Kabul hotel attack ends; All 3 Taliban fighters killed
A Taliban attack on a Kabul hotel housing foreign contractors ended today after all three Taliban fighters were killed, around seven hours after the assault began. Kabul police chief Abdul…
Bangladesh: Islamic scholars stage human chain to denounce terrorism
DHAKA Jamiatul Ulama, a platform of Islamic scholors, yesterday staged a human chain protest at Uttarkhan in the city as part of its nationwide campaign against terrorism in the name…
US: 16 killed in hot air balloon crash in Texas
WEB DESK At least 16 people were killed in the crash of a hot air balloon in Texas in United States. A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said, the…
Turkey releases 758 soldiers detained after abortive coup
Turkey has released 758 soldiers detained after an abortive coup. Turkish State media reported that an Istanbul court has released these soldiers, who were suspected of having a hand in…
80 people killed in flood, landslides in Nepal
At least 80 people were killed in floods and landslides triggered by the incessant rain since Monday in several districts of Nepal. Officials in Kathmandu said that Pyuthan district in…
Syria: 35 civillians killed in US-led airstrikes
At least 35 civilians were killed in fresh US-led airstrikes near Ghandur town close to Manbej, controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria. The strikes come in the context…
Data from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign hacked
WEB DESK / Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has been hacked as part of a larger cyber intrusion against Democratic Party institutions. US media reports that the latest hack follows two…
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton accepts US presidential nomination
Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president with a message stressing the need to unite in order to confront the nation’s challenges. Clinton said in an address on…
Islamic State releases video of French church attacker
Islamic State’s Amaq news agency released a video of one of two teenagers who killed a priest in a church in France this week. It has called for more attacks…
Indonesia executes four convicted drug traffickers
Indonesia executed four convicted drug traffickers including three Nigerians late last night. Three Africans and an Indonesian man were shot by firing squad at the Nusakambangan prison island. The government…