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BJP chief clears the air on making phone-call to Bangladeshi ex-PM

DHAKA, Jan. 11 (NsNewsWire) — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief Amit Shah has cleared the air on making a telephone call to Bangladeshi-ex-Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. “No, no, no …. This is a fake news. I have no any contact outside,” Shah was quoted as saying by Bangladeshi private television channel Ekattor while he replied […]

Chinese nuclear physicist receives nation’s top science award

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese nuclear physicist Yu Min who was behind the country’s first successful hydrogen bomb test won China’s top science and technology accolade on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping presented the award to Yu, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, at an annual ceremony held to honor the most […]

Muslims condemn Paris massacre at Bangladesh’s mini-Hajj

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWirw) — Muslims attending one of the world’s largest religious gatherings joined the chorus of condemnation Friday over the deadly attack on a French satirical weekly, saying the killings ran contrary to the tenets of Islam. Bangladesh’s Biswa Ijtema, or World Muslim Congregation, is the world’s second largest Islamic gathering after the […]

French Terror Suspects Dead at Both Locations, Officials Say

France, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — The French terror suspects are dead at both locations, according to the City Hall of Dammartin and the French ambassador to the U.S. And the hostage at Dammartin — held by two Charlie Hebdo attack suspects — is alive, the City Hall of Dammartin said, reports ABC news. The dramatic […]

Bomb hurled at Bangladeshi law minister’s house

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) — Miscreants have hurled bomb at the house of the Bangladeshi Law Minister Anisul Huq’s house in capital Dhaka on Friday night. A security personnel was slightly injured in the bomb blast that took place around 8:00 p.m. local time, said a Dhaka Metropolitan Police office who preferred to be unnamed. […]

Bangladesh clamps down on opposition amid violent clashes

DHAKA, Jan. 10 (NsNewsWire) – Bangladesh has stepped up a crackdown on the main opposition party, arresting its vice-president amid anti-government protests that have left seven dead and injured hundreds. A standoff between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, has worsened steadily since Monday, when protests […]

Cai Mingzhao appointed as president of Xinhua News Agency

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Cai Mingzhao, former director of the State Council Information Office, was appointed as president of Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday. The appointment was announced by Pan Ligang, deputy head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, repots Xinhua. At Xinhua’s headquarters in Beijing, Pan […]

China extends deep condolences to victims in Paris terror attack

BEIJING, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said China strongly condemns the deadly attack in Paris and mourns for the victims. He expressed sympathy to the bereaved families and the injured. Hong Lei said China firmly opposes all forms of terrorism and supports the efforts made by France to safeguard domestic security. […]

Rescuers to lift tail, retrieve more bodies in crashed AirAsia jet

JAKARTA, Jan. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Indonesia’s rescue chief said on Thursday his team will raise the tail of the ill-fated AirAsia QZ8501 flight plane out of water on Friday to retrieve the black box, while three more bodies were recovered on Thursday. The AirAsia Airbus A320-200 vanished from radar screens on Dec. 28 en route […]