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Clashes over Bangladesh protest leave ’15 dead’

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 2, 20240

At least 15 people are reported to have been killed and more than 60 hurt after police and Islamist protesters clashed in the Bangladeshi capital,

Bangladesh building collapse toll tops 640

YoopyaMay 6, 2013September 2, 20240

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi police are investigating possible murder charges against the owner of a shoddily built factory that collapsed nearly two weeks ago

Syria conflict: ‘Dozens executed’ in village

YoopyaMay 3, 2013September 8, 20240

More than 40 people have been killed by government forces in a village in north-western Syria, activists say. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and

Bomb outside Sunni mosque kills six in Iraqi capital

YoopyaMay 3, 2013November 10, 20240

(Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics

North Korea sentences US citizen to 15 years’ hard labour

YoopyaMay 2, 2013September 5, 20240

North Korea says it has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years of hard labour. The announcement, from state news agency KCNA, said Pae Jun-ho,

Bittersweet end for missing in Bangladesh collapse

YoopyaMay 2, 2013September 5, 20240

JURAIN, Bangladesh (AP) — As she knelt beside the linen-wrapped body and looked at the dress that she herself had purchased, Farida’s sobs of sorrow

Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 430

YoopyaMay 2, 2013September 5, 20240

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take

Bahrain crisis: Amnesty renews call to free jailed teachers’ union chief

YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 5, 20240

Rights group Amnesty International has renewed its call for the release of the jailed president of the Bahrain Teachers Association, Mahdi Abu Dheeb. Mr Abu

Bangladesh building collapse: Death toll passes 400

YoopyaMay 1, 2013September 8, 20240

The number of people killed in the collapse of a factory building on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, has passed 400, officials say.

No more survivors likely in Bangladesh tragedy

YoopyaApr 29, 2013September 8, 20240

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Rescue workers in Bangladesh gave up hopes of finding any more survivors in the remains of a building that collapsed five