B’desh PM brushes aside calls for dialogue
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday brushed aside calls for a dialogue to end the ongoing political crisis, saying those responsible for creating anarchy across the country will be brought to book. She made the remarks after visiting Dhaka Medical College and Hospital where most of victims of the political violence are undergoing treatment, Xinhua news agency reported.
Mortar attack on Shia part of Baghdad kills 7
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say mortar shells have struck a Shia neighbourhood in Baghdad, killing at least seven civilians. A police officer says two women are among the dead in the attack on a commercial area in the northern Shula neighborhood. He says 19 civilians have been wounded.
Syria, Hezbollah launch offensive near Golan
Beirut: Syrian troops backed by lebanese Hezbollah fighters swept south of the capital Damascus on Wednesday, seizing strategic hills and villages from rebels and a local al-Qaida affiliate near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Pak: Will ensure ban on groups proscribed by UN
Islamabad: Amid confusion over the status of Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led militant outfit JuD, Pakistan Government said it will ensure that all organisations proscribed by the UN are banned in the country.
3 Muslim students killed in US shooting
Washington: A North Carolina man espousing anti-religious views has been charged with the murders of three Muslim students, including a husband and wife, who were shot to death in the university town of Chapel Hill, police said on Wednesday.
Egypt court overturns convictions against 36
Cairo: An Egyptian court overturned the death and life sentences against 36 Islamists on murder and violence charges, official news agency MENA reported. The court of cassation, the country’s top appeals court, revoked the death and life sentences and ordered a retrial for the 36 defendants, including a top leader of Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badei.