Russia Today: An execution in Saudi Arabia has again caused a media stir after a man was beheaded and crucified in Mecca for murder, robbery and rape. It comes amid a human rights spat between the ultra-conservative kingdom and Canada. The Myanmar man was convicted of killing a woman and other crimes, the state-run Saudi…
Reuters: More crimes against humanity were committed in Burundi in 2017 and 2018, whipped up by rhetoric from top officials including President Pierre Nkurunziza, a U.N. human rights report said on Wednesday. Burundi has tried and failed to stop the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, set up by the U.N. Human Rights Council in…
Reuters: A stronger dollar combined with a slump in the Chinese currency pushed gold down to the weakest in nearly 17 months on Friday and some analysts expect further downside. Spot gold was unchanged at $1,207.56 an ounce at 0941 GMT, after earlier dropping to its lowest since March 15 last year at $1,204. For…
Hindustan Times: A 27-year-old man in a village in Pataudi killed himself on a live web stream on Monday evening following an altercation with his wife who left home along with their two kids. According to police, Jatoli resident Amit Chauhan began a live Facebook video shortly after his wife walked out around 7pm, and…
DOT Desk: The extended term of reserved women’s seat at the parliament has been challenged at court, reports The Daily Star. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed a petition with the High Court yesterday against the constitutional amendment that extended their term to 25 years. Advocate Akond prayed for a rule upon the…
Reuters: A road accident caused a large explosion and a fire near Bologna airport in northern Italy on Monday, police said, and local media reported some people had been injured. Police said they had closed off the motorway where the crash took place as well as the surrounding area in Borgo Panigale, on the outskirts…
Reuters: Italy will negotiate with the European Commission over next year’s budget, defending its interests but not be “foolish” in its demands, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Wednesday. “We will negotiate with the European Commission with a serious, reasonable and courageous programme that will protect our interests,” Conte told a news conference. “We will…
Abrar Hussain: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to visit Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar on July 2 to observe the refugee situation on the ground and the UN agencies’ engagement firsthand, reports UNB. Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Bangladesh on July 1. On April 6, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina invited the UN Secretary-General to…
By Ashik Kabir In what agony we should react when a father finds his daughter’s dead body after being raped and killed by predators. It has happened in our country, it will be happening again in our society until and unless, we don’t change our mindset. In a country like ours, women are always suppressed…
Thomas B Edsall/The New York Times How you see the role of men and women at work and at home has become an integral element of contemporary political conflict. Until recently, most of the attention has been focused on partisan evaluations of problems confronting women. A 2017 Pew Research report found, for example, that by…