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Japan launches study into reported Chinese coral poaching
Japan on Wednesday launched a study into whether precious coral was being illegally poached by…
Attacker drives van into Barcelona crowd: 1 dead, 32 hurt
Barcelona, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — A white van jumped up onto a sidewalk and sped…
BCL attacks Janatar Manch injuring Imran H Sarkar
Five activists of Ganojagaran Manch, including its spokesperson Imran H Sarkar, were injured in an…
India and China in high altitude clash
Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas,…
Suspected militant was Shibir activist: Police
A terror suspect killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka was a member of the Jamaat-e-Islami’s…
Suspected militant killed in Dhaka hotel operation
Dhaka, Aug 15 – A suspected member of Neo JMB was killed in a ‘suicide…
N Korea leader ‘briefed’ on Guam plan but opts to wait
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reviewed plans to fire missiles towards the US Pacific territory…
Burkina Faso: At least 17 killed in restaurant attack
At least 18 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamist militants at…
The new world order is leaving the US behind
American allies have decided Trump is simply not someone they can do business with. by…
Virginia governor tells white supremacists: ‘Go home’
The governor of Virginia, Terry McAuliffe, has said that his only message for the white…
China urges Trump not to worsen situation
China’s President Xi Jinping has urged Donald Trump and North Korea to avoid “words and…
Clash over Habiganj mosque committee: 2 dead
Dhaka, Aug 12 – Two people were killed and about a hundred others injured in…
Family bonds survive India-Pakistan split
I was 9 the first time I traveled on an airplane, in 1986. We were…
China to remain neutral if North Korea attacks first
A Chinese state-run newspaper has suggested Beijing would “stay neutral” if North Korea strikes first…
FBI says terror network stretches fron Britain to Bangladesh
US investigators have uncovered a global financial network run by an Islamic State leader from…
Donald Trump & Kim Jong-Un need to find a diplomatic off-ramp
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Aug 9 (IPS) – Just six months into the…
N. Korea threatens Guam hit plan within days
North Korea’s Strategic Force of the Korean People’s Army (KPA) on Wednesday repeated threats that…
North Korea outlines plan to launch missiles toward Guam
Seoul, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — North Korea on Thursday announced a detailed plan to launch…
North Korea’s Guam missile strike plan to be ‘ready soon’
North Korea says its plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam…
Qatar waives visa for 80 nations
Qatar has announced a programme to allow visa-free entry for citizens of 80 countries to…
You cannot trap the ‘Magic Rat’: Trump, Congress and Geopolitics
Robert J. Burrowes A wonderful thing about observing and analysing the human mind is that…
North Korea says considering missile strike on Guam
North Korea has said it is considering carrying out missile strikes on the US Pacific…
Two suspected robbers injured in city ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Two suspected robbers sustained bullet injuries in a reported gunfight with…
Tanguar Haor’s unique biodiversity under threat
Dhaka, Aug 8 – Blue skies above, green fields underneath the clean water of the…
11 killed in Nigeria Church gun attack
At least 11 people have been killed in a gun attack on a church in…
Iran says arrested 27 IS-linked militants & foiled attacks
Iran’s intelligence ministry says its forces have detained 27 militants linked to the Islamic State…
Japanese people practising nuclear attack drills
So far this year North Korea has carried out 14 missile tests, all of them…
Alleged drug peddler killed in B’baria ‘gunfight’ with cops
Dhaka, Aug 5 – An alleged drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” between his…
US notifies UN of Paris climate deal pullout
The Trump administration has issued its first written notification that the US intends to withdraw…