No compromise on quality of teachers
Marshal, Mehrab into record books
Death of an icon
Rony propels Abahani to joint top
I want ‘no’ vote
Power providing stove
Quantity achieved but quality?
Hail hypocrisy
Aditi presents Tagore’s love songs
Cartoon exhibition begins at AFD
Transport owners demand bus fare hike in Ctg
JU students allege killers move at large
Pakistan, India warn against escalation over border killings
Iran says sole nuclear plant at ‘full capacity’
DSE CEO resigns over board ‘interference’
BB to relax charge on inter-bank transaction
Strike halts river communications
Govt sets up body to find out errant units
Upazila chairmen demand ‘charter of duties’ for MPs
6 killed in traffic accidents
Police use pepper spray
Dhaka prepares to face USTR threat

Pakistan, India warn against escalation over border killings

Activists of the youth wing of India’s ruling Congress party shout slogans as they burn an effigy depicting Pakistan during a protest in the central Indian city of Bhopal on Wednesday. India slammed arch-rival Pakistan on Wednesday over a firefight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two of its soldiers were killed, and said the mutilation of one of the bodies was ‘inhuman’. — Reuters photo

India delivered a dressing-down Wednesday to Islamabad’s envoy to Delhi as it accused Pakistan’s army of beheading one of two soldiers killed in Kashmir, but both sides warned against inflaming tensions. While Pakistan insisted no such incident... Full story

Iran says sole nuclear plant at ‘full capacity’

Iran’s sole nuclear power plant is now linked to the national energy grid at full capacity after having to be taken off-line for two months, the Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation said on Wednesday. Full story

Police fire rubber bullets at striking S Africa farm workers

Members of the South African Police Services monitor striking farmworkers in Wolseley on Wednesday, a small rural town about 120Km North of Cape Town. — AFP photo

The South African police fired rubber bullets and teargas to disperse striking farm workers in the western fruit belt Wednesday amid fears that months of deadly wildcat action will flare-up again. The police turned to the bullets and tearsmoke to... Full story

Nine dead as ME battered by hail, snow, rain

A Palestinian man uses his donkey cart to transport people across a flooded street in the Rafah refugee camp, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. — AFP photo

Abnormal storms which for four days have blasted the Middle East with rain, snow and hail have left at least nine people dead and brought misery to Syrian refugees huddled in camps. In the latest incidents, officials reported that two women were... Full story

US defence contractor pays Iraqis $5m over Abu Ghraib abuse

A US defence contractor accused of helping torture prisoners at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison has paid former detainees more than $5 million to settle a lawsuit, according to regulatory filings obtained by AFP on Wednesday. Full story

Saudi beheads Lankan maid defying calls for stay

Saudi Arabia beheaded a Sri Lankan maid on Wednesday after she was convicted of murdering her employer’s baby, drawing sharp condemnation from Colombo which had repeatedly urged a stay of execution. Full story

Censored China paper to publish ‘as normal’

A Chinese weekly newspaper at the centre of rare public protests against government censorship will publish as usual on Thursday, a senior reporter said, following reports of a deal to end the row. Full story

Hillary to testify on Libya attack on Jan 22

The secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, will make a long-awaited appearance before lawmakers on January 22 to be quizzed about the deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, a senator said Tuesday. Full story

Third Delhi gang-rape suspect to plead not guilty

A third suspect accused of fatally gang-raping a 23-year-old student in a moving bus in New Delhi last month will plead not guilty to all charges, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Advocate ML Sharma said he would file the plea... Full story

Cooler weather aids Australia firefighters

Cooler weather Wednesday helped firefighters douse blazes across Australia which have destroyed a handful of homes and killed thousands of livestock, but some 30 still raged out of control. Full story

Turkey agrees on a peace plan with PKK

The Turkish government and jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan have agreed on a roadmap to end a three-decade-old insurgency that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, Turkish media reported Wednesday. Full story

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