Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of Tuesday’s Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there “that was at an advanced stage.”The federal prosecutor’s office in Belgium said on…
Category: Int’l relations
Radovan Karadzic convicted of genocide, sentenced to 40 years
The Hague — A UN court convicted former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic of genocide and nine other charges Thursday and sentenced him to 40 years in prison for orchestrating Serb atrocities throughout Bosnia’s 1992-95 war that left 100,000 people…
Singapore court sentences online editor for sedition
Bangkok, March 24, 2016 – The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns a Singaporean court’s sentencing Wednesday of an Australian editor of a now-defunct independent Singaporean news website, and calls on authorities to stop jailing journalists and censoring websites. Ai Takagi,…
Angolan separatist group says it killed 30 soldiers
Reports from Angola say separatist fighters in northern Cabinda province have killed 30 soldiers in two ambushes this month.
UN set ‘target date’ for peace talks to resume in Geneva
The U.N.’s Syria envoy has set April 9 as a ‘target date’ for indirect peace talks to resume in Geneva.
Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam seeks quick extradition
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has changed his mind and will not fight extradition from Belgium to France, his lawyer says.Abdeslam is one of the key suspects in November’s Paris attacks which left 130 people dead.He was arrested and wounded…
Amnesty urges Suu Kyi govt to end cycle of repression
Yangon — Amnesty International urged Aung San Suu Kyi and her party’s new government to release all political prisoners when they take office next week, saying Thursday that Myanmar’s historic transition is an opportunity to break away from the repression…
Three Brussels attackers identified, police hunt fourth
Brussels – Three suicide bombers who struck Brussels airport and a metro train in attacks claimed by the Islamic State were identified Wednesday, as the manhunt for a fourth man whose suitcase bomb failed to detonate intensified. Prosecutors said brothers…
Massive US airstrike in Yemen kills ‘dozens’ of people, Pentagon says
A massive US airstrike in Yemen has killed what the Pentagon estimates is “dozens” of people, the second such mass-casualty strike the US military has undertaken this month. The two strikes, killing more than 200 people at what the Pentagon…
World must confront terrorism: Saudi King Salman
World must confront ‘dangerous scourge’ of terrorism: Saudi King Salman Saudi Arabia’s Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Tuesday stressed the need for joint global efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism as he condoled with Belgium…
Permanent ban on vessel plying through Shela River
Dhaka – Amid concern over frequent incidents of vessel capsize in the Shela River in the Sundarbans, the government on Wednesday imposed a permanent ban on the plying of all types of vessels through the river. The recent sinking of…
Utah Teen hurt in Brussels explosion survived in Boston bombings,too; was in France during Paris attacks
Surviving a major bombing is the extraordinary – and repeated – situation that one Utah teen can live to tell about.
Bandwidth, power exports between Bangladesh, India opened
The Prime Ministers of India and Bangladesh today jointly inaugurated, through video conferencing, supply of 100 mega watts of power from India (Tripura) to Bangladesh (Comilla) and 100 GBPS broadband internet from Bangladesh (Cox’s Bazar) to India (Agartala). Remarks were…
US issues Europe travel advisory
The State Department of US has warned its citizens about potential risks to travel in Europe after March 22’s airport and subway bombings in Brussels.
Belgians hunt IS suspect
Belgian police are hunting an Islamic State suspect seen with two supposed suicide bombers shortly before they struck Brussels Airport in the first of two attacks that also hit the city’s metro, killing at least 30 and wounding over 200.The…
We stand in solidarity with Belgium people: Obama
US President Barack Obama has expressed his solidarity with the people of Belgium in the wake of Tuesday;s terrorist attacks killing about 40 and injuring hundreds and condemned the attacks.
NY Federal Reserve Bank had major lapse in robbery, Dhaka says
A document, dated 13 March, sheds new light on Bangladesh Bank’s interpretation of a cyber heist in which hackers tried to steal nearly $1 billion Dhaka: Bangladesh’s central bank has suggested the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had a…
Dozens killed by multiple explosions in Brussels Airport, Subway
Explosions tore through the departure hall of Brussels airport on Tuesday morning killing at least 14 people and injuring another 81. Shortly afterwards, a second blast struck a metro station in the Belgian capital, close to European Union (EU) institutions,…
UP poll voting ends, EC claims fair election
Voting in 712 Union Parishads (UPs) in 37 districts of the country ended at 4pm on Tuesday amid various irregularities and sporadic violence that left a person dead and around 70 people injured.
UN official: Don’t target refugees over Brussels attacks
The U.N. official in charge of aiding Mideast refugees said on Tuesday that anger over the attacks in Brussels shouldn’t be directed at those fleeing Syria’s bloody civil war or violence elsewhere in the region.
Explosions at Brussels airport, more than 31 died
Bombs exploded at the Brussels airport and one of the city’s metro stations Tuesday, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats.
Polling halted in 14 Satkhira, Barisal centres
Dhaka – Polling at 13 centres was suspended in five upazilas during the first phase union parishad (UP) elections on Tuesday morning, UNB news agency reported. The suspension followed an order of the Election Commission over allegations of seizing control…
Suu Kyi given Myanmar cabinet position
Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) party won historic elections in Myanmar in November, has been given a place in the new cabinet.Her name was on a list of 18 cabinet members submitted to parliament by…
President Obama, Raul Castro have history-making meet in Havana
Dhaka – Cuban President Raul Castro called on President Barack Obama on Monday to lift longstanding U.S. trade and other restrictions as he and Obama pledged to move forward with normalizing relations between Cuba and its longtime Cold War-era foe,…
North Korea fires 5 more projectiles in the vague direction of Japan
By Reuters News Agency Read and watch more about North Korea in “March Madness,” a VICE News special section on the Hermit Kingdom. North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast on Monday, South Korea’s…
SWIFT to advise banks on security as Bangladesh hack details emerge
The cyber thieves may be targeting other financial institutions as well. The SWIFT messaging system plans to ask banks to make sure they are following recommended security practices following an unprecedented cyber attack on Bangladesh’s central bank that yielded $81…
N.Korea conducts landing drill threatening to ‘liberate’ Seoul
Amphibious units capable of raiding S.Korean shores, say military experts JH Ahn North Korea has conducted amphibious landing and defensive drills while its military swore to maintain a readiness to “liberate” Seoul, the North’s state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun reported on…
¡Hola desde Cuba!
President Barack Obama ¡Hola desde Cuba! Michelle, the girls, and I are here in Havana on our first full day in Cuba. Cubans have lined the streets to welcome us, and it’s humbling to be the first U.S. president in…
Warrant against Inquilab editor and 2 others journs
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Sunday issued warrant of arrest against three journalists including the editor AMM Bahauddin of the Daily Inquilab and two other journalists of the daily.
UK firm to be appointed for airport security
The government has approved the decision of appointing British firm Redline Aviation Security Limited to train Bangladeshi personnel and supervise security at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for the next two years.