Thursday, 30 Jan, 2025

International

Zambian president ‘dies in London’

DHAKA: Zambian president Michael Sata has died at the age of 77 after receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness.Family sources and Zambian media say, the BBC publishes this report on Wednesday.President Sata, who was being treated in the UK for the past week, died on Tuesday night,

‘Big Bang theory does not contradict role of God’

DHAKA: Scientific theories including the ‘Big Bang’ believed to have brought the universe into being 13.7 billion years ago and the idea that life developed through a process of evolution do not conflict with Catholic teaching.Pope Francis said on Tuesday, The Straits Times

Iraqi Peshmerga set to join Kobane battle

DHAKA: About 80 Iraqi Peshmerga fighters have arrived in Turkey enroute to the besieged Syrian town of Kobane to help fellow Kurds in their battle against the ISIL. They flew into the airport at Urfa and are bound for Suruc on the border with Syria. Another convoy of 70 fighters is

Ghani, Jinping pledge long term partnership

DHAKA: Afghanistan and China pledged a new long-term partnership with each other Thursday as Kabul’s new president Ashraf Ghani began a four-day visit while NATO combat troops prepare to withdraw from his country.Ghani, once a US-based academic, was sworn in as Afghanistan’s new

Germany urges solidarity for Syrian refugees

DHAKA: Germany’s foreign minister called Tuesday for a ‘vow of solidarity’ from the international community for millions of Syrian refugees and the countries such as Lebanon struggling to host them.Ahead of a one-day conference at his ministry in Berlin, Frank-Walter Steinmeier

HK activists mark one month of ‘Umbrella Movement’

DHAKA: Hong Kong democracy activists on Tuesday marked one month of mass protests, calling on supporters to gather for an evening rally wearing the masks they have used to ward off police tear gas and pepper spray. Organisers striving to inject new momentum into the movement told crowds

Australia imposes Ebola travel ban

DHAKA: In the fight against Ebola, Australia has said: No thanks, CNN reports on Tuesday.  Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced "strong controls" on arrivals from West African countries affected by cases of the deadly disease. Telling Australia's parliament during a question

3 killed as firing, arson grips Bengal’s Birbhum

DHAKA: Three people were killed and nearly a dozen injured in West Bengal's Birbhum district during violent clashes between alleged supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress and BJP, ndtv.com reports on Tuesday.  Video footage aired on channels showed scores of armed assailants

Syria rebels launch major attack

DHAKA: Al-Qaeda-affiliated militants and other Syrian rebel groups have attacked the government-held city of Idlib, briefly seizing several official buildings.  The Nusra Front said its fighters killed dozens of government soldiers before being pushed back. The Syrian government has

6 Days Of Darkness In December

DHAKA: Hoax makers continued to create confusion and fear as they said that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the US allegedly confirmed that the Earth would suffer six days of darkness in the last month of 2014. The Web site Huzlers.com identified the dark days

Cyclone Nilofer turns severe; Gujarat on alert

DHAKA: The cyclonic storm 'Nilofer', which originated in the Arabian Sea, has now intensified and is likely to make a landfall on October 31 near Naliya village in Kutch district, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday. 'Nilofer' has intensified into a 'very severe cyclonic storm'

Syria rebels attack last regime-held northwest city

DHAKA: Syrian rebels led by Al-Qaeda loyalists launched a major assault on the government-held city of Idlib Monday in a bid to consolidate their control over the northwest.A monitoring group said, reports The Straits Times.Rebels seized control of most of Idlib province early in the

Cameron rushed to his car by bodyguards

DHAKA: British prime minister David Cameron was bundled into his official car by his bodyguards on Monday after a member of the public ran into him in what looked like a serious security breach, video footage showed.The footage showed the man run directly towards Cameron, who was

China to build Antarctic airfield

DHAKA: China is to build its own airfield in Antarctica, media reported Monday, as Beijing continues to expand its footprint in the most remote corners of the globe.The airstrip will be built to assist China’s four research stations on the frozen continent, the Beijing Evening News

Egypt widens military trials of civilians to cover ‘terrorism’

DHAKA: Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday enacted a decree allowing military trials for civilians suspected of attacking state infrastructure, after a string of deadly attacks on soldiers.The decree came after Sisi promised a tough response to what he called an

‘Massive’ numbers of Rohingya fleeing Myanmar by boat

DHAKA: A climate of fear in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pushing stateless Rohingya Muslims to flee in ‘unprecedented’ numbers, with almost 10,000 people taking to boats in the region in just two weeks.Activists said Monday, reports The Straits Times.A surge in boats leaving from

Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen in Iraq

DHAKA: A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shia militiamen on the outskirts of the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security forces pushed ISIS (Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) militants out of the area over the weekend.Iraq army and police sources said, reports The

New Jewish settler homes risk 'explosion' in Jerusalem

DHAKA: Israel’s plan to build over 1,000 new homes for settlers in annexed east Jerusalem is likely to cause an ‘explosion’ of violence.A senior Palestinian official warned on Monday, reports The Straits Times.‘Today (Israeli prime minister Benjamin) Netanyahu approved the

Chinese tycoon to develop network of space satellites

DHAKA: A mysterious Chinese tycoon who plans to dig a US$40 billion canal linking the Caribbean and the Pacific is spreading his reach into space with ambitions for a network of satellites.Reports said Monday, according to The Straits Times.Wang Jing, who won a 50-year concession to

Qatar officials dismiss IS funding claims

DHAKA: Senior officials from Qatar have strongly denied claims the country is supporting terrorist groups in Syria such as Islamic State.They told the BBC that Qatar had only provided support to moderate militants, in co-ordination with the CIA and other Western and Arab intelligence