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Putin urges all sides in Ukraine to end military hostilities

MOSCOW, Feb.3 (Xinhua/NsNewsWire) — Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed concern with the situation in eastern Ukraine and urged the conflicting parties to end military hostilities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. “The president is very concerned with how the situation is unfolding in Donbas amid incessant fighting and is calling on all the sides in […]

Egypt deports Al-Jazeera jailed Australian reporter

CAIRO, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Egypt decided to deport jailed reporter Peter Greste back to his native Australia, Egypt’s state news agency MENA reported on Sunday. The Foreign Ministry coordinated with the Australian Embassy in Cairo, and Greste was supposed to depart for Sydney this afternoon, the source added, reports Xinhua. Greste, together with Egyptian […]

Bangladesh in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Strengths, weaknesses and key players

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh will be one of the six representatives from Asia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. This time they are going into this mega event without much expectation, probably because of the conditions Down Under. Still, owing to their expertise in giant killing, Bangladesh will be an interesting side to […]

China to speed up agri modernization through reforms, innovations

EIJING, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — China will step up reforms and innovation to speed up agricultural modernization in 2015, according to a key policy document released by the Party and government on Sunday. As the Chinese economy, under the “new normal,” shifts from high-speed to medium-to-high-speed growth, it has become a key issue to continue […]

Bangladesh’s forex reserves reach 22.04 bln USD in January

DHAKA, Feb. 2 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves reached 22.04 billion U.S. dollars at the end of January, the country’s central bank said Sunday. A Bangladesh Bank spokesman who declined to be named said that foreign exchange reserves stood at 22,042.30 million U.S. dollars in February after reaching 22,309.80 million U.S. dollars in January, […]

Pakistan, Afghanistan boost security cooperation to counter militant groups

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — Pakistan and Afghanistan have significantly increased bilateral collaboration as the previous traditional blame game had badly hindered their efforts to effectively deal with militant groups. Military commanders and security officials are now regularly consulting to mutually share intelligence and coordinate security operations on their respective sides of the border. Afghan […]

Violence claims 108 lives in Karachi in one month

ISLAMABAD, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — Over 108 people have been killed in separate incidents of target killings based on political, personal and religious enmities in Pakistan‘s southern port city of Karachi during the month of January, officials said. Karachi police issued a reported Friday saying that 18 policemen, two paramilitary troops and fiver doctors were […]

Fire at Bangladesh Plastics Factory Kills at Least 13

DHAKA, Feb. 1 (NsNewsWire) — A fire swept through a plastic packaging factory on Saturday night in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, killing at least 13 people, a fire department official said. Fire department official Mohammed Farhaduzzaman said the fire was brought under control by late Saturday night and a search was under way for more victims. […]

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 […]