Bangladesh court orders probe report on ex-PM Hasina by Dec 17 By: agenices on November 19, 2024The Dhaka-based International Crimes Tribunal on Monday asked its investigation body to complete the probe against ex-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and submit a report by Dec. 17 in cases related to genocide and crimes against humanity. The local court conducted its proceedings in the absence of Hasina as she fled the country on Aug. 5 […]
Taps run dry in sprawling suburb of Mauritania’s capital By: APP on November 19, 2024Khadidjatou Taher has lived for a decade in her ramshackle neighbourhood on the far outskirts of Mauritania’s capital, but is yet to have running water in her home. Created around 15 years ago to tackle uncontrolled building in Nouakchott, the Tarhil district is one of many areas in the vast desert state in northwest Africa […]
UN climate chief at deadlocked COP29: ‘Cut the theatrics’ By: APP on November 19, 2024The UN’s climate chief told countries at the deadlocked COP29 summit on Monday to “cut the theatrics” as pressure mounts on G20 leaders to deliver a breakthrough. As the UN climate talks limp into a second week in Azerbaijan, the world is no closer to a finance deal for poorer countries that will determine the […]
Typhoon devastates Philippines: eight dead as landslides, storm surges strike By: Agencies on November 19, 2024At least eight people were killed as super typhoon Man-Yi hit the Philippine archipelago over the weekend, unleashing fierce winds and strong rains that triggered landslides and storm surges, authorities said. Man-Yi, the sixth storm to hit the country in a span of one month, made landfall in the eastern province of Catanduanes on Saturday, […]
One dead as renewed unrest erupts in India’s Manipur state By: Agencies on November 19, 2024At least one person died in the past 24 hours during a third straight day of ethnic unrest in the troubled eastern Indian border state of Manipur, a government official said on Monday. The state of 3.2 million people, which borders Myanmar, has been hit by a fresh spate of violence over the last week, […]
Sri Lanka leader keeps defence, finance in new cabinet By: APP on November 19, 2024Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake retained the key defence and finance portfolios in a new cabinet he announced Monday after sweeping snap parliamentary elections last week. The leftist leader, who won the September presidential election, confirmed his interim cabinet colleagues — Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath — would keep their […]
Israel hits Gaza and Lebanon in deadly strikes By: AFP on November 18, 2024Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza Sunday, the civil defence there said, and also hit a central Beirut district where a Lebanese source reported the death of Hezbollah’s spokesman in one raid. Israel has been fighting on two fronts since September, intensifying attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah after nearly a year of cross-border clashes alongside […]
Russia pounds Ukraine with ‘massive’ attack By: AFP on November 18, 2024Russia on Sunday pummelled Ukraine with a “massive” aerial barrage of missiles and drones, killing at least nine people across the country in the largest attack in months that Kyiv branded “hellish”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow launched 120 missiles and almost 100 drones, targeting the capital as well as southern, central and far-western […]
Over 37,000 vote in New Zealand Khalistan Referendum demanding liberation from India By: APP on November 18, 2024Over 37,000 Sikhs exercised their right to vote in the Khalistan Referendum held here for the creation of an independent Sikh state of Khalistan within India. The independent Punjab Referendum Commission (PRC) announced to thousands of Sikhs who had gathered to hear the final count that the total votes cast were over 37,000. The referendum […]
India successfully tests first long-range hypersonic missile By: inp on November 18, 2024India has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile, marking a significant boost to the country’s military readiness, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said. This missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1500km for the armed forces. With this achievement, India has joined a select group of nations possessing […]