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Aid groups: Afghans will die because of ban on women in NGOs
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 2 years agoMajor aid agencies on Thursday warned that Afghans will die because of the Taliban order banning...
Bangladesh's main opposition party starts a 48-hour general strike ahead of Sunday's election
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoBangladesh’s main opposition party on Saturday started a 48-hour general strike on the eve on a...
Bangladesh opposition vows to continue protests despite 'autocratic' crackdown
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoBangladesh’s main opposition party said on Wednesday it would continue its anti-government protests...
Bangladesh poll booths burn on election eve, as train arson kills four
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoDHAKA (Reuters) -Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday's general...
Akshay Kumar, Kartik Aaryan Projects in the Mix as Indian Producer Sajid Nadiadwala Reveals $120...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 10 months agoBollywood producer Sajid Nadiadwala is investing INR10 billion ($121 million) in U.K.-based projects...
Bangladesh’s political turmoil continues as main opposition party threatens to boycott elections
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoOne of Bangladesh’s main opposition parties could boycott upcoming national elections if the current...
Bangladesh sets parliamentary election for Jan 7 amid violent protests
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoDHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh said it will hold a parliamentary election on Jan. 7 in which the country's longest serving prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, will seek a fifth term, as deadly protests ...
Afghans mark cricket win quietly at home, with music abroad
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 1 year agoAfghans on Monday celebrated their national cricket team's landmark victory over Pakistan, although fan festivities were more muted back home because of the ruling Taliban restrictions on music ...
Libya’s security forces release ex-minister whose detention prompted oil closure, tribal elder says
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 12 months agoSecurity authorities in the Libyan capital of Tripoli released a former minister Saturday less than a week after his detention which had prompted his tribesmen to shut down crucial oil fields ...
Taliban-appointed prime minister meets with a top Pakistan politician in hopes of reducing tensions
Associated Press via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoAfghanistan's Taliban-appointed prime minister met Monday with one of Pakistan's most senior politicians in an attempt to reduce lingering tensions between the two countries, a spokesman for ...
