Tuesday, 06 May, 2025

International

Divers find AirAsia black box

DHAKA: Indonesian divers on Sunday found the black box of the AirAsia plane which crashed in the Java Sea a fortnight ago with 162 people aboard.The transport ministry said, reports The Straits Times.But they failed to retrieve it because it was stuck under debris from the main body of

Over 10,000 at Brussels unity march

DHAKA: More than 10,000 people marched through the Belgian capital Brussels on Sunday in solidarity with the huge rally in Paris in the wake of this week’s terror attacks. A police source said, reports The Straits Times. Police had counted ‘between 10,000 and 15,000’ about half an

China detains 25 plane passengers

DHAKA: The Chinese police detained 25 plane passengers who opened emergency exits before take-off after becoming angry that their flight was delayed by snow, state media reported, in the latest incident of rowdy behavior by Chinese travelers.They were forced to wait in their seats for

World leaders join rally for Paris attack victims

DHAKA: More than a million people and dozens of world leaders were expected to march through Paris on Sunday in a historic display of global defiance against extremism after Islamist attacks that left 17 dead.In an unprecedented show of unity, the leaders of Israel and the Palestine will

62 killed in Pakistan bus-oil tanker crash

DHAKA: A deadly road accident between an oil tanker and passenger coach late Saturday night left at least 62 dead with scores wounded as both vehicles caught fire, hospital officials said.“We have received more than 57 bodies but the death toll may rise as most of them are completely

Strong signals detected in hunt for black box

DHAKA: The Indonesian authorities said on Sunday that strong signals were emanating from the crucial black box recorders of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board.Military divers were trying to follow the pings to the boxes, believed

World leaders gather for mass Paris rally

DHAKA: World leaders are gathering in Paris ahead of a march in the French capital to show unity after three days of terror that left 17 people dead.Some 40 leaders are to go to the rally, expected to dwarf Saturday marches that saw 700,000 take to the streets.About 2,000 police officers

Police hunt 'accomplice' after Paris attacks

DHAKA: French police are searching for a suspected female accomplice of the attackers behind deadly attacks on a satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket, amid plans for a large street march in Paris.Hundreds of troops were deployed around Paris on Saturday, tightening security on

57 killed in Pakistan bus-oil tanker crash

DHAKA: At least 57 people have been killed after an oil tanker apparently speeding in the wrong direction crashed into a passenger bus in southern Pakistan, igniting a fierce blaze, police have said.The bus was en route to the town of Shikarpur from the southern port city of Karachi

Deadly suicide bombing kills 21 in Nigeria

DHAKA: A suicide bomb attack by a young girl in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed 19 people, while another a bomb-laden car exploded in Yobe state killing a further two people, police said.The first blast happened about 12:40pm local time (11:40 GMT) on Saturday near

Deadly suicide bombing kills 21 in Nigeria

DHAKA: A suicide bomb attack by a young girl in the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri has killed 19 people, while another a bomb-laden car exploded in Yobe state killing a further two people, police said. The first blast happened about 12:40pm local time (11:40 GMT) on Saturday near

Tail of plane lifted to surface

DHAKA: The tail of an AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea was lifted to the surface using floating balloons on Saturday, but apparently without the crucial black box recorders.Indonesian authorities said, reports The Straits Times.The tail, which is where the black box data

North Korea offers to suspend nuclear tests

DHAKA: North Korea said on Saturday it was willing to suspend nuclear tests if the United States agreed to call off annual military drills held jointly with South Korea, saying the exercises were the main reason for tension on the Korean peninsula.The proposal, which the North’s

‘The United States stands with you’

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama rallied to the support of France after the bloody end to hostage sieges in Paris, vowing to offer all assistance to combat the threat of militant Islamists.‘I want the people of France to know that the United States stands with you today, stands with

3 killed, over 100 injured in S Korea apartment fire

DHAKA: Three people were killed and more than 100 injured in a fire that swept through an apartment building north of Seoul on Saturday.Firefighters said reports The Straits Times.The death toll from the blaze at Euijeongbu City could rise as seven of the injured were in critical

Tail of plane lifted off seabed

DHAKA: The tail of an Indonesia AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea was lifted to the surface on Saturday.Floating balloons were used to lift the tail – the biggest part of the plane’s wreckage found since the crash of flight QZ8501 on December 28, a media photographer and

India blocks social media posts with Charlie Hebdo cartoons

DHAKA: Following a series of terror strikes in France, the India’s Mumbai Police has blocked hundreds of posts on social media which replicate the controversial cartoons of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, sources reveal.Ever since it became clear that the attacks which began

Boko Haram massacre toll possibly 2,000

DHAKA: Hundreds of bodies remain strewn in the bush in Nigeria amid an ongoing attack described by Amnesty International as the "deadliest massacre" by Boko Haram.Mike Omeri, the government spokesman, said fighting continued on Friday for Baga, a town on the border with Chad where

Bloody end to sieges in France

DHAKA: Two sieges in France have been brought to a bloody end, with three gunmen and four hostages killed.Two brothers who killed 12 in an attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine on Wednesday were shot dead as they fled a warehouse north of Paris, firing at police.Shortly afterwards in

7 militants killed in Pakistan as explosives blasted

DHAKA: At least seven militants were killed inside their hideout on Friday in a high-intensity explosion in Pakistan’s restive tribal region, officials said. The blast occurred in a compound in Sundana Teera area of Khyber, one of the seven tribal districts in the country, where