Five killers of Bangladesh founder executed

DHAKA - Bangladesh early Thursday hanged five out of 12 former military officers convicted in the 1975 assassination of the country’s founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, media reports said.

Wyclef talks relief efforts, urges Obama to make ’sustainable commitment’ to rebuilding Haiti

President Barack Obama speaks briefly on Afghanistan

Rape in Goa: Russia shocked, threatens travel advisory

NEW DELHI - Conveying its shock and outrage at the rape of a 9-year-old Russian girl in Goa, Russia Wednesday demanded the severest punishment for the rapist and warned that if such crimes targeting its citizens are not checked, it will ask Russian tourists to stop visiting the tourist resort.