Bangla cabinet

Dhaka, Nov. 21 (PTI): Thirty ministers were today dropped from the multi-party interim government formed to conduct the elections due to be held by January 29 next year.

According to a gazette notification, 30 of the 51 members of the cabinet were dropped during a redistribution of portfolios. Ministers who were dropped included foreign minister Dipu Moni, home minister Mahiuddin Khan Alamgir, civil aviation minister Faruq Khan, telecommunication minister Sahara Khatun and health minister Ruhal Haque.

Paris suspect

Paris (Reuters): French police have arrested Abdelhakim Dekhar, 48, who they suspect shot a newspaper employee and fired at a bank this week.

Iraq blast

Baquba, Iraq (Reuters): A car bomb exploded in a busy market in northeastern Iraq on Thursday, killing at least 25 and wounding more than 30, sources said.

Indonesia ire

Jakarta (Reuters): Indonesians burned Australian flags on Thursday over reports saying Australia’s spies tried to tap the phones of President Yudhoyono and his wife.