Sunken oil tanker captain’s body found
Dhaka: The body of the captain of the Bangladeshi oil tanker that sank in a river in the Sundarbans delta was on Sunday recovered even as the resulting oil spell has spread over several hundred square kilometres in the ecologically-fragile mangrove forest.
At least 11 killed in Afghanistan operation
Kabul: At least 11 people were killed on Sunday during a security operation in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. According to officials, the victims were key Taliban commander Mullah Momen, two security personnel and eight militants, Xinhua reported.
Pak doctor who tracked Osama under threat
Islamabad: A Pakistani doctor, who was sentenced to 33 years in jail for helping CIA track down former Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden in 2011, may be rescued or killed in a “covert or overt operation”, officials have warned.
Pak announces IDPs’ return schedule
Peshawar: Over one million internally displaced persons from Pakistan's strife-torn tribal region will start returning to their homes in a phased manner, officials said, in a clear sign that the army operation in the country's North-West might be nearing its end.
Syria rebels battle to keep key Aleppo hill
Beirut: 21 rebels and nine members of Syria's regime forces were killed in north of Aleppo on Sunday in fierce fighting for control of a key insurgent supply route, a monitor said.
Boko Haram ‘will be defeated’: Nigerian emir
lagos: One of Nigeria’s most powerful Muslim leaders, the emir of Kano, has expressed optimism that the Boko Haram insurgency which has claimed some 13,000 lives will soon be over.
Tulsi Gabbard travelling to India
Washington: Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, the first ever Hindu to be elected to the US House of Representatives, would travel to India this week at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s invitation. Gabbard will travel to New Delhi, Goa, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Ahmedabad during hertwo-week trip.