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China takes UN Security Council helm with eye to marking 70th anniversaries

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 4 (NsNewsWire) — China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Liu Jieyi who just assumed the rotating presidency of the Security Council for the month of February, announced on Tuesday a special commemorative debate in the 15-nation council for Feb. 23 to be chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. “The council […]

Bangladesh petrol bomb attack leaves seven dead

DHAKA, Feb. 3 (NsNewsWire) — At least seven people have been burned to death and 15 others injured, some seriously, in a petrol bomb attack on a bus in eastern Bangladesh. Police said the bus had been full of sleeping passengers when it was attacked near the town of Chauddagram, reports BBC. It is the […]

Bangladesh opposition says leader’s Internet, electricity cut

DHAKA, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladeshi opposition activists accused the government of cutting the power, Internet and cable connections at their leader’s office on Saturday to pressure her into calling off a strike after days of violent anti-government protests. The disconnections were reported soon after the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), led by Khaleda, called […]

Beijing to build Universal Studios

BEIJING, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Construction on a Universal Studios theme park will begin in Beijing’s east suburban district of Tongzhou this year, district director Yue Peng said in a work report. The Beijing Universal Studios was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in September 2014 and is expected to be completed in […]

WMS Global Awards for Excellence 2014 ceremony

BEIJING, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) — The World Media Summit (WMS) Global Awards for Excellence 2014 was held in Beijing on Tuesday. The Al Jazeera English programme 101 East received the public welfare accolade for Exemplary News Teams in Developing Countries; and Sainath Palagummi from the India-based newspaper The Hindu won the Award for Exemplary News […]

Bangladesh charges opposition chief with instigating attack on bus

DHAKA, Jan. 27 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh police have formally charged Begum Khaleda Zia, head of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) with instigating a petrol bomb attack on a passenger bus, a senior police official said on Sunday. Police said 29 people suffered burns in the incident on Friday and nine passengers are in critical […]

Party discipline inspection unveils officials’ misconduct

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (NsNewsWire) — The discipline watchdog of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has noted collusion of businessmen and government officials among prominent issues uncovered in the second round of discipline inspections for 2014. Other high-profile issues included corruptions of officials with good ability, severe corrupt acts by low-rank officials, and buying and […]

Bangladesh’s opposition alliance enforces 36-hour non-stop strike

DHAKA, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — Ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s 20-party opposition alliance has enforced a 36-hour non-stop nationwide strike from (today) Sunday morning amid its ongoing blockade campaign that entered 20th day. The alliance Saturday called the nationwide strike in protest against the government’s plan for electricity price hike. Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) […]

News Analysis: How Europe to turn resolve into action on anti-terrorist strike

BRUSSELS, Jan. 25 (NsNewsWire) — The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last week marked a watershed moment, triggering political leaders to take to the street to express their resolve in fighting terrorism. Some experts’ perspectives are that the European reaction in the next stage will definitely not be as simple as the word “fight,” as […]