French PM Manuel Valls has warned that France could face chemical or biological attack from terror groups, as MPs debate extending the state of emergency after the Paris attacks.
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Hollande calls for grand coalition to defeat ISIL
French president wants to extend state of emergency and vows to escalate the air campaign in Syria. French President Francois Hollande has called for a global coalition to eradicate the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group following…
France bombs Islamic State compounds in Syria, hunts attacker
France launched “massive” air strikes on the Islamic State group’s de-facto capital in Syria Sunday night, destroying a jihadi training camp and a munitions dump in the city of Raqqa, where Iraqi intelligence officials say the attacks on Paris were…
Paris attacks: Omar Ismail Mostefai identified as assailant
One of the attackers who killed 129 people in Paris has been identified by French investigators. French citizen Omar Ismail Mostefai was named by local media and a French parliamentarian. The 29-year-old had a criminal record and was known to…
Military Police-Injured in attack with sharp weapon
A military police (MP) was injured by a miscreant who attack him with sharp weapon while he was on-duty near Katchukhet crossing of Dhaka Cantonment area in the city on Tuesday morning. Contacted, Assistant Commissioner (Pallabi Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan…
11 JMB militant suspects arrested, sent on remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted a two-day remand for 11 members of banned militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujaheedin (JMB). Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Alamgir Kabir granted the remand at about 3 pm on Tuesday. Earlier at noon, Detective Branch (DB) Police…
Shaheed Noor Hossain remembered
Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the martyrdom of the pro-democracy activist 28 years ago on this day during the anti-Ershad movement in 1987, was observed on Tuesday. A political worker of the Awami League, Noor Hossain had joined AL’s party…
Somalia’s new pirates
by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Mogadishu – Somalia is blessed with the largest coastline in continental Africa. Our rich marine waters are some of the most productive in the world, teeming with schools of yellowfin tuna, blue marlin, dolphinfish, and sardines.…
Is war beautiful?
By David Swanson “War Is Beautiful” is the ironic title of a beautiful new book of photographs. The subtitle is “The New York Times Pictorial Guide to the Glamour of Armed Conflict.” There’s an asterisk after those words, and it…
Yemen air strikes destroy MSF Hospital
Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says one of its hospitals in northern Yemen has been destroyed by several air strikes. The first, which occurred around 22:30 (19:30 GMT) on Monday, hit part of the facility in Saada province that was not…
Five killed in attack on Ashura event of Saudi Arabia’s Shia minority
Five people have been killed and nine wounded in an attack on a Shia gathering hall in eastern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry says. The killings, in Saihat in Eastern Province on Friday, come two days after the start of…
96 dead 200 hurt in twin explosions at Ankara peace rally
Two explosions at a peace rally in the Turkish capital Ankara have killed at least 96 people and wounding 200, the country’s health minister said. TV footage shows scenes of panic and people lying on the ground covered in blood,…
Israeli-Palestinian violence spreads over Gaza border
Fresh violence between Palestinians and Israelis has seen six Palestinians shot dead in Gaza, reports say, and a fresh spate of stabbings. Israel said its troops fired over the Gaza border after coming under attack. Earlier, police said there had…
Beef lynching: Modi breaks silence, calls for interfaith unity
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has broken his silence over the mob killing of a Muslim man rumoured to have eaten beef. Hindus and Muslims should fight poverty and not each other, he told a campaign rally in Bihar. Mr…
Nato to discuss Russia air campaign in Syria
Russia’s growing military involvement in the Syria conflict is expected to be high on the agenda as Nato defence ministers meet in Brussels. It comes after Nato member Turkey complained that Russian jets had repeatedly violated its airspace. Ministers are…
Russian missiles ‘hit IS in Syria from Caspian Sea’
Russia says it has launched rocket strikes on Islamic State group targets in Syria from warships in the Caspian Sea – about 1,500km (930 miles) away. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said four warships fired 26 sea-based cruise missiles on 11…
Russia violation of Turkish airspace ‘no accident’
Russia’s violation of Turkish airspace over the weekend “does not look like an accident”, Nato has said. Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Russia had not provided “any real explanation” of the violation, which “lasted for a long time.” Russia says Saturday’s…
Afghan MSF hospital strike a mistake, says US
The US commander of international forces in Afghanistan has said an air strike on a hospital in the northern city of Kunduz was a mistake. Gen John Campbell said that the US would never intentionally target a protected medical facility.…
Unpardonable murder of two Palestinians
This happened on Saturday night. Fadi Alloun, 19-years-old, was shot dead when he ran to Israeli police to help him while being chased by Israeli settlers. The Israeli police shot him in cold blood while the settlers shouted, “Shoot him!…
Assad: Russia-led coalition must succeed or ME will be destroyed
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said a coalition between Syria, Russia, Iran and Iraq must succeed “or else the whole region will be destroyed”. Mr Assad also criticised the US-led coalition and its air strikes in Syria and Iraq as…
Afghan hospital attack in Kunduz possibly criminal – UN
Air strikes on a hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz that killed 19 people were “tragic, inexcusable and possibly even criminal”, the UN human rights chief says. High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein urged a full and transparent investigation…
Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs CIA-trained group
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a sign the civil war is turning still more regional and global in scope.…
Russia, US military to hold talks on Syria air strikes, avoid clash
The US and Russian military will hold talks “as soon as possible” to avoid clashing in Syria, the countries’ top diplomats say. Russian defence officials say their aircraft carried out about 20 missions against the so-called Islamic State group (IS)…
Victorious Catalan separatists claim mandate to break with Spain
Separatists on Sunday won a clear majority of seats in Catalonia’s parliament in an election that sets the region on a collision course with Spain’s central government over independence. “Catalans have voted yes to independence,” acting regional government head Artur…
Russia wants ‘co-ordination’ against IS in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a regional “co-ordinating structure” against Islamic State (IS). Mr Putin reiterated his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who Western countries and the Syrian opposition have said must go. The crisis is expected…
North Korean satellite scientists tell CNN a launch is ‘imminent’
But CNN told that observers are “very wrong” to consider key October 10 anniversary as launch date Researchers from North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) told a U.S. journalist visiting Pyongyang that a satellite launch is “imminent,” CNN said…
Situation in Arakan State, Myanmar
by Dr. Wakar Uddin, Director General, Arakan Rohingya Union There is no sign ofthe GovernmentofMyanmar/Burma backingdown fromits hostile policies against the Rohingya and other Muslim community in Myanmar. Series of recent actions by the Government of Myanmar against Rohingya and…
Syria launches ‘deadly air raids’ against IS in Palmyra
Syrian government war planes have launched one of the heaviest bombardments yet on the city of Palmyra, which is held by Islamic State (IS) militants, activists say. About 25 air strikes left at least 26 people dead, including 12 militants,…
2 Bangladeshis killed in mortar attack on KSA from Yemen rebels
Two Bangladeshi nationals were killed and 12 others injured by mortar shells launched by Hauthi rebels of Yemen in Jizan, South Eastern province of Saudi Arabia (750 km away from Jeddah), on Friday morning. As per initial report gathered through…
Gunmen attack Pakistan air force base in Peshawar
At least six militants have been killed during an attack on a Pakistani air force base in Peshawar, officials say. Up to 10 gunmen attacked a guard post and then entered the Badaber air base, Major General Asim Bajwa said.