• Extra-judicial murder: A welcome move by the high court
  • Worrying indeed
  • Targeted massacre of minorities in Assam
  • Ensure wages before Eid
  • Please get us Banglamoti rice
  • An evening with PM Sheikh Hasina
  • Bhawaiya on verge of extinction
  • Akram Khan upset over NBC Olympic ceremony snub
  • JS panel to recommend fish export ban
  • BB restricts banks’ land, floor space purchase
  • The war criminals of 1971 and ‘the banality of evil’
  • Golden-boy Phelps turns silvery
  • SLPL still uncertain for Tigers
  • Blackout hits 300m in northern India
  • Indian court convicts 22 for Gujarat murders
  • Nizami, Mujahid, Sayedee charged for Faruk’s murder
  • Master plan implementation stressed to save haors
  • 3 people killed in city
  • Hasina offers joint cabinet, Khaleda says no
  • PM asks WB to prove Padma graft charge
  • Guidelines for safe disposal of CFLs not yet framed
  • Fresh edn ministry meeting fails to end BUET stalemate
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Blackout hits 300m in northern India

A massive power cut blackedout a vast swathe of northern India Monday, leaving more than 300 million people without power in the worst outage in over a decade, officials said. Full story

Indian court convicts 22 for Gujarat murders

An Indian court convicted 22 people on Monday over the massacre of 11 Muslims during religious rioting in the western state of Gujarat that left more than 2,000 dead in 2002. Another 61 people were acquitted for lack... Full story

Picking Sarah Palin for VP was ‘a mistake’: Cheney

Dick Cheney has some advice for Mitt Romney on choosing a running mate: Don’t pick another Sarah Palin, ABC News reported on Monday. In his first interview since receiving a heart transplant in March, Cheney told ABC... Full story

NASA rover closing in on Mars to hunt for life clues

NASA’s Mars rover was on its final approach to the red planet on Sunday, heading toward a mountain that may hold clues about whether life has ever existed on Mars, officials said. Full story

US wasted $206m on Iraq police training: watchdog

The United States wasted some $206 million on building facilities for a now-downsized Iraqi police training programme which a top official termed ‘useless,’ an audit by a US watchdog released Monday said. Full story

29 Hindu devotees killed in India road crash

At least 29 Hindu devotees were killed Monday when their truck collided head on with another vehicle in the northern Indian state of Haryana as they returned from a shrine, the police said. Full story

Afghan construction way behind schedule

A new US government report has found major reconstruction projects in Afghanistan are so behind schedule they will not yield results before most combat troops leave, The Washington Post said Monday. Full story

Islamists in north Mali stone unwed couple to death

Islamists occupying the northern Mali town of Aguelhok stoned an unmarried couple to death in front of about 200 people on Sunday, two local government officials said. ‘I was there. The Islamists took the unmarried... Full story

Three dead as storm lashes Philippines

At least three people were killed and millions were left without power Monday as Tropical Storm Saola turned into a typhoon, bringing heavy rains to large parts of the Philippines, the government said. Full story

4 sentenced to death for Iran’s biggest bank fraud

A Tehran court has sentenced to death four people convicted in Iran’s biggest-ever banking scandal, according to the national chief prosecutor on Monday, quoted by the official news agency IRNA. Full story

Israeli troops kill Palestinian

Israeli soldiers shot dead one Palestinian and wounded two others early Monday at a checkpoint near East Jerusalem, Palestinian medical and security sources said. The victim, 40-year-old Akram Dair from a village... Full story

Nepal election commission rules out Nov polls

Nepal’s Election Commission said Monday it lacked a legal framework to hold elections promised for November — threatening a long delay that could push the country deeper into political turmoil. Full story

Anti-Putin punks declare innocence

Three members of an all-girl punk band voiced regret Monday for causing offence when they played an anti-Vladimir Putin song in Russia’s top Orthodox cathedral, but said at their trial they were innocent of their charges. Full story


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