51 killed, 20 hurt in Iran coal mine blast
TEHRAN: A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country’s deadliest work accidents in years. “The number of dead workers increased to 51” in the explosion at the Tabas mine in eastern Iran, the official IRNA […]
Sheikh Hasina must stay silent in India till Bangladesh seeks her extradition: Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus, the head of Bangladesh’s interim government, has said that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina making political remarks from India is an “unfriendly gesture”, asserting that she must remain silent to prevent the discomfort to both countries until Dhaka requests her extradition. “If India wants to keep her until the time Bangladesh (government) wants […]
Death toll from Bangladesh floods rises to 59
The death toll in Bangladesh from heavy rainfall and subsequent floods caused by river overflows continues to rise, with media reporting 59 deaths as of late Saturday. The Dhaka Tribune said monsoon rains have wreaked havoc across the country for nearly two weeks, severely impacting millions of lives. According to authorities, the floods have affected […]
9 killed as Israeli army attacks four West Bank cities
JENIN: Israel launched a large-scale military operation on Wednesday in four cities of the occupied West Bank, where the army claimed it killed nine Palestinian ‘fighters’, while the nearly 11-month Gaza conflict showed no signs of abating. Violence has also surged in the West Bank in Gaza and has left more than 40,000 people dead, […]
Over 300,000 still in shelters as floods ease in Bangladesh
FENI: River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said on Sunday. The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government that took charge this month after a student-led […]
Bomb blast in Kabul leaves one dead, 11 injured
KABUL: A bomb blast on a minibus in a neighbourhood of Afghanistan’s capital killed one person and wounded 11 others on Sunday, a Kabul police spokesman said. The blast went off in Dasht-i-Barchi — home to many Shias, a historically persecuted community in Afghanistan and a frequent target of the Islamic State group that considers […]
Israel kills 12 Palestinians in West Bank raids
• Hezbollah launches drone attacks on two military sites, warns more to come • Israeli rights group says Palestinian prisoners subject to systematic abuse JENIN: Palestinian officials said Israeli forces killed 12 people in three separate raids in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, as violence in the occupied territory showed no sign of abating. […]
OIC meeting to discuss Israeli crimes tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an open-ended extraordinary meeting of its executive committee at the foreign ministers’ level on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people, including the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and its aggressions against Iran’s sovereignty. The meeting would be […]
Bangladesh former top generals ask PM Hasina to withdraw troops from streets
DHAKA: A group of Bangladesh’s former senior military generals on Sunday asked the government to withdraw the armed forces from the streets and send them back to barracks, amid fresh violence across the country over the quota system for government jobs. “We urge the government to undertake political initiatives to resolve the ongoing crisis. […]
Khan Yunis in ruins after Israeli assault kills 300
GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Tuesday that an Israeli operation in and around the territory’s second city of Khan Yunis killed about 300 people since it began last week, while the army claimed it had “eliminated 150 terrorists”. ADVERTISEMENT “Since the beginning of the Israeli ground invasion of the eastern part of […]
