Khaleda Zia charged with 'masterminding' arson attack

Dhaka: Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia has been charged by the police with masterminding an arson attack on a bus that left 29 persons injured, days after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the former premier could be put on trial for recent violence. "She (Zia) has been charged in a particular case of carrying out the arson attack on a bus with petrol bombs on Friday evening at Jatrabari area (in the capital)," a police officer familiar with the development told reporters. PTI

Boko Haram attacks Nigerian city, many killed

Maiduguri: In a fierce fighting on Sunday, Nigerian troops clashed with Islamic extremists who attacked Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria. Dozens of combatants have been killed and wounded, soldiers and hospital workers said. Troops blocked roads leading into the city, which also is preventing civilians from escaping. The attacks come the day US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial capital nearly 1,500 km southwest of Maiduguri. AFP