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Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage
TOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was reported and only relatively minor tsunami waves lashed the coast.
The quake hit at 4:42 pm (0742 GMT) off Kyushu at a depth of…
Bangladeshis spend sleepless night amid fears of robbery and looting
DHAKA: Several residents across Bangladesh spent a sleepless night as they gathered in groups to guard the streets amid fears of robbery and looting by criminals in the violence-hit country, where an interim government headed by Nobel…
Yunus appeals to ‘brave students’ for peace, order
BENGALURU: Nobel laureate and the head of the caretaker government in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, is flying back to his country on Thursday. A day before his departure from Paris, he asked the students in Bangladesh to shun violence and…
Five individuals died in a helicopter collision northwest of Kathmandu.
KATHMANDU, Nepal: All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.
The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said…
Rajapaksas officially ditch Wickremesinghe
COLOMBO: Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.…
Few Indian High Commission Dhaka staff returning amid political upheaval
NEW DELHI: Non-essential staffers at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and their family members are returning to India on a voluntary basis through commercial flights, official sources said on Wednesday.
However, all Indian diplomats…
Md Yunus agrees to lead interim govt in Bangladesh after Parliament dissolution
Dhaka: Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has agreed to spearhead the interim government in Bangladesh after mass protests forced long-time Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country.
"I am honoured by the trust of…
Sheikh Hasina’s plan to travel to UK hits roadblock
NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina's plan to travel to London has hit a roadblock over some "uncertainties," and she is unlikely to move out of India for the next couple of days, people familiar with the matter said…
Death toll climbs to 440 in Bangladesh protests
DHAKA: The death toll in the anti-government protests in Bangladesh on Tuesday climbed to 440, with 100 more deaths reported after Sheikh Hasina fled the country, according to the local medias there.
Despite the high death toll, there…
Thousands of Imran supporters rally to demand his release.
PESHAWAR: Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s imprisoned former prime minister rallied Monday in the country’s volatile northwest to mark the first anniversary of his arrest and demand his immediate release, officials said.
The protest…
Bangladesh President orders release of ex-PM Khaleda Zia
DHAKA: Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Monday that an interim government would be formed after dissolving the parliament, as he ordered the release of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who is under house arrest after…
Sheikh Hasina likely to head for Belarus after brief stopover in India
New Delhi: Following Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and departure from the country, mobs went on a rampage, ransacking and looting her official residence, Ganabhaban, as well as the Parliament, Supreme Court, and…
Iran says has ‘legal right’ to punish Israel for Haniyeh killing
TEHRAN: Iran said Monday it has the "legal right" to respond to the assassination in Tehran last week of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, an attack blamed on Israel amid the Gaza war.
"No one has the right to doubt Iran's legal right to…
Protesters and ruling party supporters in Bangladesh scuffle, Nearly 100 murdered
Dhaka: Nearly 100 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of…
As war fears rise, Gaza strikes kill 12, Israel stabbings kill 2.
TEL AVIV: Israeli strikes killed 12 people in Gaza, including four who were sheltering in a tent camp inside a hospital complex on Sunday, while a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.…
Iranian reaction, Hezbollah missile barrage prompt Israeli readiness
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported.
The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a…
Zheng Qinwen wins China’s first Olympic tennis singles gold over Donna Vekic.
PARIS: Zheng Qinwen claimed China’s first tennis singles gold medal in Olympic history by defeating Donna Vekic of Croatia 6-2, 6-3 in the 2024 Paris Games women’s final Saturday.
The 21-year-old Zheng displayed the same powerful serves…
Bangladesh heats up again; Army says no firing
Dhaka: The political impasse continues in Bangladesh with student leaders turning down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s offer of talks. The Chief of Army Staff (CAS) discussed troop deployment with officers at the Army headquarters and…
‘Short-range projectile’ killed Hamas commander in Iran
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday that Israel killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh using a "short-range projectile" launched from outside of his accommodation in Tehran.
"This terrorist operation was carried out by…
Landslides in southwest China killed two and left 17 missing.
BEIJING: Landslides in southwest China destroyed homes and caused a highway bridge to collapse on Saturday, killing at least two people and leaving around 17 others missing, authorities said.
State broadcaster CCTV said "local mountain…
