By Baher Kamal Rome, Jun 13 (IPS) – Worldwide, land degradation, severe droughts and advancing desertification are set to force populations to flee their homes and migrate. In the specific case of the Middle East and North of Africa (MENA),…
Category: Int’l relations
Fire engulfs London’s Tower Block: Deaths, dozens evacuated
A huge fire has raged through the night at a west London tower block, with eyewitnesses claiming people were trapped inside. More than 200 firefighters are still tackling the blaze at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington, where hundreds of people…
Hundreds of people held from arrests in Russia
An extraordinary wave of antigovernment protests swept across Russia on Monday, as thousands of demonstrators gathered in more than 100 cities to denounce corruption and political stagnation despite official attempts to stifle the expression of outrage. Riot police officers in…
UK’s May holds alliance talks with N Ireland party chief
A chastened Prime Minister Theresa May made progress Tuesday in securing a deal with a small Northern Ireland party with whom she hopes to govern, just days after a catastrophic election wiped out her majority in Parliament. May desperately needs…
BD diplomat held in US released
A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him though Bangladesh consulate senses other motive. Prosecutors say Md Shahedul Islam, 45, Deputy Consul General…
Asian stocks up as investors shrug off tech rout, eye Fed
Seoul – Asian stock markets were higher on Tuesday as investors brushed off a second straight session of big losses on Wall Street tech stocks a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates. –AP/UNB
BD diplomat indicted in US for ‘not paying servant wages’
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi diplomat has been indicted for allegedly forcing a servant to work for his family in New York City without pay and assaulting him. -UNB
Suspected NKorea drone photographed US missile-defense site
Seoul – Seoul says a suspected North Korean drone found near the Korean border last week was found to have taken photos of a U.S. missile defense shield in the South. –AP/UNB
Trump travel ban dealt another blow from court
Seattle, Jun 13 (AP/UNB) – Another U.S. appeals court stomped on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban Monday, saying the administration violated federal immigration law and failed to provide a valid reason for keeping people from six mostly Muslim nations…
Qatar crisis stems from rivalry of two young Gulf royals?
A bitter rivalry between two of the Arab world’s most influential young royals is said to lie at the heart of the diplomatic crisis between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours. Western diplomats believe Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, Saudi Arabia’s…
France: Macron party set for big parliamentary win
The centrist party of French President Emmanuel Macron looks on course to win a landslide victory following the first round of parliamentary elections.
Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete
Paris – Emmanuel Macron’s takeover of French politics is all but complete. The newly elected French leader’s gamble that voters wanted to throw out old faces and try something new is paying off in full – first by giving him…
G7 environment summit bears heat of Trump withdrawal
Bologna, June 11 (AP/UNB) – Top environment officials from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies met Sunday in Italy amid ongoing differences between the U.S. and other members of the club over how to deal with climate change.
Iran says it has killed mastermind behind Tehran attacks
Iran says it has killed the alleged mastermind of twin attacks last week claimed by the Islamic State group. The official IRNA news agency on Sunday quotes Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi as saying the suspect left Iran for a neighboring…
9 BD fishermen to return home from Myanmar Monday
Dhaka – The second batch of nine Bangladeshi fishermen, who recently secured Myanmar President’s clemency, will return home from Yangon on Monday by air.Their boat had drifted into Myanmar waters in January this year due to engine failure and they…
Iran says it has killed mastermind of twin attacks
Tehran – Iran says it has killed the alleged mastermind of twin attacks last week claimed by the Islamic State group. –AP/UNB
Iran sends five planeloads of food to Qatar
Iran has sent five planeloads of food to Qatar, which is suffering shortages amid a regional blockade. A number of nations, including Iran’s major rival Saudi Arabia, last week cut ties with Qatar, accusing it of funding terrorism, charges it…
Pilot diverts EasyJet flight to London over suspicious talk
Berlin – An EasyJet flight to London has made an unscheduled stop in Germany after the pilot became concerned about a suspicious conversation on board. –AP/UNB
Teenager killed by addicted brother in Magura
Dhaka – A teenage boy was hacked to death by his drug-addicted elder brother at Madhupur village in Sreepur upazila in Magura on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Sadhan Chandra Biswas, 14, son of Dasharath Biswas, a resident of…
CT17: Tigers through to semis as England eliminate Australia
Dhaka – Bangladesh through to last four in the eight-nation ICC Champions Trophy from Group A as Australia were eliminated from the race conceding a 40-run defeat as per D/L method against England in their 3rd and last group battle…
Kane rescues draw for England against Scotland in qualifying
Dhaka, (AP/UNB) – Harry Kane’s stoppage-time equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw for England against Scotland in a World Cup qualifier after a pair of late Leigh Griffiths free kicks looked to have completed a dramatic comeback on Saturday.England seemed on…
Gadhafi’s son released after more than 5 years of detention
Benghazi, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) – Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday.
3 US soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Kabul, Jun 11 (AP/UNB) – Three U.S. soldiers were killed and another was wounded Saturday in eastern Afghanistan, the Pentagon said.
PM’s top aides resign after election fiasco
London, Jun 10 (AP/UNB) – The two top aides to British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned Saturday, shouldering some of the blame for an election that proved a disaster for the Conservative Party, a headache for Britain’s exit from the…
Bodies of Myanmar plane crash victims retrived
Myanmar navy ships battled high winds on Saturday as they scoured the storm-whipped Andaman sea for wreckage from a military plane crash, bringing another body to shore as scores remained missing. The Chinese-made Shaanxi Y8 aircraft was carrying 122 people,…
AFC U-16 Women’s: Bangladesh to play North Korea in opener
Dhaka- Bangladesh team will start their campaign in the eight-team AFC U-16 Women’s Championship taking on defending champions North Korea in the first match on September 11 at 17.00 hours (local time) at Chonburi Stadium in Thailand.Earlier, Bangladesh put in…
US backs call to save oceans, no to climate action
The United States on Friday joined all 192 other UN member-states in releasing a “Call to Action” to save the oceans but disassociated itself from joint efforts to combat climate change. The declaration capped the UN’s first-ever ocean conference, which…
Iran arrests 7 suspects for supporting Tehran attacks
Tehran – Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s authorities have arrested seven suspects for supporting the Islamic State-claimed dual attacks that killed 17 people in Tehran. –AP/UNB
Marches against Islamic law to be held in many US cities
Portland – Marches against Islamic law are scheduled in more than two dozen cities across the United States. –AP/UNB
Trump says US is committed to mutual support of NATO allies
Washington – President Donald Trump says the United States is committed to the mutual defense of NATO members, casting aside concerns that his failure to mention the commitment last month weakened the alliance. –AP/UNB