Lurking in the backwoods of Palestinian politics is a man whom 79-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas recognizes as his deadly rival.
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Central African Republic: Wronged by Colonial mindset
The images shown on television are eerily reminiscent of the Rwandan genocide of 1994 that the world sat back and watched; a young man was burned alive while the crowd watched the flaming body.
J&K: ‘Law’ of political inheritance
Winston Churchill once said: “Politics is not a game, it is earnest business.
Russia: Striptease performers in Crimea charity drive
Striptease performers in the Russian city of Rostov are donating their day’s wages to a children’s holiday resort in Crimea, it appears.
California man washed out to sea during baptism
A California man remains missing a day after he was swept out to sea during an ocean baptism.
Scientists hail synthetic chromosome advance
Scientists have created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast in a landmark for biological engineering.
Vladimir Putin: The rebuilding of ‘Soviet’ Russia
The world was stunned when Russia invaded Crimea, but should it have been? Author and journalist Oliver Bullough says President Vladimir Putin never kept secret his intention to restore Russian power – what’s less clear, he says, is how long…
Qatar likely to reform controversial labour system
Qatar is preparing a radical overhaul of its controversialkafala or labour sponsorship system in response to mounting criticism that threatens reputation capital it hopes to gain from hosting the 2022 World Cup.
Iran defense ministry to unveil new drone
Iran’s Defense Minister plans to unveil the country’s latest drone plane on Monday.
Taking apartheid apart
IS Israel an apartheid state? This question is not going away. It raises its head every few months. The term “apartheid” is often used purely for propaganda purposes. Apartheid, like racism and fascism, is a rhetorical term one uses to…
Ambush on the LoC: Rethinking the response – an Indian angle
By Vivek Chadha
Love games try to help raise awareness of HIV in Zambia
LUSAKA – At the Munali Secondary School in Lusaka, an unusual youth club is under way. All eyes are on Humphrey Chileshe, a facilitator who uses sign language to lead an open and frank discussion on topics that are usually…
Mango trading helps Rajshahi economy
The huge trading of mangoes in Rajshahi district is on the way of waning as all quality mangoes except Fazli and Ashina are nearly out of market and those are still at the last leg are exorbitant in price.
India: Stop misuse of counterterrorism laws – HRW
(New York) – Authorities in India should conduct an independent review of apparent politically motivated terrorism charges filed against performers in a Dalit cultural group, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. Members of Kabir Kala Manch, charged in 2011 under…
‘Shikhan’ educating underprivileged children
Disadvantaged and distressed children are receiving education at 95 schools in 13 unions of Balaganj upazila of Sylhet under a project titled ‘Shikhan.’
Holy Shab-e-Barat observed befittingly in districs
The holy Shab-e-Barat, largely known as night of fortune, was observed in a befitting manner with due religious fervour, solemnity, gaiety, rituals and festivity in the northern districts and elsewhere in the country last night.
Mock voting in Barisal City Corporation
A two-day long mock voting for training of voters on using electronic voting machine ended Monday in two centers under ward-16 of Barisal City Corporation. After casting vote by EVM the voters expressed mixed reaction to the journalists. Mock voting…
Ziaur Rahman’s 32nd death anniv observed
The 32nd death anniversary was observed here with different programmes . Moulvibazar town unit of Bangladesh BNP arranged the discussion meeting with its Moulana Owale Siddique in the chair.
Bangladesh ‘far ahead’ of India : Amartya
Nobel laureate Amartya Sen says Bangladesh has overtaken India in “every parameter of human development”.
Pharaoh’s throat was slit ‘by assassin’
bdnews24.com/Reuters Rome, Dec 19 — The Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses III, whose death has puzzled historians for centuries, had his throat slit in a succession plot concocted by his wife and son, a new analysis suggests. New CT scans have revealed…
Obama, family presides over Xmas tree lighting
bdnews24.com/Reuters WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and his family presided over the lighting of the National Christmas Tree on Thursday December 6 and used the holiday setting to celebrate the “heroism” of people who persevered through Superstorm Sandy earlier this…
Poland stumbles on journey to hi-tech
bdnews24.com/Reuters WARSAW – Polish scientist Miroslaw Grudzien built the infra-red detectors that NASA uses to explore Mars, but getting a business development loan nearly defeated him. His firm, which made sensors on the US space agency’s Mars rover Curiosity, sought…
Bin Laden film attacked for ‘perpetuating torture myth’
banglanews24.com A new film about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden is ‘inaccurate’ for suggesting torture helped lead to his discovery. That is according to three US senators who outlined their objections to ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ in a letter to…
The three dangers to India
Bharat Verma Very few policy makers in India dare to acknowledge the danger to the nation’s territorial integrity. The security and integrity of the nation has become hostage to vote-bank politics. Democracy and more than eight percent economic growth will…
Dhaka’s toxic tanneries at human costs
Alex Renton in Dhaka Dhaka’s leather business is booming, yet 90% of workers die before 50 and the industry causes pollution on a major scale The smell catches you from blocks away: a throat-tightening mix of bad egg, rotten meat…
Latin Americans are happiest on Earth
AP/UNB MEXICO CITY: The world’s happiest people aren’t in Qatar, the richest country by most measures. They aren’t in Japan, the nation with the highest life expectancy. Canada, with its chart-topping percentage of college graduates, doesn’t make the top 10.…