Hailed by violinist Yehudi Menuhin as ‘the greatest musician in the world,’ Khan had many firsts to his credit in taking Indian classical music to the west. [Read more]

Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the “King of Pop” and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. He was 50. [Read more]

Mamunur Rashid
A Pakistani based export Consultant Company in the country caused loss of Bangladesh’s revenues through fake export documents and got cash incentive from the government. The money so earned is allegedly being used to destabilize the government, RAB sources told The New Nation yesterday. Bangladesh handicraft exporters are given 20 percent cash incentive [...]

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The main opposition party in Bangladesh, BNP said if neutral water experts are not included in the all-party parliamentary team to visit Tipaimukh dam area in India, BNP will not join the team. [Read more]

Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo vowed yesterday to support US President Barack Obama’s Middle East peace efforts, but said normalisation with Israel depends on its halting settlement activity. [Read more]

By Ian Pannell
Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention facility in Afghanistan have been uncovered by the BBC. Former detainees have alleged they were beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with dogs at the Bagram military base. The BBC interviewed 27 former inmates of Bagram around the country over a period of [...]

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Listeners are invited to ask questions by directly calling the studio on Wednesday 24  June 2009. The telephone number is 202-619-3062. [Read more]

President Barack Obama Tuesday staked out his toughest stance yet on Iran, expressing outrage over a government crackdown and a “heartbreaking” video of a woman bleeding to death during a street protest. [Read more]