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Is Bangladesh Going to be a Victim of Chinese Debt…

Hussain Shazzad Bangladesh, the second highest recipient of China’s investment in South Asia after Pakistan, imports the highest volume of goods from China making it Bangladesh's largest trading partner. This is the beginning of the story where China offers Bangladesh financial assistance and development experience for its ‘big-ticket megaprojects’ to

Modi U-turns on Indian farm laws after mass protests

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India will scrap three agricultural reform laws that sparked almost a year of huge protests by

New prison riot in Ecuador leaves 68 dead

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AFP-RSS) – Prison inmates from rival gangs in Ecuador fought each other with guns, explosives and blades in

Japan’s PM Kishida declares victory after ‘very tough’ election

TOKYO (AFP/RSS) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared victory on Monday after leading his ruling coalition to a strong

US vows to pay relatives of Afghans killed in drone…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Defense Department said Friday that it is committed to offering condolence payments to relatives of

Physics Nobel rewards work on complex systems, like climate

By DAVID KEYTON and SETH BORENSTEIN STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics on Tuesday for work that

Ex-Facebook employee says products hurt kids, fuel division

By MARCY GORDON WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Facebook data scientist told Congress on Tuesday that the social network giant’s

Japan ex-diplomat Kishida wins party vote, to become new PM

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida won the governing party leadership election on Wednesday and is set

Canadians released after Huawei CFO resolves US charges

NEW YORK (AP) — Two Canadians detained in China on spying charges were released from prison and flown out of

Russia: 2 suicide attacks outside Kabul airport; 13 dead

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Two suicide bombers and gunmen targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport Thursday, in the waning