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Bangladesh’s Supreme Court halted the release of opposition leader on bail, deepening a political crisis ahead of a national election due in December. The top justices suspended a lower court’s decision to grant Zia bail until...

Myanmar has said that it is willing to take back less than 400 Rohingya refugees out of the 8,000 who have said they would voluntarily return to their home country from Bangladesh. These figures are minute...

Billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller, former head of Chase Manhattan Corp and patriarch of one of the most famous and influential American families, has died,  a family spokesman said. He was 101. Rockefeller, who reportedly gave away...

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group is in talks to sell some or its entire 25 percent stake in Hilton Grand Vacations Inc (HGV.N), the timeshare business spun off last year from Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT.N). HNA would...

A controversial Sri Lankan opposition legislator on 22nd March said that US authorities; prevented him from taking a flight to Texas from Moscow. He was on his way to carry out his duties an observer for...

Sri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks. At least two people were killed in clashes in early March when Sinhalese Buddhists, angered by a killing of a driver, attacked mosques and...

One of Nepal’s last known dancing bears that were recently rescued has died after being transferred to a zoo, an animal rights activist said on Wednesday, blaming the death on “negligence”. The two sloth bears were...

This March, Smile Train – the international children’s charity which empowers local medical professionals to provide free cleft repair surgery and comprehensive cleft care to children around the world – is celebrating creating their 500,000th smile...

Deeply conservative Pakistan has long had a strict philosophy regarding the masculinity of males, who are often expected to be austere with flamboyant styling to be avoided. Business savvy Entrepreneurs operating in urban centres have latched...

India is in mourning today, following the death of one of their most coveted showbiz entertainment goddesses. Sridevi Kapoor, who has starred in over three-hundred Bollywood films throughout her glittering career – which spanned a remarkable...