India and China are close to an agreement to prevent tension on their contested border touching off confrontation while they try to figure out a way to break a decades-old stalemate regarding overlapping claims to long stretches of the Himalayas.
Year: 2013
Historic opportunity for Iran to make fresh start
By Aijaz Zaka Syed Iran finds itself in the media spotlight for all the right reasons, for a change. The smooth and event-free presidential elections in June surprised many, including the Iran ‘experts’ in the West. This time around the…
Stefan Kießling apologises for scoring bizarre ghost goal winner
By Brooks Peck Bayer Leverkusen’s Stefan Kießling was given a very generous gift by the match officials when he was awarded a goal against Hoffenheim for a header that somehow squirted through the side netting and ended up inside the…
Diego Maradona verbally attacks Pele for the millionth time
by Ryan Bailey Diego Maradona and Pele are two of the leading contenders for the greatest player of all time. And since neither has any sense of humility, they have been bickering at each other for decades in a vain…
Cricket: Anderson learns plenty in Bangladesh
Nick Walker, A challenging introduction to test match cricket is starting to hit home for one of the Black Caps’ newest test players.
Hafiz centre opens at DU
A Hafiz premise constructed with support from the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran was inaugurated at the 5th floor of the Arts faculty building of Dhaka University on 10 October last.
Husband-wife killed in Manikganj
Mohammad Younus Ali, Manikganj A Husband and his pregnant wife of Dhalla-Kafatia village under sadar upazila in Manikgnanj were killed. The deceased were identified as Shahidul Islam Dhalu, 35, and his wife Hena Akter, 30. Police recovered the beheaded and…
Meeting the mammal that survived the dinosaurs
From: Jeremy Hance, MONGABAY.COM So, here I am, running in a forest at night over 2,000 miles from home. This forest—dry, stout, and thorny enough to draw blood—lies just a few miles north of a rural town in the western…
Meeting sustainable business goals
More than two thirds of CEOs (67 percent) believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, while the same percentage report that the private sector is not making sufficient efforts to address global sustainability challenges, according…
Breaking urban ground for community gardens
From: Robin Blackstone, ENN Community Gardens bring people together, builds relationships, improves quality of life and activates communities through its bounty, exercise, therapy, education, family budget augmentation, social interaction and neighborhood beautification.
Air quality still not good in European cities
From: EurActiv More than 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to unsafe levels one of the most health damaging air pollutants, with Bulgaria having the dirtiest air among EU countries, says a new study by the European Environment…
Four ways for facilitating universal access to clean water
Chicago – ‘The planet’s entire supply of freshwater that can be used by humans and ecosystems amounts to approximately 200,000 cubed kilometers (http://www.unwater.org/statistics_res.html), or less than one percent of all freshwater resources. And, unfortunately, humans are using these limited resources…
Syria’s top intelligence officer killed
By Al Bawaba News Gunmen have killed a top army General Jamaa Jamaa on Thursday while on duty in eastern Syria, state-run Syrian television said.
Palestine is being disappeared
By Jonathan Cook Two recent images encapsulate the message behind the dry statistics of last week’s report by the World Bank on the state of the Palestinian economy.
531 houses gutted in Hazaribagh fire
A total of 531 houses, including 24 shanties of a slum, were burned to ashes in a fire in the city’s Hazaribagh area on Thursday night. Nilufar Yasmin, a duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room, said the fire originated…
Jammu & Kashmir: A haven for agents?
By Shujaat Bukhari A few hours after a suicide bomber hit a Church in Peshawar on Sunday last, a six-The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly passed a resolution on Monday asking Government of India to order a time-bound probe into the…
Khaleda to exchange greetings with Hindu leaders Saturday
Opposition leader and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia will exchange greetings with the leaders of the country’s Hindu community in the city on Saturday on the occasion of Durga Puja.
Saudi Arabia turns down UN Security Council seat
Saudi Arabia has turned down a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, accusing the world body of “double standards”.
Hasina proposes all-party election-time govt
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday proposed forming an all-party election-time government to oversee the next general election but fell short of making it clear who will head the interim administration.
Afghan militants attack Kabul international compound
Militants have attacked a heavily-fortified international compound on the outskirts of the Afghan capital, Kabul, security sources say.
PM rules out caretaker government
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ruled out a return to the caretaker system to conduct the upcoming parliamentary elections.
BNP reaction to PM’s address today
The BNP will officially respond on Saturday to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s proposal for an all-party interim government to conduct the forthcoming parliamentary polls.
UN investigator presses US to publish drone attack data
A United Nations investigator has called on the US to make public its data about drone strikes and civilian casualties.
Google shares hit $1,000 after strong earnings
Google shares have topped $1,000 (£617) for the first time after the company reported better-than-expected earnings.
‘PM’s speech constructive,’ negotiations needed: Former Adviser
Former caretaker government adviser Akbar Ali Khan has described Prime Minister’s address to the nation as ‘constructive’.
Search urged for UK’s ‘Missing’ badgers
By Helen Briggs Conservationists are calling for an investigation into plummeting badger numbers in the run up to the cull.
Polls by Jan 24: Nasim
Awami League presidium member Mohammad Nasim on Friday said the national election will surely be held by January 24 next year and people are eagerly waiting for that.
Monkeys ‘take turns in conversation’
By Victoria Gill Marmoset monkeys take it in turns to “talk” in a pattern very similar to human conversation, according to scientists.
65 fishermen in 4 dists punished for defying hilsa ban
Seven fishermen were jailed for separate terms in Bhola and Munshiganj while 58 others fined in Bagerhat and Barguna on Friday for catching hilsa defying a ban.
Rab man killed in Faridpur road crash
A Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) official was killed in a road accident in Shibrampur area of Sadar upazila on Thursday.