ISIS attacks Kurdish-held town near Syria bastion
Beirut: Islamic State group fighters attacked a town near their de facto Syrian capital on Monday in a bid to recapture it from Kurdish and Arab rebel forces, a Kurdish spokesman said.
Austria files EU plaint against UK n-plant
Vienna: Austria has filed a legal challenge at the European Court of Justice against EU-granted state subsidies for a new nuclear power plant in Britain, Government officials confirmed on Monday.
India, B’desh launch nationality survey
Dhaka: India and Bangladesh on Monday launched a joint survey to record the “choice of nationality” of 51,584 people in 162 enclaves in each other’s territories ahead of the July 31 integration of the land with the respective mainland under the historic land Boundary Agreement.
Japan’s industrial sites win UN heritage status
Berlin: The UN’s cultural body on Monday conferred world heritage status on a number of new sites, including some seen as representative of Japan’s industrial revolution, as South Korea lifted its opposition to the listing.