BANGKOK (AP) — A special U.N. fact-finding mission has urged that Myanmar be held responsible in international legal forums for alleged genocide against its Muslim Rohingya minority.
Afghanistan beats Bangladesh by 25 runs for 2nd straight win
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Mohammad Nabi's 54-ball 84 not out was complemented by offspinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman's career-best 4-15 as Afghanistan beat Bangladesh by 25 runs to go top in the Twenty20...
Afghans beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs in T20 tri-series
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Najibullah Zadran smashed a career-best 30-ball 69 not out against Zimbabwe as Afghanistan made a winning start to the Twenty20 tri-series with a 28-run win on...
Bangladesh recovers from 60-6 to beat Zimbabwe in T20 opener
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Afif Hossain hit a 26-ball 52 as Bangladesh made a spectacular recovery to beat Zimbabwe by three wickets on Friday with two balls remaining in a winning start to the...
Bangladesh hoping for turnaround in T20s after test defeat
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is looking to dampen the disappointment of the humiliating test loss to Afghanistan by winning the Twenty20 tri-series involving Afghanistan and...
Greece: 8 migrants injured, 2 seriously, in crash
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say eight migrants have been injured, two of them seriously, in a car crash on a highway in northern Greece.
Rashid claims 6-59, Afghanistan beats Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan claimed a career-best 6-59 amid the threat of rain, sealing a 224-run win over Bangladesh on Monday in a one-off test.
Afghanistan on course for victory over Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Afghanistan is four wickets way from victory over Bangladesh in their one-off test.
The newest team in test cricket had Bangladesh 136-6 in its second innings...
Khan takes 5-55, Afghanistan leads Bangladesh by 374
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Rashid Khan added a five-for to a half-century on his captaincy debut as Afghanistan continued to dominate its one-off test against Bangladesh and piled up a 374 run...
Rashid stars with bat, ball to leave Afghanistan in control
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan hit his first test half-century to propel the team to a record total of 342 before claiming 4-47 on Friday to leave Bangladesh in...
Talks to create Asia’s biggest telecom operator fall apart
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Telecom companies Telenor of Norway and Malaysia's Axiata Group Berhad have ended talks about merging operations in Asia, a deal that would have created the region's...
Rahmat makes Afghanistan test history against Bangladesh
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Rahmat Shah became the first from Afghanistan to hit a test hundred as a resolute batting performance against Bangladesh earned them the first-day honors on...
Bangladesh eyes an end to losing streak, faces Afghanistan
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is desperate to end a widespread losing streak when it takes on Afghanistan in a one-off test match starting Thursday.
Bangladesh bans cellphone services in Rohingya camps
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's telecommunications regulatory body has asked operators to shut down cellphone services in sprawling camps in the southeast where hundreds of thousands of...
India’s contentious citizen register attacked from all sides
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Like many people in the northeast Indian state of Assam, Sajid Ali Ahmed, 25, is worried because his name did not appear on a controversial citizenship list released by the...
UN refugee chief urges India to ensure no one left stateless
BERLIN (AP) — The U.N.'s top refugee official urged India to ensure no one is left stateless by the exclusion of nearly 2 million people from a citizenship list in Assam state.
Greek police detain 38 migrants, 2 alleged traffickers
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Police in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki say they have arrested the driver of a van carrying 26 migrants — 23 of them from Pakistan and three from...
IS claims attack in Bangladesh that injured 2 police
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Two Bangladeshi policemen in the capital were injured in a crude bomb attack that has been claimed by the Islamic State group.
Citizenship list in Indian state leaves out almost 2 million
NEW DELHI (AP) — Nearly 2 million people from the east Indian state of Assam were excluded Saturday from a final citizenship list that is intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal...
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World Cup qualifying intensifies in Asia with new FIFA rules
Qualifying games in Asia for the 2022 World Cup intensify in September with two war-affected nations unable to host home games, and with updated FIFA rules implemented to help protect players'...
Rohingya refugees rally to mark 2nd anniversary of exodus
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees marked the second anniversary of their exodus from Myanmar into Bangladesh by rallying, crying and praying Sunday as they...
North Macedonia van crash kills migrant; 12 others injured
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia police say a 20-year old migrant from Bangladesh was killed and 12 others injured when a van packed with migrants collided with a truck on the main...
Rohingya shun repatriation to Myanmar, want safety guarantee
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — None of the thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh turned up for a planned repatriation to Myanmar on Thursday, demanding they...
No Rohingya turn up for repatriation to Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's refugee commissioner said Thursday that no Rohingya Muslims turned up to return to Myanmar from camps in the South Asian nation as they wanted their...
Rohingya still fear safety in Myanmar, repatriation unlikely
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — The repatriation of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims appeared unlikely to proceed as planned Thursday after those who were eligible told the U.N. refugee agency and the...
More Rohingya families say they will not return to Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladeshi refugee official says the heads of some 200 Rohingya families interviewed by officials from the U.N. refugee agency and the government have told them...
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Rohingya Muslims say they don’t want to return to Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Few Muslim Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have responded to plans for their repatriation to Myanmar, and all who did said they don't want to go back, officials from...
Rohingya Muslims say they don’t want to return to Myanmar
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Officials from the U.N. refugee agency and Bangladesh's government say few Muslim Rohingya refugees have responded to plans for their repatriation to Myanmar, and...
Afghanistan names squads for test and T20
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan has named uncapped opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran and leg-spinner Qais Ahmed in its 15-member squad for a one-off test against Bangladesh next...
Myanmar, Bangladesh schedule Rohingya repatriation
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar and Bangladesh will soon make a second attempt to start repatriating Rohingya Muslims, 700,000 of whom fled a security crackdown in Myanmar almost two years ago, officials...
Mexico finds 65 lost Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say federal police found 65 severely dehydrated and hungry migrants from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka wandering on a highway in the Gulf coast state of...
UN probing 35 North Korean cyberattacks in 17 countries
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating at least 35 instances in 17 countries of North Koreans using cyberattacks to illegally raise money for weapons of mass destruction...
North Macedonia police find 22 migrants packed into SUV
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Police in North Macedonia say border patrol officers found 22 migrants from Pakistan and Bangladesh packed into an SUV and arrested the driver.
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Two Bangladeshi girls who were born conjoined at the head have been successfully separated by a medical team led by 35 Hungarian doctors.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Angelo Mathews scored 87 runs Wednesday to inspire Sri Lanka to its first one-day international series sweep in more than three years, defeating Bangladesh by 122 runs in...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh is facing its worst-ever dengue fever outbreak as hospitals are flooded with patients, putting a severe strain on the country's already overwhelmed medical...
Sri Lanka beats Bangladesh in 2nd ODI to win series
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Avishka Fernando scored 82 off 75 balls as Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by seven wickets to take an insurmountable 2-0 lead in the three-match ODI series on Sunday.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Myanmar government delegation has met with representatives of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh to discuss creating conditions for their...
Sri Lanka beats Bangladesh by 91 runs in 1st ODI
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Fast bowler Lasith Malinga scripted a dream ending to his one-day international career with a three-wicket spell that helped Sri Lanka to a 91-run win against Bangladesh...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The most fitting farewell for retiring paceman Lasith Malinga will be to win the series-opening limited-overs international against Bangladesh, Sri Lanka captain Dimuth...
Ex-sailor sentenced to 5 months in prison for fraud
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former sailor has been sentenced to five months in prison for stealing nearly $140,000 from the federal government by falsely claiming her husband lived in New...
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan fast bowler Lasith Malinga is set to retire from one-day international cricket after playing the first game of a three-match series against Bangladesh this...
GAUHATI, India (AP) — The death toll in monsoon flooding in South Asia has climbed past 160 as millions of people and animals continue to face the brunt in three countries, officials said...
GAUHATI, India (AP) — Monsoon flooding and landslides continued to cause havoc in South Asia on Tuesday, with the death toll rising to 78 in Nepal and authorities in neighboring northeastern India...