Upbeat voters brave cold in Bangladeshs mini general elections on December 30, 2015DHAKA: Even octogenarian Shamsuddin braved the cold to exercise his right to vote. With the support of his family members, Shamsuddin, who uses a single name, came to a polling center to cast his ballot for an aspiring mayor from the party he supports. “I’m glad to have the opportunity to exercise my right to […]
Israel returns Palestinian ex-hunger striker to detention without trial on September 16, 2015JERUSALEM: Israel returned a Palestinian security detainee to prison on Wednesday after deeming him sufficiently recovered in hospital from a 65-day hunger strike that he began to protest being held without trial.A relative said Mohammed Allan was resuming his fast now that he was again in custody. Allan ended his hunger strike last month after […]
Ethnic minorities in Myanmar seek greater representation in next parliament on September 4, 2015YANGON: Ethnic minorities in Myanmar are seeking greater representation in the next elected parliament in 2016, saying that their nominees will not limit themselves to contesting only ethnic minority constituencies, an official report said Friday. The Nationalities Brotherhood Federation (NBF), a coalition of 23 ethnic political parties, is sending 710 candidates to contest in the […]
President Xi to deliver speech at V-Day parade on September 1, 2015BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a speech Thursday morning before the V-Day military parade as part of China’s commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.The commemoration will start at 10:00am. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military […]
Sri Lankan president vows to continue fight against corruption on September 1, 2015COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has insisted that the fight against corruption will continue in the island nation even as a new united government began work on Tuesday.Addressing the Sri Lankan parliament which convened for the first time after the Aug. 17 parliamentary elections, Sirisena said he will continue the work that he had […]