Terror in Bangladesh: At least 20 hostages were killed, many of them hacked to death, in the takeover of an upscale restaurant in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka. A kitchen worker who escaped said the assailants were armed with pistols, …

Ukraine: Pro-Russians appear ready to go ahead with an independence referendum tomorrow, despite discouragement from Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine government. Ukraine’s acting President Oleksander Turchinov said the vote “would be a step into the abyss for these …

Ukraine: Photographs of the so-called “Green Men”, the armed pro-Russians who have occupied government buildings in Eastern Ukraine, prove that they are actually Russian soldiers and intelligence agents, according to the Ukraine and US governments. Despite denials from the Kremlin, …

World: The State Department has ordered the evacuation of the US consulate in Lahore, Pakistan. In Yemen, US drones continue to hunt down suspected members of Al Qaeda. A strike yesterday killed three men travelling in a vehicle. Fourteen militants …