A Malaysian lawmaker came under fire Wednesday for saying that women who deny their husbands sex were subjecting them to "psychological and emotional abuse".

A tense standoff was underway between Israel and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site yesterday despite the removal of metal detectors, with concerns of major unrest later this week if a resolution is not found.

A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday.

Describing the Election Commission as an independent body, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said it has been working independently in every field.

Rapid Action Battalion yesterday claimed to have arrested three suspected militants during a drive in the city's Badda area.

Mentioning that the country's many cities and district towns experience water-logging even after a moderate rain due to the grabbing

In the latest reshuffle in the police administration, the home ministry today transferred and promoted 19 senior officials holding ranks from deputy inspector general to deputy superintendent of police.

The price of tomatoes has risen so much in India that armed guards have been deployed to protect shipments of them in one state.

President Donald Trump yesterday announced that transgender people may not serve "in any capacity" in the US military, citing the "tremendous medical costs and disruption" their presence would cause.

The operation “Storm 26” in the capital's Kalyanpur last year was a turning point for law enforcers as documents seized at a “Neo JMB” den there and information gathered subsequently helped law enforcers fight back against the country's rising terror network, counterterrorism officials said.

Dhaka yesterday finalised the terms and conditions for the return of irregular migrants from the European Union and agreed to bring back all its irregular nationals through a nationality verification process within a “logical time.”

The law ministry yesterday sent a proposal to the Supreme Court for transferring Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of Barisal Md Ali Hossain who had dealt with the defamation case against Barguna Upazila Nirbahi Officer Tariq Salman.

Italian police said on Monday they had arrested two brothers suspected of robbing dozens of cash machines while wearing masks of US President Donald Trump.

Two suspected muggers, who allegedly used to pose as detectives and rob people, were shot in a “gunfight” with the Rapid Action Battalion in the capital's Azimpur yesterday afternoon.

Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in as India's 14th president yesterday, becoming just the second leader from the oppressed Dalit community to be elected head of state.

Two workers died while working in a log-laden vessel at a jetty in Chittagong port in the early hours yesterday.

Speculation intensified yesterday that North Korea is preparing another missile launch to coincide with a military anniversary, just weeks after conducting its first successful test of an ICBM that experts warned could reach Alaska.

A Malian activist whose fierce criticism of politicians and religious figures on YouTube has made him a cult figure, survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday, his family told AFP.

Senate Republicans face a do-or-die vote yesterday to launch a new Obamacare repeal effort, as confusion reigns over what path President Donald Trump's party will take -- and whether they even have the votes to move forward.

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