Fire kills 69 in Bangladesh capital
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) Death toll from the building fire in an old part of Bangladesh capital Dhaka has risen to 69 with scores others injured, fire service officials said on Thursday. “We have so…
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Guaido, US military leader push Venezuelan army to allow aid
Caracas, Feb 21 (IANS) Venezuela’s self-proclaimed acting president, Juan Guaido, was joined on Wednesday by the head of the US military’s Southern Command in calling on the Venezuelan armed forces to allow the entry of…
Fire kills at least 45 in Bangladesh
Dhaka, Feb 21 (IANS) At least 45 people have been killed and scores injured in a fire that ripped through a building in Bangladesh’ Dhaka on Wednesday night, said local media the Daily Star. The…
Alabama woman who joined IS should not return to US: Trump
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he directed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to allow Hoda Muthana, an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join IS, to…
Iraqi PM, Saudi king discuss boosting ties over phone
Baghdad, Feb 21 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Wednesday held a phone call with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud over means to promote bilateral ties and cooperation in various fields,…
Venezuela’s Guaido calls for demonstrations at military bases
Caracas, Feb 21 (IANS) Self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido on Wednesday said his supporters will mount peaceful demonstrations at military bases across Venezuela to demand that the armed forces allow the entry of aid stockpiled…
Netanyahu postpones meeting with Putin: Official
Jerusalem, Feb 21 (IANS) A planned meeting between Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin has been postponed, an official in Jerusalem said on Wednesday. The official told Xinhua news agency on…
Pompeo bans entry to Alabama-born woman who joined IS
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday announced that Hoda Muthana, an Alabama native who joined the Islamic State (IS) in 2014, is not a US citizen and will not…
Five suicide bomber killed in Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 21 (IANS) Iraqi security forces on Wednesday killed five suicide bomber from the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq’s northern province of Nineveh, the Iraqi military said. A joint force from Iraqi army…
Cohen granted two-month delay to report to jail
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, on Wednesday was granted a two-month delay to surrender himself to federal prison. Federal Judge William Pauley has approved Cohen’s request to…
Trump, Abe hold phone talks over upcoming US-N. Korea summit
Washington, Feb 21 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Wednesday had a phone conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe about the upcoming summit between the US and the North Korea, the White House said. White…
Telangana man Kotha Goverdhan Reddy shot dead in US
Hyderabad, Feb 21 (IANS) A man from Telangana was shot dead by unidentified persons in Florida State of the US. K. Goverdhan Reddy (50), who was hailing from Yadadri Bhongir district of Telangana, was killed…
Rouhani calls US sanctions terrorism
Tehran, Feb 21 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said that the sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic by the US constitute an act of terrorism. Rouhani spoke following a Cabinet meeting in Tehran,…
Transfer Jadhav’s case to an ordinary court: India to ICJ
The Hague, Feb 20 (IANS) India on Wednesday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to transfer the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, Indian national sentenced to death in an espionage case in Pakistan, from a…
Pakistan seeks Indian response on prisoner’s killing in Jaipur jail
Islamabad, Feb 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday sought a response from Indian authorities over the killing of a Pakistani convict in the Jaipur jail. “Pakistan is gravely concerned at media reports regarding the brutal killing…
India, Saudi Arabia condemn Pulwama attack, call for sanctioning of terrorists, organisations by UN
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday strongly condemned the terror attack on Indian forces in Pulwama, called upon countries to renounce use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy…
Russia to deliver S-400 air defence system in July: Turkey
Ankara, Feb 20 (IANS) Russia will deliver the first batch of S-400 air defence system to Turkey in July and the missile systems will be activated in October, officials here said on Wednesday. “Delivery of…
Top China military commander gets life term for corruption
Beijing, Feb 20 (IANS) A military court on Wednesday sentenced Fang Fenghui, former Chief of Staff of China’s Central Military Commission Joint Staff Department, to life imprisonment on charges of corruption. Fang was found guilty…
Sri Lanka’s first satellite set for April launch
Colombo, Feb 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka will launch its first satellite into space in April, marking its entry into the space age, said an official here on Wednesday. To be named RAAVANA-1, it is a…
Common heartburn drug linked to kidney disease risk
New York, Feb 20 (IANS) Intake of widely prescribed drugs to neutralise stomach acid by people with heartburn or stomach ulcers could be associated with increased risk of kidney disease, warns a study of over…