Bangladesh SC upholds death sentence of Jamaat leader Muhammad Quamaruzzama...
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the death sentence handed down to a fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart for committing mass murder and crimes against humanity during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan. The four-member Appellate Division of the Supreme Court headed... read more »
Heavy Fighting In Kobani After Peshmerga Join Battle
BEIRUT/MURSITPINAR, Turkey, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish fighters have joined the fight against Islamic State militants in Kobani, hoping their support for fellow Kurds backed by U.S.-led air strikes will keep the ultra-hardline group from seizing the Syrian border town. The Syrian... read more »
Suicide blast hits Wagah
LAHORE: At least 60 people, including three Rangers officials, children and women, were killed in a suicide blast at Wagah Border parking area right after the traditional flag-lowering ceremony, while more than 150 citizen, including five Rangers officials, received injuries on Sunday. The death... read more »
Hong Kong Police Arrest British Banker After 2 Women’s Bodies Are Found
HONG KONG — A 29-year-old British man has been arrested after the bodies of two women were found in his upscale apartment, the Hong Kong police said over the weekend. One woman’s throat had been slashed, and the body of the other was found decomposing, stuffed in a suitcase on a balcony. The... read more »
