79 Maoists surrender in central India state
Seventy-nine Indian Maoist rebels have
surrendered to authorities in the insurgency-racked central Indian
state of Chhattisgarh, police said.
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Thousands of Bangladesh candidates withdraw poll nominations
Thousands of candidates in Bangladesh's upcoming
national election have withdrawn their nomination papers after
opposition parties announced a boycott of the polls, officials said.
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"Butcher-like precision" in India's serial killings
Nine Indian police officers were punished for
incompetence over the serial murders of 17 people, mostly children,
as forensic experts said the bodies had been sliced with
"butcher-like precision".
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