Syria: 5 killed as 3 bomb explode in Qamishli

The wounded included four security force members, it said, describing the blasts as a “terrorist operation”. With the Kurdish YPG militia at its forefront, the Syrian Democratic Forces defeated Islamic State across much of north and east Syria with U.S. help. But a series of bomb attacks have struck towns and villages in northern Syria … Read more

IAEA confirms Iran’s latest nuclear enrichment

Speaking at the United Nations, the acting director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency outlined Tehran’s latest breaches of its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers. IAEA also released a report on the subject. Iran is overstepping the deal’s limits on its nuclear activities one after the other in response to the United States’ withdrawal … Read more

Democrats release new batch of testimony from Trump impeachment inquiry

The first public hearings in the investigation are set for Wednesday and Friday. The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump released a transcript of a Pentagon official’s testimony as Trump continued to see over the investigation. Trump is threatened with removal from office over allegations of abusing … Read more

550th birth anniversary of Guru Nank Dev being celebrated today

President Kovind will also be part of the festivities at the main event  at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab. Celebrations to mark Prakash Parv have begun across the country. Gurudwaras are decorated and kirtans are being held. Guru Nanak Dev spent more than 15 years at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district. and that is … Read more

12 killed in train accident in Bangladesh

The accident occurred at Mondobhag Railway Station in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria where two intercity trains Chattogram-bound Udayan Express from Sylhet and Dhaka-bound Turna Nishita from Chattogram collided head-on around 3 in the morning on Tuesday. The local police said that eight bodies have been recovered from the spot and the rescue operation is on. … Read more