I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were headed to Pakistan, a country that was foreign yet held a part of us. For my younger brothers, the flight from New Delhi to Lahore…
Category: Conflicts
China to remain neutral if North Korea attacks first
A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first in a conflict with the United States, despite a mutual defence pact between the Asian allies. The nationalistic Global Times tabloid said on Friday in…
FBI says terror network stretches fron Britain to Bangladesh
US investigators have uncovered a global financial network run by an Islamic State leader from Britain to Bangladesh, The Wall Street Journal reports. The network also funnelled money to an alleged ISIS operative in the US through fake eBay transactions,…
Donald Trump & Kim Jong-Un need to find a diplomatic off-ramp
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Aug 9 (IPS) – Just six months into the administration of President Donald Trump, the war of words and nuclear threats between the United States and North Korea have escalated, and a peaceful resolution…
N. Korea threatens Guam hit plan within days
North Korea’s Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on Wednesday repeated threats that the DPRK military was in the final stages of developing a plan to strike the island of Guam. The KPA Strategic Force said it was…
North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam
Seoul, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — North Korea on Thursday announced a detailed plan to launch a volley of ballistic missiles toward the U.S. Pacific territory of Guam, a major military hub and home to U.S. bombers, and dismissed President Donald…
North Korea’s Guam missile strike plan to be ‘ready soon’
North Korea says its plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will soon be ready, as a war of words with Washington intensifies. State media said Hwasong-12 rockets would pass over Japan and land in the…
Qatar waives visa for 80 nations
Qatar has announced a programme to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to encourage air transport and tourism amid a two-month boycott imposed on the Gulf state by its neighbours. Nationals from dozens of countries in Europe and…
You cannot trap the ‘Magic Rat’: Trump, Congress and Geopolitics
Robert J. Burrowes A wonderful thing about observing and analysing the human mind is that there is a seemingly infinite variety of phenomena to observe and analyse. I sometimes wonder if it is even remotely possible to master this subject…
North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam
North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific territory of Guam. The report in state media, quoting an earlier military statement, came hours after President Donald Trump threatened North Korea with “fire and…
Two suspected robbers injured in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Two suspected robbers sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Ekota Housing area of Mohammadpur in the city early Tuesday.
Tanguar Haor’s unique biodiversity under threat
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Blue skies above, green fields underneath the clean water of the depression and chirping of domestic and migratory birds attract nature lovers and tourists to Tanguar Haor, one of the many wetlands located in Sunamganj a…
11 killed in Nigeria Church gun attack
At least 11 people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in southern Nigeria, police say. Up to 18 other worshippers were wounded in the early morning incident at the church in Ozubulu near the city of…
Iran says arrested 27 IS-linked militants & foiled attacks
Iran’s intelligence ministry says its forces have detained 27 militants linked to the Islamic State group who planned to carry out terrorist operations in religious cities inside the country. The ministry says Monday in a statement on its website, vaja.ir,…
Japanese people practising nuclear attack drills
So far this year North Korea has carried out 14 missile tests, all of them fired towards the coast of Japan.
Alleged drug peddler killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka, Aug 5 – An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” between his associates and police at Nurpur village in Akhaura Upazila of Brahmanbaria early Saturday.
US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
Myanmar trying to block UN fact-finding mission
The United Nations needs to insist on its ability to carry out a mandated fact-finding mission on Myanmar, Human Rights Watch said today, releasing a series of questions and answers on the topic. In March 2017, the UN Human Rights…
Rohingya must be given citizenship and rights: OIC
Visiting Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al Othaimeen on Thursday reminded Myanmar that Rohingya people must be given full citizenship and basic rights.“Rohingya people are denied their basic rights. They need to…
Alleged ‘robber’ killed in Habiganj ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 3 – An alleged robber was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and police on Baniachang-Shibpasha road in Anjan Bridge area in Baniachang Upazila of Habiganj early Thursday.
US sanctions trade war on Russia, says Medvedev
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a “full-scale trade war” against Moscow. He said the measures, signed by Donald Trump, demonstrated the complete impotence of the US president, whom…
Buses go off Nothern BD routes protesting extortion
Dhaka, Aug 3 – Plying of buses remained stopped from Wednesday night on Natore-Bogra and some other routes in Bangladesh’s northern region as the District Bus Owners Association enforced an indefinite bus strike protesting realisation of extortion on the route.
Yemen food crisis is man-made, partly as a war tactic: UN
UN, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — The crisis in Yemen that has left millions hungry and on the brink of famine is “a man-made disaster” driven not only by decades of poverty and lack of investment but also by economic strangulation…
US not seeking regime change in N Korea: Tillerson
The US government is not seeking a regime change in North Korea, the secretary of state says, amid tensions over Pyongyang’s weapons programme. “We’re not your enemy,” Rex Tillerson said, adding that the US wanted a dialogue at some point.…
One human dies daily in conflicts with wildlife in India
Indian government data shows that at least one person has been killed every day in conflict with a wild tiger or elephant for the past three years.The statistics released by the Environment Ministry count a total 1,144 people killed between…
Awami League begins month-long mourning program
Renewing her allegation that Khandaker Mostaque Ahmed and Ziaur Rahman were involved in the plot to assassinate Father of the Nation along with most of his family members, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said it was an attempt not…
Venezuela opposition leaders taken from homes
Venezuela opposition leaders Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma have been taken from their homes, where they were under house arrest, family members of the two have tweeted. López’s wife and Ledezma’s daughter said they would hold President Nicolás Maduro responsible…
US-Russia ties at new low with expulsions of diplomats
Moscow, Jul 31 (AP/UNB)- With a sweeping cut in the number of U.S. diplomatic personnel in Russia, President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes further in an escalating rift with the United States.
Xi says China will never permit any loss of territory
Beijing, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has issued a tough line on national sovereignty amid multiple disputes with his country’s neighbours, saying China will never permit any loss of territory.
Jolie denies ‘cruel’ Cambodia child auditions
Angelina Jolie has fiercely denied playing tricks on Cambodian children while casting for a film. The actress and UN special envoy recruited local children to star in her film about Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, “First They Killed My Father.” She spoke…