Wednesday, 27 Nov, 2024

International

Angry Pakistan to assess US ties after Mehsud killing

DHAKA: Pakistan will review its relationship with the United States in a high-level meeting on Sunday.Pakistan prime minister’s office said, following the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader in a US drone strike, reports The Straits Times.Mehsud, who had a US$5 million bounty on his

Imelda hospitalised

DHAKA: The jet-setting former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, has been hospitalised after suffering ‘fatigue’, an aide said on Sunday.The widow of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos had just returned to the capital after a lengthy road trip from the province of Ilocos Norte,

‘Washington has not offered sanctions relief to Tehran’

DHAKA: The US has not offered any sanctions relief to Iran, the lead US negotiator with Iran, Wendy Sherman told Channel 10 ahead of talks between Tehran and world power scheduled for November 7-8.‘We have not offered any sanctions relief on Iran, and we have not removed any

Xinjiang military chief punished after Beijing attack

DHAKA: China’s Communist Party has expelled the military commander of Xinjiang from its ranks, state media reported on Sunday, after an attack in Beijing officially blamed on members of the Uighur minority in the troubled north-west region.General Peng Yong, who was named commander of

Riot erupts in Saudi prison, 4 injured

DHAKA: Inmates at a Saudi prison rioted overnight, torching offices before security forces quickly brought the situation under control in violence that left four people injured.Saudi officials said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.The mutiny broke out late Saturday during weekly

Accused LA airport shooter could face death penalty

DHAKA: The man accused of opening fire at the Los Angeles International Airport faces charges of murder of a federal officer and committing violence at an international airport.US Attorney Andre Birotte told reporters on Saturday, The Jerusalem Post publishes this report on Sunday.Under

Khamenei not optimistic but backs Iran nuclear talks

DHAKA: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei voiced his support on Sunday for Iran`s talks with world powers over its disputed nuclear programme while expressing pessimism about them.‘No one should see our negotiating team as compromisers,’ Khamenei, Iran’s top decision-maker on its

Boat carrying 70 Muslim Rohingya sinks off Myanmar

DHAKA: An aid worker says a boat carrying 70 Muslim Rohinyga has capsized off the western coast of Myanmar. So far, only eight survivors have been found.Abdul Melik, who works for the humanitarian organisation Action Against Hunger, says the boat was in the Bay of Bengal and headed for

Factory fire in Delhi kills 6

DHAKA: A large fire erupted at a factory in the Indian capital killing six workers, some of whom were trapped inside and burnt beyond recognition.A fire official and reports said on Sunday, according to The Straits Times.The blaze broke out at the three-storey factory, which manufactured

India reaches for Mars on prestige space mission

DHAKA: India began a countdown on Sunday to the launch of its most ambitious and risky space mission to date, sending a probe to Mars which was conceived in just 15 months on a tiny budget.After a recent Chinese attempt flopped, India is seeking to make a statement of its technological

Blast at china coal mine kills 7

DHAKA: Seven miners were killed Saturday in an explosion at a coal mine in southwest China, state-run media reported.The blast occurred at about 2:00am local time at the Huangshuiba Coal Mine in the town of Yumo in the Guizhou Province, where 50 miners were working.China state-run Xinhua

Kerry to begin Mid East tour amid regional tension

DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry begins a tour of countries in the Middle East and North Africa on Sunday.Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan and Morocco are among the countries listed on the itinerary, reports the BBC.Although it is not on the official agenda, there are also reports he may

US deflects Pakistan anger on Mehsud

DHAKA: The US has responded to accusations from Pakistan that a drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud had destroyed the country`s nascent peace process.A state department official said talks with the Taliban were an internal matter for Pakistan.The statement

Church stampede in Nigeria `kills 17`

DHAKA: At least 17 people have been killed and many more injured in a stampede at the end of a religious vigil in eastern Nigeria, officials say.More than 100,000 people were said to have gathered at the venue of the incident, the Holy Ghost Adoration Ground in Anambra State.Local media

Imran Khan vows to block Nato supplies

DHAKA: Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan vowed Saturday to block Nato supplies from crossing through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in response to the US drone strike that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud and ‘sabotaged’ peace talks.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is one of two

Iraq oil pipeline bombed, pumping shut down

DHAKA: Militants bombed a major oil pipeline in northern Iraq early on Saturday, disabling it and forcing pumping to be suspended.Iraq security officials said, reports france24.com.Three blasts went off along the pipeline, in Nineveh province, which runs to the Turkish port of Ceyhan,

‘Iran willing to cooperate on nuclear programme’

DHAKA: Iran has shown willingness to cooperate with the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency regardless of progress made in nuclear talks with the West.IAEA’s chief Yukiya Amano said on Friday, according to media, The Jerusalem Post publishes this report on Saturday.Amano said

Israel allowed Hamas to recover bodies of fighters

DHAKA: Israel has reportedly allowed the Palestinians to recover two of the four bodies of Hamas fighters killed on Friday in clashes with the Israel Defense Forces at Hamas’ terrorism tunnel.Channel 2 cited Arab sources as saying, reports The Jerusalem Post.Israel’s approval was

Europe’s spies work together on mass surveillance

DHAKA: Spy agencies across Western Europe are working together on mass surveillance of internet and phone traffic comparable to programmes run by their US counterpart denounced by European governments.Britain’s Guardian newspaper reported on Saturday, says The Straits Times.Citing

Pussy Riot prisoner ‘gone missing’

DHAKA: One of the jailed members of the Pussy Riot protest band has vanished from sight since she was moved to a new prison 10 days ago.Reports from Russia say, according to the BBC.The husband of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova told a US news website he had not received any news about her and her