Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab has been pardoned by King Hamad after serving three months of a six-month jail sentence, the official BNA news agency has reported. The king made the order because of fears over Mr Rajab’s health, it said. An appeals court in May upheld the six-month prison sentence he had received. He is a member of ...

Two journalists are on trial in the southern Thai island of Phuket for allegedly defaming the Thai navy. Their charges stem from a July 2013 online article which included a paragraph, originally published by Reuters, on human trafficking. Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian of website Phuketwan, who pleaded not guilty, face up to seven years in jail. Reuters quoted an ...

Mexico is offering a reward of 60 million pesos ($3.8m) for the capture of the country’s most-wanted drug lord, who escaped from a top security prison. A huge manhunt is underway for Joaquin Guzman, who got out of his cell on Saturday through a 1.5km-long tunnel. Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said officials at the prison must have helped ...

The US military is considering a plan that would allow transgender people to serve openly in the armed forces. “The Defence Department’s current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty,” US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter said on Monday. Transgender people now serve in the military, but their experiences vary. Over the next six months, a group ...

Actor Akshay Kumar, who is currently shooting for Prabhudheva’s upcoming directorial venture “Singh Is Bliing”, even lifted props on the movie’s set. The 47-year-old actor, who sported a black t-shirt and light blue shorts, was seen lifting two wooden boxes. The film is a sequel to the 2008 film “Singh is Kinng” and will once again have Akshay donning a ...

Sadia Islam Mou has become one of idols in the country’s modelling arena to work in noted advertisement-maker, director and actor Afzal Hossain. Under Afzal’s direction Mou not only worked in TV plays but also in TV commercials. As a pair, they also presented several popular plays like Hothat Brishti, Parlena Rumki for the viewers. To cast Afzal and Mou, ...

Popular actor-director Mahfuz Ahmed will appear together for the first time with audience-admired actress Moutushi Biswas in a special Eid tele-drama titled ‘Like @ Comments’, written and directed by Masud Sejan. DhakaLive has news that the shooting of this special tele-drama began yesterday in the Uttara area of the capital. The tele-drama will be aired on Banglavision during Eid. The ...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is open to work again with his ‘Piku’ co-star Deepika Padukone. During the teaser launch of Bachchan’s upcoming film ‘Wazir’ last month, he was asked about Deepika’s apology for not inviting him for the success party of ‘Piku’ and Big B had said, “Jo beet gayi so baat gayi” (let bygones be bygones). Asked tonight ...

Actress Mila Kunis has confirmed her marriage to the “Two and a Half Men” star Ashton Kutcher. And it’s thought the nuptials took place before July 4 as the interview was given over a month ago. Speaking to the Telegraph magazine, the 31-year-old referred to Kutcher as her husband three times, reports mirror.co.uk. Kunis said: “My husband and I always ...

Popular film actor Amin Khan and TV actress Prova performed together for first time in a TV play which story is based on a true incident taken place in our society recently. Directed by Imran Hossain Imu Amin Khan and Prova worked together in play Nishwash. Director Imu has also written its script. Its shooting was wrapped up recently in ...