Monday, 01 Sep, 2025

International

62 killed in Pakistan police training college attack

At least 59 cadets were killed and 116 injured after terrorists stormed into a Police Training College in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Monday night. Talking to the media, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said that the operation has been completed by security forces, reports

7 killed in China explosion

DHAKA: A powerful explosion has killed seven people and injured at least 94 in a town in the north-west of China’s Shaanxi province. The blast in Xinmin happened at around 14:00 local time (06:00 GMT), reports the BBC. Images and video posted to social media appear to show

India police kill 24 Maoist rebels in Orissa

DHAKA: Police in India say they have killed at least 24 Maoist rebels in the eastern state of Orissa. One police officer was killed and another injured in the gunfight that followed in a forest straddling the border between Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states. The region has seen a

26 Asian sailors freed after over 4-year

DHAKA: Twenty-six Asian sailors, freed after being held hostage by Somali pirates for more than four years, arrived in Kenya’s Nairobi on Sunday (October 23). The sailors were released after a ransom was paid, and international mediators said it “represents the end of captivity for

“We are behind but not giving up”

DHAKA: The Donald Trump campaign has admitted the Republican lags behind Hillary Clinton with just over two weeks to go before Americans cast their votes.   “We are behind. She has some advantages,” said his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, who added: “We’re not giving

13 die in California tour bus crash

DHAKA: Thirteen people have been killed and more than 30 injured in southern California after a tour bus ran into the back of a lorry, media reports say. Most of the passengers are reported to be from Latin America. The crash happened on Interstate 10 close to the resort town of

Taliban uses drones to film attacks in Afghanistan

DHAKA: The Afghan Taliban has uploaded a drone footage showing a suicide bomber driving into a police base and blowing it up in the southern Helmand province. The fighters say the footage proves that they can now deploy drones as an “addition to their sophisticated possessions of

Kurdish forces launch attacks on IS in Bashiqa

DHAKA: Kurdish forces have carried out new attacks on positions of so-called Islamic State north-east of Mosul to retake the town of Bashiqa. Kurdish Peshmerga commanders said they made large advances into IS territory and secured part of a highway that will limit IS’s freedom of

Trump outlines plan for first 100 days

DHAKA: Donald Trump, lagging behind Hillary Clinton in polls, has outlined what he would do in his first 100 days were he to become US president. With 17 days until the election, much of the recent focus has been on controversies linked to his campaign. But in a speech in

Afghanistan opium production up 43%

DHAKA: Opium production in Afghanistan has increased by 43% in the past year, United Nations officials have said. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said the area used to farm the poppy plant, the source of opium, increased by 10% to 201,000 hectares, reports the BBC. But

Iraq imposes ban on alcohol in a surprise move

DHAKA: Parliament in Iraq has voted to ban the sale, import and production of alcohol, with backers of the move arguing that its availability contradicts Islam and is unconstitutional. Opponents argue that the vote infringes constitutional guarantees of freedom of religious belief for

Everest’s first woman climber Junko Tabei dies

DHAKA: The first woman to ascend Everest, Japanese climber Junko Tabei, has died aged 77, her family say. Tabei conquered Everest in May 1975, aged 35, before climbing all of the world’s seven highest peaks by 1992. She was diagnosed with cancer of the abdomen four years ago, and

Thailand presses Google over online royal insults

DHAKA: Google has agreed to co-operate with the removal of online content insulting Thailand's monarchy. Country’s Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong said he had met Google representatives to complain about material found using the search engine and on YouTube, a Google

53 killed in Cameroon train derailment

At least 53 people were killed when a packed passenger train derailed and overturned in Cameroon. Quoting the transport minister of Cameroon, BBC reports that the train was travelling between the two biggest cities, Yaounde and Douala, when it overturned near Eseka. There were 1,300

19 killed in Russia helicopter crash

At least 19 people were killed when a helicopter crashed in northwestern Siberia, Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Saturday.  A Mi-8 helicopter carrying 22 people had crashed on Friday night outside the city of Novy Urengoy, repots NDTV.  19 people have died from

Trump takes aim at Michelle Obama

DHAKA: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has launched a rare attack on Michelle Obama, saying “all she wants to do is campaign” for his rival. Speaking at a North Carolina rally, Trump called the country’s leadership “babies” and “losers”. He also accused

ISIS executes hundreds in Iraq

ISIS executed 284 men and boys as coalition forces closed in on Mosul. Quoting an Iraqi intelligence source, CNN reports those killed on Thursday and Friday had been rounded up near and in the city for use as human shields against attacks that are forcing ISIS out of the southern

EU ‘not capable’ of signing Canada deal

A trade deal between the EU and Canada is on the brink of collapse because a Belgian region with a population of just 3.6 million opposes it. An emotional Canadian Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland left the talks in Brussels, saying the EU was “not capable” of signing a trade

34 killed in IS attack in Iraqi city Kirkuk

DHAKA: Islamic State (IS) militants have raided government buildings in and around the Iraqi city of Kirkuk, killing at least six police officers and 16 civilians. Twelve IS jihadists were also killed in the dawn attack. BBC reported that suicide bombers had attacked police stations

N Korea carries out second failed missile launch

DHAKA: North Korea has conducted an unsuccessful launch of an intermediate-range missile, according to the South Korean military. This is the second failed test in less than a week after the North’s recent launch of a Musudan missile, which has an estimated range of 4,000km (2,500