Brother of EX-lankan Prez arrested for fraud
Colombo: Former Sri lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s brother, former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa was arrested by investigators on Monday over the misappropriation of funds amounting to millions, the police said.
Twin bombings kill 11 in Yemen
Aden: Suicide bombers on Monday attacked two Army checkpoints in a former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in southeastern Yemen, killing 11 people, health and security officials said.
B’desh factory fall: 41 face murder charges
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Monday indicted 41 people for murder in the deaths of more than 1,100 people in the collapse of a building that housed five garment factories and became known as the country’s worst industrial disaster.
Madhesis to vote against Oli govt
Kathmandu: An alliance of Madhesis and other ethnic minority groups in Nepal on Friday decided to vote against Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli-led Government during a no-confidence motion in the Parliament this week.