experience on the political stage that could attest to her leadership skills and unrivaled popularity among all possible Democratic candidates, Clinton is most […]

Bangladesh executes Islamist party leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman convicted of war crimes

Bangladesh on Saturday night executed Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, an Islamist party leader convicted of war crimes, which is the second execution for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The death sentence of the war crimes accused Kamaruzzaman, assistant secretary general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, was executed days after an Appellate […]

Bangladesh: Suspend Death Sentence of War Crimes Accused

(New York) – The Bangladesh Supreme Court’s rejection on April 6, 2015, of the death penalty review petition for Muhammed Kamaruzzaman permits his imminent execution despite a seriously flawed trial, Human Rights Watch said today. Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islaami party, was convicted of war crimes committed during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence. The authorities […]

Jamaat calls strike for Tuesday, Wednesday

DHAKA, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party has called a 48-hour strike strike from Tuesday morning after an apex court bench Monday morning upheld its previous verdict on its leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, rejecting his plea for reviewing death penalty for crimes against humanity during the country’s war of independence in 1971. The declaration was […]

Bangladeshi Islamist loses final appeal against death sentence

DHAKA, April 6 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s highest court has rejected a final appeal by an Islamist leader to overturn his death sentence for atrocities committed during the 1971 independence war, clearing the last legal hurdle to his execution. The review petition is “dismissed”, Chief Justice S.K. Sinha ruled at the Supreme Court, upholding Mohammad Kamaruzzaman’s […]

Nigeria’s next president: Muhammadu Buhari beats Goodluck Jonathan

Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission has declared opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari the winner of Nigeria’s presidential election. Buhari, a retired major general, defeated incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan by about 2 million votes. Earlier, Jonathan phoned Buhari on Tuesday to concede defeat. The outgoing president also issued a written statement to his nation. […]

Another Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death

DHAKA, March 30 (Xinhua) — Unknown assailants on Monday morning hacked another Bangladeshi blogger to death in the capital city of Dhaka. On Feb. 26 night, Unknown assailants hacked blogger Abhijit Roy to death also in Dhaka. A Dhaka Metropolitan Police official said blogger Washiqur Rahman died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital where he was […]

Three journalists detained while covering protests in the Maldives

DHAKA, March 30 (NsNewsWire) — International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Maldives Journalists Association (MJA) strongly condemns the arrest and detention of three journalists while covering the opposition demonstration on the nights of March 24 and 25, 2015 in Male, the capital of the Maldives. The IFJ calls on the Maldivian government to immediately […]