SC: B’desh parliament can’t impeach judges
Dhaka: Bangladesh's High Court on Thursday declared void a constitutional amendment empowering Parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges for misconduct and incapacity, sparking a row between the legislature and judiciary.
4 dead in Saudi raid on terror cell near Mecca
Riyadh: Saudi police shot dead two suspected “terrorists” and two others blew themselves up during a raid near Mecca on Thursday, the interior ministry said.
Brazil SC suspends Prez impeachment architect
Brasília: A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Thursday suspended Eduardo Cunha, the senior lawmaker at the center of efforts to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, citing his attempt to obstruct a probe into his alleged corruption.
‘World’s longest insect discovered
Beijing: Scientists claim to have discovered the world’s longest insect, measuring over 62cm in length, wriggling on a mountain road in south China.
Number of US visitors to Cuba surges by 93%
Havana: The number of Americans visiting Cuba surged 93 per cent year-on-year in the first four months of 2016, the Cuban Government said.