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Cricket: Fastest ODI century ever as Black Caps beat West Indies

Jesse Ryder is back – but he was somehow overshadowed by a 23-year-old in his seventh one day international. Corey Anderson stroked a scarcely-believable innings of 131 not out in New Zealand’s win over the West Indies at Queenstown today, breaking the world record for the fastest ODI century, reports The New Zealand Herald. His […]

Thai police protest treatment by protesters

BANGKOK (AP) — Thai police staged a protest Monday to show their frustration after weeks of dealing with aggressive and often violent anti-government demonstrators, with officers saying that the order for them to show restraint has left them vulnerable and humiliated. About 500 police with family and friends gathered in a public square near the […]

U.S. disappointed as major Bangladesh parties fail to reach consensus

Washington, Dec. 31 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. has expressed its disappointment as Bangladesh’s major political parties have not yet reached a consensus on a way to hold free, fair, and credible elections. “We’re disappointed that the major political parties have not yet reached a consensus on a way to hold free, fair, and credible elections. We […]

Bangladesh court accepts homicide charge against 13 over deadly factory fire‏

A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka Tuesday gave a go-ahead for the trial of 13 people including the owner of a garment factory in a case filed for a late 2012 devastating fire that left 112 dead. On Dec. 22 charges were pressed against the owner of the garment factory, Delwar Hossain, and 12 others […]

Fresh clashes erupt in Bangladesh oppostion march

Tensions were running high across the Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Monday as ruling party’s women activists clashed with oppostion protestors. At about 11:00 a.m. local time hundreds of lawyers loyal to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party ( BNP) and its key ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party, marched on the main gate of the […]

One dead, dozens injured in march clashes in Bangladesh capital

One person died and dozens were injured as Bangladesh opposition men clashed with ruling party activists and law enforcers in capital Dhaka on Sunday. Clashes erupted in parts of the capital city as opposition men took to the streets to attend a march after rally slated for Sunday afternoon. An unidentified youth was found dead […]

Bangladesh’s armed police, ruling party supporters guard streets to foil opposition march

Thousands of anti-riot police and ruling party supporters were in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to foil the opposition march after rally in the city. Former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday night through a press conference urged people from all walks of life to join the march toward capital Dhaka on Dec. 29 […]

China loosens grip on one-child policy

DHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — China’s top legislative committee has formally approved a loosening of the country’s hugely controversial one-child policy and abolished “re-education through labour” camps, state media has reported. The decisions were taken by the standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp parliament, on Saturday at the conclusion of a […]

Nanded-Bangalore express catches fire in Andhra, 23 killed

DHAKA, Dec. 28 (NsNewsWire) — About two dozen passengers were charred to death in a major fire accident in Nanded-Bangalore express train near Kothacheru railway station in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh in India on Saturday morning. The fire occurred in D1 airconditioned compartment and the impact of the mishap was felt more on passengers […]