The Guardian, UK: A man has been bitten by a blue shark while fishing off the coast of Cork in the Republic of Ireland. The man from Belfast sustained a serious lower arm injury while deep-sea angling on Saturday evening. He was given immediate first aid by the crew of the angling boat, before being…
Reuters: The U.S. military said it has made a final decision to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan that had been suspended over Islamabad’s perceived failure to take decisive action against militants, in a new blow to deteriorating ties. The so-called Coalition Support Funds were part of a broader suspension in aid to Pakistan…
Arafat Hasan: The US, UK, France and Italy have called for an immediate end to deadly violence that has erupted in the Libyan capital Tripoli. A joint statement said attempts “to weaken the legitimate Libyan authorities and hinder the ongoing political process are not acceptable”. “We are calling on the armed groups to immediately stop…
Kabir Humayun: A 13-year-old boy told FBI agents that his mother’s boyfriend was training him to conduct “jihad” against non-believers, Quoting federal court documents, Reuters reported that the boy was part of group taken into custody at a squalid New Mexico compound last month. The boy was among 11 children and five adults living at…
BBC: Syria has denied reports that a series of blasts at a military airport near Damascus on Sunday were from Israeli air strikes, state media say. The loud blasts, reported at the Mezzeh airport, were caused by an explosion at a munitions dump, Sana news agency said, citing Syrian military sources. The incident was the…
M Humayun Kabir: A day-long conference titled ‘Youth Conference 2018: Bangladesh and Agenda 2030 -Aspirations of the Youth’ will be held in the city on October 14. The Citizen’s Platform for SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), Bangladesh will organise the event, reports UNB. The organizers said the objective of the conference is to make the youth…
I24news: Tensions brewing beneath the surface once again erupted onto the streets of Chemnitz, as the east German city still reels from one week of violent far-right protests and counter-protests.Some 5,000 right-wing supporters showed up Saturday for what was meant as a “funeral march” for victims of alleged “migrant violence” the latest of whom, according…
BBC: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen acknowledges “mistakes” were made in last month’s deadly airstrike on a school bus in northern Yemen, the Saudi Press Agency said Saturday. The attack killed 51 people, including 40 children, according to the Houthi-held Health Ministry. The coalition cited “mistakes in compliance to the rules of…
UNB: The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) will formally transfer 25 per cent of its shares to its Chinese strategic partner on Tuesday next on receipt of the stipulated amount of fund. On the same day, the DSE and the Chinese consortium comprising Shenzhen Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange will hold a joint press briefing…
AFP: China’s massive and expanding “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project is running into speed bumps as some countries begin to grumble about being buried under Chinese debt. First announced in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, the initiative also known as the “new Silk Road” envisions the construction of railways, roads and ports across the…