Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the US for talks with President Barack Obama which will focus on Iran’s diplomatic charm offensive.
Category: Int’l relations
Nigeria attack: Students shot dead as they slept
Suspected Islamist gunmen have attacked a college in north-eastern Nigeria, killing up to 50 students.
79 Bangladeshis held in Iraq
Seventy-nine Bangladeshis have been detained for months without trial in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region for illegal entry, and now their biggest fear is that they will be deported to Iran instead of being sent back home, says online newspaper Rudaw, published…
Canada cop charge-sheet Abul Hasan Chow in Padma scam
Dhaka – Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) submitted charge sheet against three persons including Bangladesh’s former state minister for foreign affairs Abul Hasan Chowdhury in a case filed with a Canadian court over the alleged corruption in appointing a consultant…
Chinese doctor builds new nose on man’s forehead
Beijing — A surgeon in China says he has constructed an extra nose out of a man’s rib cartilage and implanted it under the skin of his forehead to prepare for a transplant in probably the first operation of its…
Mamata not to oppose Land Boundary deal
Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh will have a face-saving ‘good news’ to convey to Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina when the two meet in midtown Manhattan on Saturday.
US women leaders look beyond the ‘glass ceiling’
By Anneta Konstantinides
UN says, humans ‘dominant cause’ of global warming
By Matt McGrath
Kenya’s Westgate siege: MPs to quiz security chiefs
Kenya’s security chiefs have been summoned to appear before parliament’s defence committee for questioning over the Westgate mall siege.
Bill Clinton: Chelsea would make a great president
Forget Hillary. Bill Clinton thinks Chelsea would make a better president — at least in the long run.
Saudi recruitment ban on Bangladeshis to go
A ministerial panel has advised the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to lift a ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers.
PM signs ATT, Protocol on explosive remnants
Bangladesh on Thursday signed the UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) and Protocol V on Explosive Remnants of War to the Convention on Prohibitions of Restrictions on the use of Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW).
No factual error in voters number: Shah Nawaz
Election Commissioner Md Shah Nawaz on Thursday said inconsistency in the total number of the country’s voters is not a factual error; it might be due to clerical or technical mistakes.
Michelle Obama’s ID details hacked from data brokers
Hackers stole millions of social security numbers by cracking open the networks of large US data brokers, reveals an investigation.
Russian court remands Greenpeace activists for two months
A Russian court has remanded seven Greenpeace activists in custody for two months for allegedly trying to seize a Russian oil platform.
How weapons inspectors try to get to the truth
A team of weapons inspectors will return to Damascus on Wednesday following Syria’s pledge to give up its chemical arsenal. The last time they were in the country they were shot at as they tried to gather evidence. What does…
French minister Valls defends call for Roma expulsions
French Interior Minister Manuel Valls says he stands by remarks calling for the country’s Roma (Gypsies) to be expelled.
President opens BUP facilities at Mirpur Cantt
Dhaka – President Abdul Hamid today inaugurated the academic and administrative buildings of the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) at the Mirpur Canonment and asked concerned authorities to put emphasis on extra curricular activities in the education system for students…
At least 33 killed as strong quake hits Pakistan
A strong earthquake of magnitude struck Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Tuesday, killing up to 33 people, officials said.
Kenya govt takes over mall, all hostages freed
Kenyan officials said early on Tuesday that their forces were ‘in control’ of a mall in the capital where Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab launched a raid.
Russia accuses Greenpeace crew of ‘piracy’ in Arctic
Russian prosecutors have accused 30 Greenpeace activists of piracy and say they will prosecute all of them for trying to board an Arctic oil platform.
Iran nuclear issue and Syria to dominate UN assembly
The UN General Assembly’s annual meeting starts in New York on Tuesday, with the focus on talks between Iranian and US officials, and the Syria crisis.
Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood ‘activities’
An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the Muslim Brotherhood to be banned and its assets confiscated in a dramatic escalation of a crackdown by the military-backed government against supporters of the ousted Islamist president Mohammed Morsi.
Seoul makes actress Tisha its goodwill ambassador
South Korea has stepped up its public diplomacy with Bangladesh to bolster its 40-year-old relationship with the South Asian country.
Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C meets BAF chief
GOC-in-C of Eastern Command of Indian Army Lieutenant General Dalbir Singh met Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Muhammad Enamul Bari at the Air Headquarters on Monday.
Explosions rock Nirobi mall as soldiers close in
NAIROBI, Kenya — Four thunderous explosions rattled Nairobi’s upscale mall Monday, part of a battle between Kenyan troops and al-Qaida-linked terrorists. Top Kenyan officials said two hostage takers, part of “a multinational collection from all over the world,” had been…
UN reports ‘dramatic’ progress in fight against AIDS
By Kate Kelland
Nairobi Westgate attack: ‘Most hostages now rescued’
Most of the people caught up in an attack on a shopping centre in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, have been rescued, defence officials have told the BBC.
Angela Merkel celebrates after German election win
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party has won Germany’s election, but finished just short of an absolute majority, official results show.
Bo Xilai likely to appeal ‘unjust’ verdict
Bo Xilai, who was sentenced to life in prison for corruption on Sunday, has indicated that his verdict was unjust and is expected to launch an appeal, said a lawyer with direct knowledge of the case.