From: Kristina Chew, Care2 The air pollution in China has become the stuff of legend, or rather of nightmare. The number of lung cancer cases in the capital of Beijing has increased by more than 50 percent in the past…
Month: November 2013
Pakistan heaps praise on Sachin Tendulkar
By RFE RL –With the “Little Master” Sachin Tendulkar retiring from cricket after an unprecedented 200th international test match, tributes have been pouring in from all over the globe.
Russia’s spying craze
By Andrei Soldatov It came as a shock to many observers when VimpelCom, one of Russia’s largest telecommunications companies, publicly criticized the government’s plans to legalize the interception of telephone and e-mail communications.
US destroys six tons of ivory
By VOA The U.S. has destroyed six tons of ivory it had seized, crushing the tusks of elephants in an effort to combat the world trade in the contraband.
India: Regional aspirations and national interests
By D Suba Chandran Are the regional aspirations in India essentially against the national interests?
Cyber-attacks surpassing terrorism as major US domestic threat
By RT Cyber-attacks are increasingly becoming the primary threat against the United States, according to the head of the FBI.
Sri Lanka rejects Cameron call for human rights inquiry
Sri Lanka’s government has rejected UK PM David Cameron’s call for an international probe into alleged human rights abuses following the civil war.
UN rejects Africa bid to halt Kenya leaders’ ICC trials
The UN Security Council has rejected an attempt to suspend the trials of Kenya’s president and vice-president at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
Oldest big cat fossil found in Tibet
By James Morgan The oldest big cat fossils ever found – from a previously unknown species “similar to a snow leopard” – have been unearthed in the Himalayas.
Ozone chemicals ban linked to global warming ‘pause’
By Matt McGrath A new study suggests that the ban on ozone depleting chemicals may have also impacted the rise in global temperatures.
Spanish pianist faces jail over noise pollution claims
Spanish prosecutors are seeking a 20-month prison sentence for a professional pianist whose former neighbour is suing over alleged noise pollution.
Red Square naked nail protester faces criminal charges
A naked performance artist who nailed his scrotum to Red Square as a political protest may face up to five years in prison, Russian media report.
Sachin Tendulkar retires with innings India victory in Mumbai
India legend Sachin Tendulkar said it was “hard to believe a wonderful journey” had ended as he bowed out of international cricket in Mumbai.
Ronaldo gives Portugal win over Sweden
Cristiano Ronaldo broke Sweden’s resistance late in the game to give Portugal the advantage in their World Cup play-off tie in Lisbon.
BNP calls off Ctg shutdown
BNP has called off Sunday’s shutdown in Chittagong City in view of admission tests and annual examinations.
Ex-VC of BOU Prof Aminul Islam passes away
Dhaka – Eminent educationist and former Vice Chancellor (VC) of Bangladesh Open University (BOU) Dr M Aminul Islam passed away due to old age complications in a city hospital on Friday. He was 81.
BNP leader Razia Foyez passes away
Satkhira – BNP vice chairman Syeda Razia Foyez passed away at the capital’s United Hospital on Friday’s afternoon. She was 75.
Nazir’s 10-day solo art exhibition begins
Dhaka – A 10-day solo art exhibition of artist Nazir Hossain began at Gallery Cosmos-2 in the city on Friday.
RU BCL leader killed in Gaibandha
Unidentified assailants killed a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday at Sundarganj Upazila in Gaibandha. Locals and RU BCL alleged that activists of the Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami, were behind the…
Fakhrul can’t reach Ashraf over phone, questions Govt sincerity
BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says he has telephoned Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam several times in the last two days, but the latter did not receive the calls.
Why Israel wanted Arafat dead
By Jonathan Cook It seems there are still plenty of parties who would prefer that Arafat’s death continues to be treated as a mystery rather than as an assassination.
Unilateral polls to be resisted: B Chowdhury
President of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Friday said they would resist any lopsided polls through united efforts of people and restore the caretaker government system for saving the country through holding a credible election.
It’s not just winter, it’s a new ice age
By Alan Caruba When you consider that a bunch of global warming propagandists, the 19th Conference of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to reduce “greenhouse gas” emissions has been meeting in Warsaw this month are still claiming that…
B’desh ready to farm Lankan lands, Hasina tells Rajapaksa
Colombo – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday told the Sri Lankan President that Bangladesh is ready to cooperate with the island nation in cultivating unused lands in the down-south and east of his country and produce diversified agricultural products…
Renewable energy can pave the path to peace
By Hélène Connor-Lajambe The United Nations and other world agencies are geographically global in scope, but seldom seem able to work together on the same issue, however crucial it is, even when deep misery or armed conflicts ensue.
Tarique verdict predictable: Hannan Shah
The BNP has said the verdict in a money laundering case against BNP Chairperson Khaled Zia’s son Tarique Rahman is entirely predictable.
China reforms: One-child policy to be relaxed
China is to relax its policy of restricting most couples to have only a single child, state media say.
Swechhasebak Dal leaders Sapu, Babu remanded
A Dhaka court has remanded Swechchhasebak Dal’s General Secretary Mir Sharafat Ali Sapu and Organising Secretary Shafiul Bari Babu for five days in police custody in a case filed over assault on the law enforcers.
Commonwealth summit held in Sri Lanka amid rights row
The Commonwealth summit has opened with a colourful ceremony in Colombo, amid continuing scrutiny of Sri Lanka’s human rights record.
Owners, CBAs agree to wait till Nov 21 for decision on wage
Owners and workers’ leaders of the country’s apparel sector on Friday agreed to wait until November 21 for a final decision on the new minimum wage structure and maintain an uninterrupted production refraining from destructive activities.