Ali remembered in prayer as an icon who pushed for unity
Thousands of fans, dignitaries and faithful from across the globe filled a Kentucky arena Thursday to honor Muhammad Ali at a traditional Muslim prayer service where he was remembered as…
Bangladesh
Al-Qaida says it killed Bangladesh gay activist, friend
The Bangladeshi branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility Tuesday for the killing of a gay rights activist and his friend, undermining the prime minister’s insistence just hours earlier that her political…
Bangladesh arrests 2 more suspects in blogger’s killing
By JULHAS ALAM Police in Bangladesh have arrested two more suspected members of a banned militant group thought to be behind the slaying of a secular blogger in the fourth…
Image of Asia: Political standoff in Bangladesh’s capital
By The Associated Press In this photo by A.M. Ahad, female police officers guard the entrance of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party office, where former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has stayed…
WORLD SEA PIRACY FALLS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR
By EILEEN NG FILE – In this Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012 file photo, masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel that washed up on shore after the…
HASINA SWORN IN FOR 3RD TIME AS BANGLADESH PM
Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid, left, administers the oath to Bangladesh’i Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, right, during her swearing in ceremony in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2013. Hasina was sworn…
VIOLENCE, BOYCOTT MAR ELECTIONS IN BANGLADESH
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi policemen stand guard as a man walks by on a street during a nationwide 48-hour strike called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) a…
BANGLADESH VOTE UNLIKELY TO STEM WAVE OF VIOLENCE
By JULHAS ALAM Bangladeshi policemen check passengers riding on a rickshaw during a nationwide 48-hour strike called by the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) a day before general elections…