News Asia: The man who gunned down rock icon John Lennon nearly 38 years ago failed in his tenth try to win freedom from a prison sentence that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life, New York prison authorities said on Thursday (Aug 23). A state board denied parole for Mark…
UNB: More than 10,000 new private passenger cars were pressed into service in Dhaka in the first seven months of the current year. Statistics available with Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) showed that number of newly registered private car stood at 10,160 in Dhaka during January-July period of this year. On an average, 47 new…
BBC: Britain’s two new aircraft carriers are leviathans and an extraordinary feat of British engineering. Standing on board, it’s hard not to be impressed by the sheer scale. Inside the labyrinth of passageways – wider and more spacious than those on the older US Nimitz-class carriers – you’ll find a chapel, a hospital and five…
Desk Report: BNP on Thursday warned of putting up a strong resistance against the government’s preparation to hold another lopsided election, reports the daily observer. “We would like to clearly say people will surely resist any move to hold a unilateral election like the January-5 one. You (govt) think people will sit idle when you’ll…
BSS: Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, MP, hope that all political parties will participate in the upcoming national polls. He called upon to the intending Awami League (AL) candidates to start their campaign in respective constituency for the national polls. He expects that all political parties including the BNP would participate in…
The Tech Crunch: The Russian weapons manufacturer Kalahsnikov, best known for making the AK-47 machine gun, has unveiled a fleet of electric and hybrid cars, buggies and motorcycles this week — including an electric vehicle that the company says will rival Tesla. While it’s a noble goal to take competitive aim at the world’s most…
Channelnewsasia: Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakse’s chief of staff was indicted Friday (Aug 24) for embezzling millions of dollars from a state insurance firm. A new court set up to investigate major corruption began its work by hearing the case against Rajapakse’s top aide Gamini Senarath and three others accused of siphoning off 500…
Reuters: Russia is preparing for President Vladimir Putin to visit Saudi Arabia after he received an invitation from Saudi King Salman, agencies cited Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Friday. The visit will happen at a time depending on Putin’s schedule, Bogdanov was quoted as saying. He did not say what the talks…
NDTV: Sweden released a handbook of its “feminist foreign policy” Thursday for rights groups and foreign governments, showcasing lessons from the Scandinavian nation’s flagship approach to promoting women’s rights globally. The manual, published on the government’s website in English weeks before a September 9 general election, is derived from four years of work to place…
NDTV: A nine-year-old Buddhist novice has died after a beating by a Thai monk who allegedly battered him with a stick and slammed his head against a pillar, officials said Friday. Monk Suphachai Suthiyano, 64, flew into a rage during a prayer session last weekend when the young disciple disrupted the ceremony with his “playful”…