Bangladesh left-wing veteran dies in suspcious fire
Dhaka - A veteran of Bangladesh's left-wing political scene, Nurul Islam, 68, died at Dhaka's Combined Military Hospital Thursday, a day after he sustained critical burns in a mysterious fire at his apartment in the capital, officials at the hospital...
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European Parliament gives Dalai Lama rapturous welcome
Brussels - The 14th Dalai Lama called for warm-heartedness and mutual trust Thursday, and rejected claims that he is seeking to separate his homeland of Tibet from China, in a speech that received a standing ovation from the European Parliament in ...
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Report: US in bid to declare former Pakistani spies terrorists
Islamabad - The US authorities are seeking to have four former officers of Pakistan's premier spy agency, including its former chief, declared as international terrorists, a media report claimed on Thursday. The Foreign Ministry in Islamabad had refe...
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Germany investigates war crimes suspect found in phone book
Dortmund, Germany - German prosecutors are studying war crimes allegations against an 89-year-old man alleged to have massacred an estimated 60 Jewish prisoners in Austria near the end of the Second World War, they said Thursday. An Austrian universi...
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Thai King misses birthday speech for first time in decades
Bangkok - Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Thursday did not show up to deliver his annual birthday-eve speech at Chitralada Palace for the first time in decades. He will turn 81 on Friday. His daughter, Princes Maha Chakkri Sirinthorn, said the king w...
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