Jamaat-e-Islami leader A.K.M. Yusuf, charged with crimes against humanity during Bangladesh’s 1971 war of independence, died here Sunday after a cardiac arrest. Yusuf, 87, was brought to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University hospital after he fell ill at the Kashimpur Jail in Dhaka, The Daily Star quoted its Senior Superintendent Farman Ali as saying. Ali […]
A cargo ship sank Saturday afternoon in the Black Sea near a Bulgarian village, close to the border with Romania. However, its 11-member crew, including an Indian, was rescued, Xinhua reported. The cargo ship — Elland — sent out a distress signal around 6.00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT), and soon a Turkish vessel, located […]
At least 15 people were killed and 130 injured Saturday when a fire broke out in a hotel in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, state-run media reported. The fire occurred at 2.30 p.m. at the hotel located in the central area of the holy city, Xinhua quoted Medina district authorities as saying in a […]
Cleric of Islamabad’s Lal Masjid and member of the Pakistani Taliban-nominated peace talks committee, Maulana Abdul Aziz is expected to continue his role in the peace process after he threatened to walk out Friday if he was not assured that Sharia or Islamic law will be enforced in Pakistan, media reported Saturday. Maulana Yousuf Shah, […]
The first of 2,500 Syrians trapped by war in Syria’s old city of Homs without aid for nearly two years have been evacuated under a three-day accord allowing people out and aid in, the UN said. In a statement Friday, the UN called for immediate access to nearly 1.6 million others throughout the country who […]
The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has given its negotiators the authority to agree on a ceasefire if the government agrees to halt deployment of troops, sources said. The authority was given to the Taliban committee coordinator, Maulana Samiul Haq, who is chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, in a communication to the group with Qari Shakeel, who […]
Pakistani people are now paying with their blood for their “past flawed policies on Kashmir” and in the “security establishment’s foolhardiness” in allowing non-state actors “ingress” into the valley and harming the cause of the “Kashmiri struggle”, a leading Pakistani daily stated Friday. “Even as Kashmir Day was observed Wednesday, few people realised the enormous […]
A special court in Pakistan constituted to try former president Pervez Musharraf for high treason resumed its hearing Friday but Musharraf again failed to appear before it. On Feb 4, sources close to Musharraf said the former president would appear before the court Feb 7 in the high treason trial for imposing Emergency and subverting […]
India and China will hold border talks here Feb 10-11. The Indian delegation will be led by National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon, while the Chinese delegation will be led by State Councillor Yang Jiechi. Besides the India-China boundary question, the two sides, during the 17th round of border talks, will also discuss bilateral, regional and […]
Fourteen people were killed and seven injured when their bus plunged into a river in western Nepal, police said Thursday. The bus fell into a river at Chidipani village in Palpa district early Thursday morning, Xinhua reported. The identities of the deceased are yet to be established. The injured passengers have been rushed to a […]