THE Punch-and-Judy show of Bangladeshi politics, in which the ruling party—run by the daughter of a former president—bashes the opposition—run by the widow of a former president—before swapp... Read more
Policemen assaulted three on-duty photojournalists, hurled expletives at them and took away their cameras at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka yesterday. Injured Prothom Alo photojournalists Khal... Read more
French President Nicolas Sarkozy appealed directly to far right voters on Monday with pledges to get tough on immigration and security, after a record showing in a first round election by th... Read more
When U.S. officials join talks this weekend about Iran’s nuclear program, they will be armed with profiles developed by intelligence agencies offering insight into what makes foreign l... Read more
North Korea said its much hyped long-range rocket launch failed on Friday, in a very rare and embarrassing public admission of failure by the hermit state and a blow for its new young leader... Read more
The nation is celebrating the 92nd birth anniversary of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on Saturday. The day is observed as National Children Day with al... Read more
Remember last month when anti-terrorist police staged a raid on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom’s house? Dotcom has spent the last month in jail but is now out on bail, and New Zealand... Read more
Western trade sanctions against Iran are strangling its oil exports even before they go into effect, a U.S. advisory body has found, amid warnings that any shortages will only push up crude... Read more
Israel’s prime minister has said Iran is “destabilising the world” and its “aggression must be halted”, following a series of explosions in Thailand and India i... Read more
At a time when President Obama has moved troops out of Iraq and is moving them out of Afghanistan, it’s looking increasingly like our worries in the Middle East are far from over. Maybe it’s... Read more
