Bombings kill 28 in Iraq as offensive continues
Baghdad: A series of bombings in central Iraq killed 28 people on Monday, as a Government official claimed that Al-Qaeda-linked fighters have dug into a city they seized last month and possess enough heavy weapons to storm into the country’s capital.
Zia brands Hasina Govt as ‘illegal’
Dhaka: Bangladesh Opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Monday asked supporters to force the “illegal” Awami league Government to hold fresh elections during her first public rally after a virtual house arrest was eased. The 68-year-old leader urged thousands of her supporters rallying in the capital to stage street protests demanding fresh polls under a neutral caretaker Government.
Japanese airline sorry over ‘racist’ commercial
Tokyo: Japanese carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) said it is apologising individually to customers who call to complain about racial stereotyping in a new TV commercial, but has not decided whether it should pull the ad.
Bangladesh arrests 3 Pakistani militants
Dhaka: Three Pakistani Taliban militants have been arrested in Bangladesh and remanded to a 13-day custody after a bomb making manual and a laptop with information on military training was seized from them.
British fighters learn ‘jihadism’ in Syria
london: Al-Qaeda is training hundreds of British people fighting in Syria to become jihadists and urging them to carry out attacks when they return home, according to an interview with a defector published in Daily Telegraph.