Australia suffer injury scare in Shaun Marsh; batsman gets hit on hand by J...
Australian batsman Shaun Marsh hit his hand during net-practice for the Boxing Day Test and was led away by the team doctor as the cricketer became the latest injury scare for the hosts. However, Marsh returned a few minutes later in an attempt to fight through the pain after he was hit on the left... read more »
Ex-minister sentenced to death in Bangladesh
Syed Mohammad Qaisar, 73, was found guilty of 14 out of 16 charges including genocide, rape, extortion, arson and torture committed during the 1971 war, prosecutors said. Pakistani-backed fighters were accused of numerous abuses during the war. “Wounds of rape are greater than wounds of... read more »
Japan parliament reelects Shinzo Abe as prime minister
Japan’s parliament reelected Shinzo Abe on Wednesday to serve another term as prime minister after his party won a snap election earlier this month. Abe won 328 votes out of the 470 cast by lawmakers in a special session of the lower house Wednesday. Following a similar vote by the upper... read more »
Rebels say new Ukraine peace talks to take place today
A meeting of a so-called contact group aimed at ending violence in eastern Ukraine is planned for Wednesday, Russian state television quoted Denis Pushilin, vice speaker of the separatists’ “People’s Council” leadership body, as saying. The meeting was planned for 3 pm... read more »
