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New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles

By Alex Dobuzinskis (Reuters) – The New York Times, in its first front-page editorial in nearly a century, on Saturday called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the California shooting massacre this week that left 14 people dead. The newspaper’s editorial comes three days after Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married […]

US victim laments attacks on free speech in Bangladesh

WASHINGTON (AP) — An American-Bangladeshi writer who survived a machete attack by Muslim extremists that killed her husband raised alarm Tuesday about rising intimidation and violence against freedom of expression in the troubled South Asian country. Rafida Bonya Ahmed starkly described a sequence of gruesome assaults on secular bloggers, writers and publishers that has left […]

Hollande’s approval ratings climb sharply after Paris attacks: poll

PARIS, Dec. 2 (NsNewsWire) — A poll published Tuesday showed French President Francois Hollande since the Paris terror attacks gained an approval ratings boost at 35 percent, his best rating since October 2012. The TNS Sofres-One Point survey in Le Figaro magazine showed Hollande’s handling of the Nov. 13 attacks boosted his popularity by 20 […]

Russia unveils sanctions list against Turkey

MOSCOW, Dec. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Russia’s government on Tuesday approved a resolution listing detailed sanctions against Turkey in response to last week’s downing of a Russian warplane near the Syrian-Turkish border, reports Xinhua. The resolution, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, bans from Jan. 1 imports of foodstuffs, including poultry meat, a variety of fresh, […]

Bangladesh: Lurching from secularism to sectarian terror?

By Sabir Mustafa Editor, BBC Bengali DHAKA, Dec. 1 (NsNewsWire) — The recent killings of atheist bloggers in Bangladesh have raised concerns about freedom of speech and shrinking space for secularist thoughts. But increasingly, Bangladesh appears to be heading down a new and even more dangerous road. Recent attacks on Shia Muslims and death threats […]

Khaleda Zia gets bail, next hearing Dec. 28

DHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has granted bail to ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a case filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Judge Aminul Isalm of the Special Judge’s Court Monday granted bail to Khaleda Zia in Niko graft case after she appeared before the court to seek bail. […]

Interview: BRICS media should collaborate to break Western hegemony in news reportin

BRASILIA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Media outlets from BRICS countries must foster initiatives to break Western hegemony in news reporting, a senior official from Brazil’s public broadcaster told Xinhua in a recent interview. Andre Barbosa, executive director for external relations with Brazil’s state-owned radio and TV operator EBC, also said efforts should be made within […]

Bangladesh’s Robi revenue up 6.7 % in 3Qs

DHAKA, Nov. 30 (NsNewsWire) — Robi Axiata Limited, a joint venture between Axiata Group Berhad of Malaysia and NTT DoCoMo Inc. of Japan, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2015. During the first nine months of 2015, according to a statement of the operator received here on Monday, it […]

Bangladeshi ex-PM Khaleda to appear before court Monday

DHAKA, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) — Bangladeshi ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia will appear before a court in capital Dhaka on Monday in a case filed by the country’s anti-graft body. Khaleda Zia will appear before the Special Judge’s Court-9 at about 11:30 a.m. (local time) on Monday and seek bail in the graft case filled for […]