Bangladesh president orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia
The order for Zia’s release comes hours after her archrival Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled Bangladesh.
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Myanmar Rebels Claim Regional Military Base in Major Victory
A rebel army in Myanmar announced this weekend that it had overrun a regional military base near the border with China in what is likely to be the most significant victory yet for a patchwork of resistance groups that have challenged the country’s junta.
As Unrest in Bangladesh Intensifies, All Eyes Are on the Army
With Bangladesh’s security forces seemingly on a deadly collision course with angry protesters after a crackdown on Sunday, eyes were turning to the country’s powerful military establishment to see how it might respond.
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in another attack in Indonesia’s restive Papua region
JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said.
World reacts to Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina’s removal from power
Reactions as Hasina is forced to resign and flee the country after weeks of deadly unrest in the country.
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina forced to resign: What happened and what’s next?
Prime minister reportedly flees to India after weeks of antigovernment protests.
Sheikh Hasina came back from tragedy to lead Bangladesh — until protests forced her to flee
DHAKA, Bangaladesh (AP) — Sheikh Hasina, the longest-serving prime minister in Bangladesh’s history, resigned and fled the country on Monday, bringing a tumultuous end to her 15-year rule as an extraordinary wave of protest succeeded in toppling her government.
Bangladesh PM Hasina quits and flees as protesters storm palace
Sheikh Hasina’s departure appears to have defused the high tension in Dhaka, where more deadly protests were feared on Monday.