Kabul, Aug 3 (IANS) A drug trafficker has been arrested and 75 kg of opium poppy seized in the northern Afghanistan Takhar province, provincial police spokesman Nizamudin Omir said on… Continue reading Smuggler detained, illegal drug discovered in Northern Afghanistan
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) Bangladesh’s political theatre has always been animated — its vibrancy often marred by episodes of violence that seem almost intrinsic to its narrative. In the… Continue reading Bangladesh: Dark side of the new political order, meteoric rise of fascist forces (IANS Analysis)
Aden, Aug 3 (IANS) More than 20 migrants died while dozens remain missing after a smuggling boat carrying around 150 African migrants sank off the coast of Abyan Province in… Continue reading Over 20 migrants dead, dozens missing as boat sinks off Yemen
Seoul, Aug 3 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Sunday last-minute coordination to set a date for a summit between President Lee Jae Myung and US President Donald… Continue reading South Korea’s FM Cho says Lee-Trump summit unlikely to be delayed to next month
Dhaka: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s removal in August 2024 appears to have opened a new avenue for Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to advance his Islamist agenda under… Continue reading Turkey expanding footprints in Bangladesh as Yunus goes the Pakistan way
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) A group of 39 Bangladeshi citizens, including a woman, were deported from the United States and arrived in Dhaka on Saturday. According to officials at the… Continue reading US deports 39 Bangladeshi nationals amid crackdown on undocumented immigrants
Lisbon, Aug 2 (IANS) Mainland Portugal will enter a state of alert from Sunday due to a severe heatwave and heightened wildfire risk, with temperatures expected to reach up to… Continue reading Portugal declares wildfire alert amid severe heatwave
Seoul, Aug 2 (IANS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Cho Hyun has met US senators and White House officials to discuss alliance and security issues, including North Korea’s nuclear programme, his… Continue reading South Korean Foreign Minister meets US senators, White House officials after tariff deal
Beijing, Aug 2 (IANS) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 jolted off the east coast of Kamchatka in Russia at 1106 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre… Continue reading Russia: 5.4-magnitude quake hits off east coast of Kamchatka
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading Baloch human rights defender, Mir Yar Baloch on Friday wrote to India’s Public and Government sector companies, urging Indian partnership to unlock the “vast potential”… Continue reading Activist seeks collaboration with Indian companies to unlock ‘vast potential’ of Balochistan
Dhaka, Aug 1 (IANS) An former joint convener of the Bangladesh Democratic Students Union was arrested by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Friday, following allegations for collecting extortion money… Continue reading Bangladesh: Student leader arrested over charges of extortion
Quetta, Aug 1 (IANS) Seven Baloch civilians have been forcibly disappeared by the Pakistani security forces as the cycle of persecution continues amid the ongoing wave of enforced disappearance in… Continue reading Seven Baloch civilians latest victims of enforced disappearance by Pakistani forces
