Death for killers of Bangladesh blogger
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced two people to death for the February 2013 murder of blogger and activist Ahmed Rajib Haider. The court pronounced various prison terms for six others including Mufti Jasim Uddin Rahmani, chief of Ansarullah Bangla — an Islamic extremist organization suspected of carrying out the attack, bdnews24 reported.
Charlie Hebdo to release 1 mn copies
Paris: Charlie Hebdo will release one million copies of a special issue on January 6, the eve of the first anniversary of the jehadi attack on the French weekly magazine that claimed 12 lives.
‘US should press Pak to crackdown on leT’
Washington: The US should press Pakistan to crackdown on leT without directly intervening, a top US expert has said and warned that another Mumbai-style attack would spoil any efforts for Indo-Pak peace process.
Hackers attack BBC websites
london: The BBC's entire network of websites and its iPlayer streaming service crashed today after a large web attack by hackers. Thousands of users complained on social media after being met an error message, saying there had been an "internal error" on one of the world's busiest news websites.
Israel rejects novel on Arab-Jewish love
Jerusalem: Israel has disqualified an award- winning novel about an Israeli-Palestinian romance from school curriculum, prompting charges of racism and accusations that the move was aimed at keeping Jews from falling in love with Arabs.
S African king begins prison sentence
Pretoria: South African King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo, who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela, on Thursday began a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson. Dalindyebo reported to prison after his legal attempts to overturn his conviction failed.
First Af peace process meeting in Islamabad
Kabul: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced on Thursday that the first round of Afghan peace process talks will be held in Islamabad in January.