Bangladesh eases curfew after violence subsides
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Traffic poured onto the streets of Bangladesh's main cities on Friday as the army-backed interim government relaxed a curfew imposed two days ago to quell street violence, allowing people to venture out to buy essentials.
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The streets of Nepal&#39;s capital were crowded and shops opened early on Monday after authorities lifted a curfew imposed last week after mobs protesting against the killing of 12 Nepalis in Iraq ransacked a mosque.
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Somali authorities have announced plans to impose a curfew on the capital, where at least five people were killed on Thursday in the latest violence to undermine government attempts to restore law.
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Nepal has eased a curfew imposed on the capital to contain widespread rioting sparked by the slaying of 12 Nepalese captives in Iraq.
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Myanmar's junta imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the country's two main cities on Wednesday after pouring security forces into Yangon to try to end the biggest protests against military rule in nearly 20 years.
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Bangladesh's main opposition suspended its transport blockade saying it wanted to give the interim government time to deliver on its promises, amid fatal violence between opposition supporters.
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Shoppers thronged markets in Bangladesh on Saturday as a curfew clamped on six cities to reassert the military-backed government&#39;s authority after violent clashes was relaxed for most of the day.
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Hopes for an end to pre-election turmoil in Bangladesh dimmed on Wednesday as rival political groups again took to the streets and the country's legal system was virtually paralyzed by feuding lawyers.
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A curfew is in effect in Baghdad banning virtually all movement in the city, police said.
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Security has been tightened in Bangladesh after a strike call by the main opposition party, whose rally was targeted by bombers on Saturday.
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Millions of Pakistanis ventured out into the streets of major cities for the first time in three days, as violence eased after an official mourning period for slain political Benazir Bhutto.
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Troops took up positions around the Bangladeshi capital and in all major cities and towns on Sunday after the government ordered the deployment to ensure a peaceful run-up to elections next month.
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Myanmar's military junta lifted a curfew in the country's main city Yangon on Saturday in another sign the generals are feeling strong enough to relax their grip after crushing a monk-led revolt last month.
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Extra armed police patrolled the streets of the Bangladeshi capital and traffic was light on Sunday, a working day, as shocked Bangladeshis woke up to the aftermath of grenade blasts that killed at least 16 people.
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A senior UN official says the recent upsurge in violence in eastern DR Congo appears to be abating.
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GUWAHATI, India  - A round-the-clock curfew has been imposed on a northeastern Indian town after deadly clashes between two tribal groups, police said on Sunday.
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Pakistani authorities imposed a curfew around a mosque in the capital on Wednesday after 11 people were killed in clashes with security forces, and militant Islamic students were ordered to lay down their weapons.