FGN36: BANGLA-HASINA-2NDLD CASE
*Bangladesh's tribunal indicts deposed PM Hasina over killing of protesters
Dhaka: A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Thursday indicted deposed premier Sheikh Hasina in absentia on charges of crimes against humanity in connection with a deadly crackdown on protesters during the July-August uprising last year.
FGN29 LANKA-US-LD TARIFFS
Sri Lanka to continue engaging with US for 'mutually beneficial' solution on tariffs: top finance officials
Colombo: Lanka would continue to engage with the US for a "mutually beneficial" outcome on tariffs, a top finance ministry official said on Thursday, after Washington imposed a 30 per cent tariff on all Sri Lankan imports to the country.
FGN30 CANADA-INDIAN-PILOT Student pilot from India among two killed in mid-air crash in Canada
Ottawa: An Indian student pilot was killed in a mid-air crash in Manitoba province of Canada, according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
FGN37: PAK-PRESIDENT-RUMOURS
Pakistan's Interior Minister rejects rumours about President Zardari's possible ouster
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday rejected rumours regarding possible ouster of President Asif Ali Zardari and termed it as a “malicious campaign.”
FGN9 NEPAL-FLOODS-RESCUE
Rescue efforts underway in Nepal after flash floods kill 9, leave many stranded
Kathmandu: Rescue efforts continued on Thursday in Nepal to evacuate people stranded in flood-hit areas, after monsoon rains triggered a river flood in Rasuwa district that left nine dead and nearly 20 missing, media reports said.
FGN34 EU-VOTE-LD RESULT EU official Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survives confidence vote
Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen comfortably survived a vote of no confidence on Thursday, as an overwhelming number of European Union lawmakers rejected a censure motion against her.(AP)
FGN23 RUSSIA-UKRAINE-LD DRONE ATTACK Russia hits Kyiv with more missiles, drones, causing fires, killing 2
Kyiv: Russia pounded Ukraine's capital with another major missile and drone attack overnight into Thursday, causing fires in areas across the city and killing two people, a day after the heaviest aerial attack of the three-year war so far, according to Ukrainian officials.(AP)*