AP, Kabul An Afghan official says at least six police officers have been killed in a Taliban ambush on their convoy in northern Balkh province. Abdul Manon Raoufi, operational commander for police in the region, said on Monday that insurgents attacked the convoy Sunday night in the Dawlat Abad district. The police were on their…
AP, Hanoi Vietnam’s coast guard in a rare move has seized a Chinese vessel for allegedly intruding in its waters, state media reported Monday. The Thanh Nien newspaper said that the vessel has been towed to the northern port city of Hai Phong, and that the ship, its captain and two sailors, all Chinese, are…
BBC, Middle East At least 25 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of bomb attacks across Iraq, reports say. As many as 10 suicide bombers carried out the attacks, according to media reports. The victims were said to be mostly members of the Iraqi security forces and allied Shia militias. The…
AP, Sanaa The Yemeni president has sacked the vice president and the head of the Cabinet, Khaled Bahah, citing shortcomings in the government’s performance. President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi appointed Ahmed Obaid bin Daghr to head the Cabinet and Maj. Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar as vice president, according to a statement aired Sunday on state-run…
AP, Damascus A week after taking back the historic town of Palmyra, Syrian troops and their allies on Sunday captured another town controlled by the Islamic State group in central Syria, state media reported. The push into the town of Qaryatain took place under the cover of Russian airstrikes and dealt another setback to the…
AP, Cairo The editor of Egypt’s top state newspaper called on authorities on Sunday to seriously deal with the case of an Italian student tortured and killed in Cairo, saying officials who don’t realize the gravity of the case are risking a break in Egyptian-Italian relations. In a front-page column, Al-Ahram’s Editor-in-Chief Mohammed Abdel-Hadi Allam…
AP, Athens Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios deported 202 migrants and refugees on boats bound for Turkey — the first to be sent back as part of a controversial European Union plan to limit the amount of migration to Europe. The operation that started at dawn, as migrants…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We are always looking for ways to improve our life. Small or big all tips count, so get ready to go through some basics you can follow to stop feeling lost all the time. • Organize your thoughts and put them down on paper if necessary. Writings lists is a great way to…
Nusrat Jahan Bangladesh International School hosted their first ever debate tournament, which kicked off on the 31st of March and ended on the 2nd of April, 2016. The Organization Committee and the dedicated volunteers worked day and night to pull of this incredible debut tourney. Given the strict teachers and time restrictions, this tournament ran…
by Sheersho Zaman There comes a time in life when you realize that everyone one around you, every single person in existence, is leading a life as complicated and diverse as your own. That they have their own little stories to tell their friends, their own defining moments that made them who they are, their…