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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau denies Death Reports
Abuja, Aug 17: Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has said he is alive and still the chief of the Nigeria-based jihadist group, according to a new audio recording released on Sunday.
"The global media reported that I am dead or I am sick…
Over 6,000 register for Myanmar General Elections
Yangon, Aug 17: A total of 6,189 candidates from 92 political parties have registered with the election commission to contest the upcoming general elections scheduled for November 8, the poll panel said on Monday.
Of the 6,189…
Pakistan Punjab Home Minister, 14 Others killed in Suicide Attack
Islamabad, Aug 16: At least 15 people, including home minister of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, were killed and 23 others injured in a suicide attack that destroyed a political camp in Attock district on Sunday, officials said. Home…
Indonesian Plane with 54 aboard crashes in Mountains, All feared Dead
Jakarta, Aug 16: An Indonesian passenger airliner, reported missing earlier on Sunday with 54 people on board, was seen by local residents hit a mountain, authorities here said.
"According to the (local) community, the Trigana Air plane…
North Korea threatens to retaliate against US
Washington, Aug 16: North Korea has threatened to retaliate against the US if Washington did not halt multinational military exercises scheduled to begin in South Korea on Monday, the media reported on Sunday.
A State Department official…
AT&T helped US spying on Internet Traffic: Report
Washington, Aug 16: US telecom giant AT&T helped the country's National Security Agency (NSA) spy on vast internet traffic, a media report has said.
The US telecom giant has a productive cooperation with the NSA and this cooperation…
US vows to stand by India in its Tryst with Destiny
Washington, Aug 15: The US on Saturday assured India that as it "continues its tryst with destiny into the 21st century, it will find in the US a willing and able partner in the cause of freedom, democracy and prosperity".
The assurance…
NASA fires up RS-25 Engine to take Astronauts to Mars
Washington, Aug 14: As part of its ambitious Space Launch System (SLS), the US space agency has successfully tested an engine that will help propel astronauts on future deep-space missions, including Mars.
The 535-second test of RS-25…
Two arrested over Bangladeshi Secular Blogger Murder
Dhaka, Aug 14: Two people have been arrested for the murder of Bangladeshi secular blogger Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, police said on Friday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Muntasirl Islam said Jatiya Party leader Chunnu’s…
Cyber Tool spots 11 New Security Flaws in Internet Browsers
Washington, Aug 14: As part of a Facebook-funded effort, a team of US researchers has developed a new cyber security tool that discovered 11 previously unknown internet browser security flaws.
The 11 vulnerabilities identified by the…