Willem-Alexander is new Dutch king
Amsterdam: King Willem-Alexander became the first Dutch male monarch in more than a century as his mother Beatrix abdicated to end a 33-year reign. The generational change in the House of Orange-Nassau gave the Netherlands a moment of celebration and pageantry as this trading nation of nearly 17 million struggles through a lengthy recession brought on by the European economic crisis.
Seize collapsed building owner’s property: HC
Dhaka: A Bangladeshi court on Tuesday directed authorities to “immediately” confiscate all the movable and immovable properties of the owner of an illegally constructed building that collapsed last week, killing nearly 400 people. The High Court also asked the inspector general of registration to issue a circular to all the registrars across the country to ensure that the properties are not transferred or sold.
6 british Muslims plead guilty to terror charge
london: Six Al Qaeda-inspired British Muslims on Tuesday admitted plotting an attack on a rally of the far-right English Defence league (EDl) with homemade bombs, guns and knives. The gang from Birmingham pleaded guilty to terror charges at Woolwich Crown Court in relation to plotting the attack on the march in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury last June.
B’desh SC upholds death penalty to 2 officers
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the death sentences of two fugitive junior military officers awarded by a local court for killing four top national leaders, including the then acting president Syed Nazrul Islam, inside the Dhaka Central Jail in 1975.
US to honour two Indian-Americans
Washington: Marking the community’s heritage month this May, the White House has announced to honour 15 Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women including two Indian-Americans as “champions of change” in recognition of their significant contribution to the community. The two Indian-American women to be recognised next week by the White House are Aparna Bhattacharyya from Atlanta and Pramila Jayapal from Washington state.
candidate among 3 killed in Pakistan
Islamabad: An independent candidate in Pakistan’s upcoming polls and two companions were gunned down in the restive Balochistan province on Tuesday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting politicians and campaign offices. Unidentified gunmen killed Abdul Fatah Magsi, a candidate in polls to the provincial assembly, and his colleagues in Jhal Magsi.
Israeli airstrike claims life of one Palestinian
Gaza City: An Israeli aircraft attacked a motorcycle in Gaza on Tuesday, killing a man who the military said was a top militant in a shadowy al-Qaida-influenced group who had been involved in a recent rocket attack on southern Israel.