Boat capsises in Bay of Bengal, 20 missing
Dhaka: Over 20 people are missing after an overloaded fishing boat carrying illegal migrants to Malaysia capsised in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, the latest such accident in the country.
Hezbollah doesn't want conflict: Israel
Jerusalem: lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has passed on a message to Israel that it is not interested in any escalation, a day after claiming responsibility for an attack that killed two Israeli soldiers. Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon said that Israel received a message from Hezbollah that it was not interested in further fighting.
New ISIS message May be real: Japan
Tokyo: Japan on Thursday said a fresh message from ISIS militants threatening to kill Japanese and Jordanian hostages was very likely genuine. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said the recording, which demands the release of a failed suicide bomber, seemed real.