By Farhana Haque Rahman Rome, Jan 6 2020 (IPS) – Let’s face what lies ahead with open eyes: 2020 is going to be a very tough year for the world, and developing countries in particular. The infant decade has already…
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Pursue basin-wide plan for Ganges: IFC leaders on Farakka Long March Day
Dhaka, May 15 2019 – An appeal has been made to the government of Bangladesh and all others concerned to start the process of renewal of the Ganges Water Treaty for a basin-wide integrated regional management of the river to…
Iraq PM announces beginning of military operation
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS).”Zero hour for the liberation of Falluja has arrived. The moment of great victory has drawn near,” he said, adding…
China against N.Korean measures by the U.S.
Japan’s Kyodo News, citing a source familiar with diplomatic affairs, reported on Sunday that China remains opposed to the UN resolution draft that includes heavy sanctions on exports of crude oil to North Korea.
Taliban ‘resolve splits’ over Mullah Omar successor Mansour
A dispute that threatened to split the Afghan Taliban has been resolved after relatives of late leader Mullah Omar backed his successor, the group says. A spokesman told the BBC that Omar’s eldest son and brother swore allegiance to Mullah…
Activists targeted in Turkey border town: 27 killed
An explosion has killed at least 27 people and wounded many more in the Turkish town of Suruc near the Syrian border, the interior ministry says. The blast occurred in the garden of a cultural centre. Hundreds of youth workers…