At least 20 dead in Tajik prison riot
Dushanbe: Around 20 prisoners and two guards were killed in clashes at a maximum security prison in Tajikistan’s northern city of Khujand, two security sources told AFP on Thursday. The prison in Tajikistan’s second-largest city is home to prisoners serving long sentences for serious crimes including extremism, murder.
58 killed in fighting for Yemen’s Hodeida
Aden: Fifty eight combatants were killed as pro-Government forces closed in on rebel forces in the heart of the Yemeni port city of Hodeida on Thursday, hospital sources said.
Ailing Bangla ex-PM Zia shifted back to jail
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities on Thursday sent former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia back to jail after a month of treatment in a hospital here, an official said. Zia, 73, was sent as the specialised state-run hospital certified her fitness to serve the 10-year prison term after she was admitted to the hospital on October 6 following a High Court order.
Prince Charles vows not to meddle as king
London: Britain’s Prince Charles said on Wednesday he was not “stupid” enough to keep speaking out on contentious public issues once he becomes king in a rare interview about his future role. The eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II — formally known as the Prince of Wales — has long been seen as interfering because of his private lobbying of ministers and public statements on a range of subjects from architecture to the environment.