Thursday, 02 Jan, 2025

International

4 dead in US landslide, 18 missing

DHAKA: The death toll rose to four and 18 people were missing on Sunday from a landslide in Washington state that buried homes and cars under mud and debris up to 5m deep, authorities said.Eight people were also injured when rain-soaked embankments along State Route 530 near Oso,

Nato warns over Russia border force

DHAKA: Nato`s military commander in Europe has issued a warning about the build-up of Russian forces on Ukraine`s border.Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen Philip Breedlove said Nato was in particular concerned about the threat to Moldova`s Trans-Dniester region, BBC reported.Russia said

Taiwan students storm government HQ

DHAKA: Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China.Police used water cannon and dragged out students one by one, clearing the building by dawn on Monday, BBC reported.More than 30 people were arrested

New planes join aircraft search

DHAKA: More nations have joined the search in the southern Indian Ocean for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, amid concern that rain will hamper search efforts.Ten planes were set to scour the area for possible debris picked up earlier by radar echoes and satellite imagery, reports

Turkey warns Syria of ‘heavy’ response

DHAKA: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday congratulated the military for downing a Syrian warplane near its border and warned of a ‘heavy’ response if its airspace was violated.‘Our response from now will be heavy if you violate our airspace,’ Erdogan said

Gul says Twitter ban to be lifted ‘soon’

DHAKA: Turkey’s president said on Sunday the government would soon lift its ban on Twitter, which has sparked criticism at home and abroad.‘It is not legally possible to shut down the Internet and such platforms (as Twitter),’ president Abdullah Gul told reporters in Ankara before

Crimea leader urges Ukraine’s Russians to fight Kiev

DHAKA: Crimea’s rebel leader urged Russians across Ukraine on Sunday to rise up against Kiev’s rule and welcome Kremlin forces whose unrelenting march against his flashpoint peninsula has defied Western outrage.The call came amid growing anxiety among Kiev’s Western-backed rulers

Turkey downs Syria warplane on border

DHAKA: Turkish anti-aircraft fire shot down a Syrian warplane on Sunday as it bombed rebels fighting to seize control of a border post in northwestern Syria.An NGO said, reports The Straits Times.‘Turkish air defences targeted a Syrian fighter bomber as it struck areas of the northern

‘Putin ready to attack Ukraine any time’

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin’s troops are ready to attack Ukraine at any time.Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council chief Andriy Parubiy warned on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.‘The aim of Putin is not Crimea, but all of Ukraine... His troops massed at the

New images of ‘possible debris’

DHAKA: Malaysia says it has received new satellite images from France showing potential debris from missing flight MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean.This is the third set of images in a week of possible debris in the area.Australia is coordinating the search and earlier said it was

Pallet, belts sighted in Australia hunt for missing jet

DHAKA: Australian officials said on Sunday that a wooden cargo pallet along with belts or straps have been spotted in the remote Indian Ocean by one of the aircraft deployed in the hunt for a missing Malaysian jet.The objects were seen by a civilian aircraft assisting in the search for

Ukrainians urge unity after Russia storms Crimea base

DHAKA: Kiev braced for a unity rally on Sunday after elite Russian forces stormed one of Ukraine`s last Crimean bases in a march that has defied both sanctions and global isolation.Saturday’s takeover involving machinegun fire into the air and stun grenades provided the most spectacular

Cyclone warning affects missing jet search

DHAKA: Malaysia says weather conditions in the southern corridor where debris possibly related to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was spotted by satellite are very challenging.‘In the area where the possible objects were identified by the Australian authorities, there are

Tunisian diplomat kidnapped in Libyan capital

DHAKA: Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a Tunisian diplomat in Tripoli, Tunisia’s foreign minister said, one of a string of diplomatic abductions in the Libyan capital this year.Three years after Libya’s revolt to topple Muammar Gaddafi, the North African country is struggling to

Abbott sees ‘increasing hope’

DHAKA: Australian prime minister Tony Abbott voiced increasing hope on Sunday of finding out what happened to Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 and the 239 people on board after unidentified debris was sighted in the search zone.‘It’s still too early to be definite, but obviously we have

Britain warns of Russia ‘isolation’

DHAKA: William Hague has warned Russia that it faces long-term ‘isolation and stagnation’ over the crisis in Ukraine.The foreign secretary said it was time to consider a ‘new state of relations’ different to that of the past 20 years.Writing in the Sunday Telegraph, he said the UK

Russian troops storm Crimea airbase

DHAKA: Russian troops have smashed their way into a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea with armoured vehicles, automatic fire and stun grenades, while Ukrainian forces abandoned a naval base after attacks by pro-Russian protesters.The facilities at Belbek and Novofedorovka had been among the

Spain austerity rally turns violent

DHAKA: Violence has broken out at the end of an anti-austerity protest attended by tens of thousands of people in the Spanish capital Madrid.Dozens of youths threw projectiles at police, who responded by charging at them, BBC reported.Demonstrators were protesting over issues including

China jets boost Malaysia plane hunt

DHAKA: Two Chinese military planes have arrived in Perth in Australia to join international search operations for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.Crews are set to scour southern areas of the Indian Ocean for a fourth day, BBC reported. Two sets of satellite images showing floating

Twitter `ignored Turkish courts`

DHAKA: Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek has defended his government`s ban on Twitter, accusing the website of failing to comply with court orders.Mehmet Simsek told the BBC that no company should see itself as above the law.The government banned the website on Friday, after users