Bangladesh

Secular blogger killed in Bangladesh; fourth this year

Police official Mustafizur Rahman identified the victim as 40-year-old Niloy Chowdhury and said he was hacked to death in his apartment. The motive was not immediately clear.

The victim's family said his real name was Niloy Chottopadhay and that he used a different name on social media.

Asha Moni, the victim's wife, said at least four young people attacked her husband.

India, Bangladesh settle decades-old boundary dispute

Television images showed people bursting firecrackers and raising an Indian flag in Masaldanga enclave which became part of India at midnight Friday.

India's External Affairs Ministry in a statement described July 31 as a historic day for both India and Bangladesh as "it marks the resolution of a complex issue that has lingered since independence" from British colonialists in 1947.