B’desh: statue relocated after Islamist outcry
Dhaka: The statue of a Greek Goddess clad in a saree in front of the Bangladesh’s Supreme Court was on Friday relocated to a different location within the premises after an outcry from the religious radicals who claim that the sculpture was “un-Islamic”.
amid SCS tensions, US gives vessel to Vietnam
Hanoi: The US transferred its seventh security vessel this week to Vietnam, the embassy said on Friday, boosting defence ties amid a spike in tensions in the South China Sea.
S Sudan freed UN scribe held 2 yrs sans charge
Nairobi: The United Nations says South Sudan has released a UN journalist held for two-and-a half years without trial. George livio was arrested in August 2014 because of his work and was not charged with any crime.