After lull, US-led air drive in Syria intensifies
Washington: US-led air campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, which ground to a near halt in late October, has intensified in recent days. Coalition forces carried out 56 strikes against ISIS in eight days, according to US military figures.
Iran appoints 1st female ambassador since 1979
Tehran: Iran on Sunday appointed the first female ambassador of the Islamic republic since 1979. Marzieh Afkham will start her mission as the Iranian ambassador to Malaysia late in November.
Madhesi parties halt Nepal parliament meet
Kathmandu: A key meeting of Nepal parliament was postponed till Monday after agitating Madhesi parties obstructed it, demanding the government to address their issues in the new Constitution which has triggered a political crisis.
China launches latest remote sensing satellite
Beijing: China launched its latest remote sensing satellite to be used for experiments, land surveys, crop yield estimates and disaster relief. The satellite, Yaogan-28, was carried by a long March-4B rocket after it was launched from Taiyuan in the country’s Shanxi Province.
Haiti house headed for no clear majorityIJ
Port-Au-Prince: Haiti’s notoriously unstable politics was plunged into fresh uncertainty after preliminary results showed that no party won a clear majority in parliament.
Boko Haram suicide bombing kills 2 in Chad
N’djamena: A twin suicide bombing by women attackers in lake Chad on Sunday killed two people and wounded 14 others.