Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule but her long rule came to a sudden end on Monday as protesters stormed her palace in Dhaka. Her 15 consecutive years in power were marked by an economic rebirth but also by the mass arrest of political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces.

Iron lady Sheikh Hasina ends 15-year rule and flees Bangladesh

The Independent

Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned from her post and fled the country after weeks of violent clashes between police and protesters left nearly 300 people dead.Ms Hasina left the capital Dhaka at 2.30pm local time on Monday on a military aircraft, reported newspaper Prothom Alo. It said the prime minister and her sister were heading to a “safer place”. The flight into exile ended a 15-year second stint in power for Hasina, who has ruled for 20 of the last 30 years as leader of the political movement inherited from her father. He was assassinated with most of...

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and flees country after weeks of deadly protests

CBS New York

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled her palace on Monday, as masses of protesters roamed the streets of Dhaka. In an address to the nation, Bangladesh's army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said Hasina had resigned and he was forming an interim government. Later on Monday, Hasina landed at an air base in Ghaziabad, India.Local television showed images of crowds running into the prime minister's residence in the capital and some looting. Waker-Uz-Zaman appealed to protesters to stop the violence and go home. He said said the army would not open fire.Hasina's son had urged the country's security forces to block any takeover...

Bangladesh prime minister flees as army chief declares interim government

Deridder, LA

DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor. Louisiana State Police arrested Misty Clanton Roberts, 42, on Thursday on charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. She was released from the Beauregard Parish jail after posting $75,000 bond, news outlets reported.

Ex-Louisiana Mayor Is Arrested and Accused of Raping Minor Following Abrupt Resignation

NBC News

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country Monday, the army chief said, a day after almost 100 people were killed in clashes with the police as student-led protesters demanded she step down. In an address to the nation, army chief Gen. Waker-Uz-Zaman said...

Bangladesh prime minister is ousted after weeks of deadly protests

(Reuters) - Myanmar's junta has lost communications with senior officers at a major military base near the Chinese border, in a rare admission of battlefield failure after rebels announced they had taken control of the key regional army headquarters. The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) rebel group, which said...

Myanmar Junta Says Senior Officers Held as Rebels Take Over Major Base

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Monday killed a helicopter pilot from New Zealand after he landed his aircraft in a remote area, authorities said, adding four other passengers on board were safe. The pilot was killed immediately after rebels rounded up those on...

Rebels in Indonesia's Papua Kill Helicopter Pilot From New Zealand, Authorities Say

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia on Monday raised its terror threat level to "probable" from "possible", citing an increase in extremist views in the country leading to a more than 50% chance of the planning of an onshore attack in the next 12 months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he had...

Australia Raises Terror Threat Level to 'Probable' From 'Possible'

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country on Monday following weeks of deadly protests that culminated in nearly 100 fatalities in a single day. The military has announced the formation of an interim government in the wake of her departure. Unrest and resignation. The nationwide protests against Hasina’s...

Bangladeshi Prime Minister flees country amid deadly protests, military announces interim government

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

The Hill

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India on Monday shortly after resigning from her post, following weeks of unrest in the South Asian nation that culminated in nearly 100 deaths in clashes this weekend. Hasina arrived on Monday at Hindon Airbase in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,...

Bangladesh’s PM resigns after nearly 100 killed in weekend clashes

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(Reuters) - Hurricane Debby has made a landfall near Steinhatchee Florida, in the Florida Big Bend, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Monday. The hurricane was about 70 miles (115 km) south-east of Tallahassee, Florida, packing maximum sustained winds of 80 mph (130 kph), the NHC said. (Reporting...

Hurricane Debby Makes Landfall Near Steinhatchee Florida, US NHC Says

(Reuters) -Here are some reactions to the news that Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister and fled the country following violent street protests. In Whitechapel, a London neighbourhood home to a large Bangladeshi community, many took to the streets to celebrate. Waving their national flag and honking car...

Reaction to Resignation and Flight of Bangladesh Prime Minister

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The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

PARIS (Reuters) - One person died and four were injured on Monday when a large block of ice collapsed near a group of 15 mountaineers in the Mont Blanc area of the French Alps, the local prefecture said. Rescue teams used a helicopter and dogs to reach the mountaineers who...

One Dead in Ice Block Collapse in French Alps

The Guardian

The 76-year-old has suddenly left the country after weeks of student-led protests that were met with violence

Why has Bangladesh’s prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled?

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Secret Service's acting director said on Friday that local police in Pennsylvania warned that there was a man with a gun on a roof before the July 13 attempted assassination of Donald Trump, but the message did not reach its agents on time. Local authorities and...

US Secret Service Chief Says Local Police Warned of Gunman at Trump Shooting

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(Reuters) - Just over a month after he became Bangladesh's army chief, General Waker-Uz-Zaman has been thrust into the limelight, announcing the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina who fled the country on Monday.

Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced Hasina's resignation?

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, the foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. "Iran seeks to establish stability in the region, but this...

Iran Says It Does Not Want Regional Escalation but Must 'Punish' Israel

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Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Falls From Grace in Nation Her Father Founded

(Reuters) -Sheikh Hasina, who resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country on Monday following weeks of protests, has been one of the dominant figures...

Bangladesh's Sheikh Hasina Falls From Grace in Nation Her Father Founded

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