coal graft: Bangla HC orders trial against Zia
Dhaka: In a blow to Bangladesh’s former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, a high court ordered trial against her in a corruption case involving a contract for a coal mine during her tenure after quashing the Opposition leader’s plea to scrap the case.
hundreds march against terrorism in Turkey
Ankara: Thousands waving national flags took part in an anti-terrorism rally in Turkey’s capital Ankara as the army presses a major offensive against Kurdish militants, who have killed dozens of security force members in weeks of attacks.
Ukraine slammed for banning foreign journos
Kiev: Ukraine faced widespread condemnation on Thursday for blacklisting dozens of foreign reporters as it expanded sanctions against Russia for its actions in the war-torn former Soviet state.
Brit pilots killed 330 ISIS terrorists in a yr
london: About 330 Islamic State fighters have been killed in air strikes by Britain’s Royal Air Force since the UK began its campaign as part of a US-led global coalition against the dreaded terrorist group in Iraq in September 2014.
Barrel bomb kills 3 kids in Syria’s Aleppo
Beirut: Three children were among at least 11 civilians killed when a Syrian government aircraft dropped a barrel bomb on a rebel-held neighbourhood of Aleppo.
Saudi-led coalition pounds Yemen rebels
Marib: The Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen’s Shia rebels pounded the insurgents’ positions with heavy artillery fire on the outskirts of the central city of Marib, part of their push to retake Sanaa. The bombardment came hours after the Houthis aired footage on their satellite television channel purporting to show a Saudi soldier held as a prisoner of war.