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Bangladesh’s main opposition party is holding a public rally in the nation’s capital Wednesday as the country prepares to form an interim government led by a Nobel laureate, after a mass uprising that left hundreds of people dead and forced the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee the country

Bangladesh’s military chief has said that an interim government headed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus would be sworn in on Thursday night as he returns from Paris to take over the administration and try to restore stability in the country, after an uprising forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has asked his people to stay calm and get ready to rebuild the nation after weeks of violence that left hundreds killed, following an uprising that forced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to step down and flee to neighboring India

Bangladesh’s incoming interim leader Muhammad Yunus has appealed for calm and urged all parties to help the country rebuild after weeks of violence that killed hundreds of people and prompted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign and flee to India

The man who is considered the heir apparent to the powerful Rajapaksa family in Sri Lanka will contest the presidential election in September

Authorities say a doctor has been arrested in Berlin on suspicion of killing four elderly patients and trying to cover up the evidence by setting fires at their homes

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says he plans to return to his country on Thursday

The U.S. ambassador to Japan has decided to skip this year's atomic bombing memorial service in Nagasaki after Israel was not invited

Authorities in Nepal say a helicopter with five people on board has crashed in the mountains just north of the capital

Authorities in Nepal all five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in the mountains just north of the capital