DHAKA -- A special tribunal in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka said on Thursday that it will deliver a verdict in a case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and two of her top aides on Nov. 17.
Amid tight security, Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chairman Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder fixed the date in the case over crimes against humanity during the July 2024 uprising. (Bangladesh-Ex-PM)
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ULAN BATOR -- Mongolia's National Agency for Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring on Thursday issued a warning of heavy snow and strong winds.
Starting Thursday night, snowstorms will hit western and central provinces of the country, with an average wind speed estimated at 18-24 meters per second, said the weather monitoring agency. (Mongolia-Snow-Warning)
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SEOUL -- Two people were killed and 18 others were injured Thursday after a truck crashed into the sidewalk at a market in South Korea, according to Yonhap news agency.
The truck, driven by a man in his 60s, plowed into the sidewalk at the market in Bucheon, west of the capital Seoul, at about 10:55 a.m. local time (0155 GMT). (South Korea-Truck Crash)
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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia and Singapore have launched the first phase of cross-border QR code payment connection, said a press release from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Thursday.
NBC's Governor Chea Serey presided over the launch event on the sidelines of the Singapore Fintech Festival 2025 in Singapore on Wednesday. (Cambodia-Singapore-Payment) ■
