HOSTAGE CRISIS IN BANGLADESH, REPORTS OF GUN BATTLE in Dhaka
WEB DESK / There are reports of a hostage crisis in Bangladesh capital Dhaka. Foreign citizens are also reported to have been taken hostage. A gun battle began around 9…
India stands with Afghanistan in fight against terrorism : Prez Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee has said that India stands with Afghanistan in its fight against terrorism. Condemning the terrorist attack on a police convoy in Kabul, Mr. Mukherjee said India will…
Austria court annuls result of presidential election
Austria’s highest court has annulled the result of the presidential election narrowly lost by the candidate of the far-right Freedom Party. The party had challenged the result, saying that postal…
Another Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh
agencies/ Another Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh,early today in Kastasagar village of Sadar Upazilla in Jhenaidah district, northwestern part of the country. The killing comes hardly a month…
Pak extends stay of Afghan refugees for six months
Pakistan has allowed the nearly three million Afghan refugees to stay on for an additional six months. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif asked authorities to take up the issue of their…
13 suspects detained over Istanbul Ataturk Airport attack
Turkish police have carried out raids against suspected militants from so-called Islamic State after the deadly attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport. At least 13 suspects were detained in the raids…
10 Pakistanis killed in Kuwait fire
Ten people were killed when a fire broke out at a residential area of Farwaniya in Kuwait on Thursday. They died of suffocation due to fire. All the ten persons…
New Philippines President asks people to ‘Join him in a rough ride’
MANILA/ agencies Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the President on Thursday, after promising a ruthless and deeply controversial war on crime as the main focus of his six-year term.…
40 killed in suicide attack on Afghan police convoy
A suicide bomber has attacked a police convoy outside the Afghanistan capital Kabul today, killing at least 40 officers. Officials said, two bombs hit vehicles carrying cadets returning from a…
Turkey observes national day of mourning after airport attack
Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in…