40 held, 11 policemen injured in Spain riots
Madrid: Officials say riots in a Spanish city of Burgos have left 11 police injured and led to the arrest of 40 people after protesters began attacking police vehicles and burning garbage containers.
attacks on Hindus: 1 more killed in B’desh
Dhaka: Haripad Mondol, a 50-year-old Hindu well-off farmer, was stabbed to death in his home in northern Natore district on Sunday. A temple was also damaged in two separate attacks in Bangladesh as violence against the minority community continued despite the Government’s warning of stern action.
PMl-N leader escapes bid on life in NW Pak
Peshawar: Amir Muqam, an advisor to Pakistan’s Prime Minister, on Sunday narrowly escaped an attempt on his life in the country’s restive northwest though six security personnel were killed in the roadside bomb attack.
Thai capital braces for anti-govt shutdown
Bangkok: Bangkok residents braced themselves for a “shutdown” of the city by anti-Government protesters who plan to block at least 20 major intersections across the congested Thai capital on Monday in their stepped up campaign to topple embattled Premier Yingluck Shinawatra’s regime.