Car bombings kill at least 33 people in Iraq
Baghdad: A new wave of car bombs ripped through commercial areas in the Iraqi capital and areas to the south, killing at least 33 people and wounding dozens in the latest coordinated militant assault, officials said.
Merkel scrambles to heal coalition rift
Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scrambling to heal a rift in her new coalition Government caused by the fallout from a child pornography investigation.
8 members of family murdered in lahore
lahore: Eight members of a family, including women and children, were brutally murdered in the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province on Tuesday, police said.
Bangladesh arrests suspected al-Qaeda man
Dhaka: Bangladesh on Tuesday arrested a suspected al-Qaeda conduit saying he had received and circulated a recent message from the outfit’s chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri calling on the country’s Muslims to launch a jihad against western nations.
‘Iran has political will for lasting n- deal’
Tehran: Iran has the “political will” to seek a comprehensive agreement with world powers over its disputed nuclear drive, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said as talks are to resume.
Koirala to meet key ally over cabinet expansion
Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala will meet leaders of alliance partner CPN-UMl on Wednesday to resolve differences with it over the distribution of key portfolios like the Home Ministry.
use of Bangla in ads, signboards: HC
Dhaka: Bangladeshi authorities have been directed by the High Court to ensure the use of Bangla in all official advertisements and on vehicle registration plates and signboards within a month.
Ganges teeming with deadly superbugs
london: The Ganges river is teeming with antibiotic-resistance superbugs and their levels peak to about 60 times during the annual pilgrimage season, scientists, including Indian researchers have found.
Israeli PM blames Iran for bloodshed in Syria
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister blamed Iran for bloodshed in Syria as world powers meet in Vienna for talks over Tehran’s nuclear program. Netanyahu visited a hospital in the Golan Heights where Israeli doctors treat Syrians wounded in the civil war.