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A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), to life in prison for plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina when she was in opposition, lawyers said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2C6JxEP

A Bulgarian man has been detained in Germany and charged with the rape and murder of television journalist Viktoria Marinova, Bulgaria's chief prosecutor said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Czx1Pb

The son of fugitive former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived at the office of the attorney-general on Wednesday to face an indictment for money laundering, in a move his supporters called politically motivated. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2C6JvwH

Around 30 to 40 lawmakers from the opposition Labour Party would be prepared to back a Brexit deal that British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to strike with the European Union, The Times newspaper reported, citing unidentified lawmakers. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PxtfbS

An apartment building collapsed in Bahrain's capital late on Tuesday leaving at least four people dead and 20 injured, the interior ministry said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ya8JaD

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen vowed on Wednesday to boost national security, saying her government would not submit to Chinese suppression as Beijing ramps up pressure to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PxtB2c

British Prime Minister Theresa May's possible Brexit deal could receive backing in a parliamentary vote from between 30 to 40 opposition party lawmakers who would be willing to defy Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, The Times newspaper reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pMQrI9

At least 42 people died in a bus crash on the road from Kenya's capital to the western city of Kisumu on Wednesday, police told the Daily Nation newspaper. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ILxSgb

Some Hong Kong lawmakers walked out of the Legislative Council as city leader Carrie Lam was about to give her annual policy address on Wednesday, protesting against the rejection of a work visa for a senior British journalist. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pLZQiU

The following are highlights of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's second annual policy address on Wednesday, mapping out her priorities for the former British colony which returned to Chinese rule in 1997. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2INXAAL

Turkey said on Tuesday that it would search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi vanished last week, and close ally Britain called on Riyadh to provide "urgent answers" over his disappearance. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QD4prg

Turkey's pro-government newspaper Sabah said on Wednesday it had identified a 15-member intelligence team it said was involved in the disappearance of prominent Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pSov5P

Leaders of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) have been rebuked for belittling the significance of the Nazis and criticizing a Holocaust memorial, but this has not stopped a small group of Jews from throwing their support behind the party. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Qy4AnO