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2004 grenade attack: 2 ex-ministers get death, Khaleda's son jailed for life

2004 grenade attack: 2 ex-ministers get death, Khaleda's son jailed for life

10-10-2018  comments

Dhaka (IANS): A Bangladesh court on Wednesday sentenced 19 people, including two former ministers, to death and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's son Tarique Rahman to life imprisonment for their role in the 2004 grenade blasts that killed 24…

UN chief calls for urgent climate action in response to IPCC report

UN chief calls for urgent climate action in response to IPCC report

09-10-2018  comments

United Nations (IANS): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent climate action after the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report that asks to keep global warming by 1.5 degrees Celsius.

To meet…

Overcome 'narrow geopolitical interests' to adopt international anti-terrorism law: India

Overcome 'narrow geopolitical interests' to adopt international anti-terrorism law: India

09-10-2018  comments

United Nations (IANS): India has urged the world organisation to overcome "narrow geopolitical interests" and adopt the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) that it has proposed.

Terrorism is an "alarming…

Pakistan to seek IMF bailout programme

Pakistan to seek IMF bailout programme

09-10-2018  comments

Islamabad (IANS): The Pakistan government has announced its decision to approach the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for balance-of-payments support and enter into a stabilisation programme, the media reported on Tuesday.

Finance Minister…

4 killed in Sri Lankan storm

4 killed in Sri Lankan storm

08-10-2018  comments

Colombo (IANS) At least four persons were killed and over 10,000 affected as heavy rains and strong winds lashed Sri Lanka over the weekend, the government said on Monday.

Disaster Management Center (DMC) spokesperson Pradeep Kodippili…

Taliban calls for boycott of Afghan elections

Taliban calls for boycott of Afghan elections

08-10-2018  comments

Kabul (IANS): The Taliban on Monday appealed to the people of Afghanistan to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections in the country, calling them an attempt to legitimise the presence of foreign troops.

The campaign for the elections,…

China cautious on Saudi investment plan for Pakistan

China cautious on Saudi investment plan for Pakistan

08-10-2018  comments

Beijing (IANS): China on Monday said the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an open and transparent project and contribution by any country to the initiative will be a "positive factor".

"Such cooperation has always…

5.9-magnitude quake hits Haiti

5.9-magnitude quake hits Haiti

07-10-2018  comments

Washington (IANS): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Haiti, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The USGS said the centre of the quake that hit the island nation on Saturday night was about 11 miles northwest…

US declares Babbar Khalsa 'risk' to its interests, personnel

US declares Babbar Khalsa 'risk' to its interests, personnel

06-10-2018  comments

New York (IANS): In a blow to the Khalistan movement, President Donald Trump's administration has declared the Babbar Khalsa International terrorist group a "risk to the US personnel and interests overseas".

The National Strategy…

300 injured in South Africa train collision

300 injured in South Africa train collision

05-10-2018  comments

Johannesburg (IANS): At least 300 people have been injured in a train collision in Kempton Park city in South Africa.

"About 300 people were injured, commuters suffered serious, but not critical injuries," the Gauteng Metrorail spokesperson…

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