18-party alliance’s countrywide hartal underway with some sporadic incidents

DHAKA: The countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal, called by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, is underway with some sporadic incidents Sunday demanding the restoration of caretaker government system, release of its arrested leaders and activists and withdrawal of the ban on meetings and processions.

Death toll in Indian Maoist attack rises to 23: police

INDIA: The death toll from an ambush by Maoist rebels in central India has risen to at least 23 with many more seriously wounded, a top police officer said on Sunday.