DHAKA - BANGLADESH'S dynastic political rivalries have reared their heads again with the decision to close three galleries in the national museum for presenting a 'distorted' version of the war of liberation.

TOKYO - JAPAN'S cabinet on Tuesday sent to parliament a bill that would authorise its coastguard to inspect North Korean ships for nuclear- and missile-related materials, in line with a UN resolution.

HONG KONG - HONG Kong police said on Tuesday they had recovered four bodies outside a village hut where they believe a missing family of four were murdered and buried by a relative.