Section: Bangladesh
Obama says Russia’s air strikes ‘strengthen IS’
Areas held by the US-backed Free Syrian Army have reportedly been hit by Russian strikes.–AP photo US president Barack Obama has said the Russian bombing campaign in Syria in support of president Bashar al-Assad is driving moderate opposition underground and ‘only strengthening’ Islamic State. Obama said he rejected the Russian assertion...
Spain’s Del Bosque drops Costa, recalls Thiago
Spain coach Vicente del Bosque has overlooked striker Diego Costa and recalled midfielder Thiago Alcantara for the holders’ final two Euro 2016 Group C qualifiers against Luxembourg and Ukraine this month. …read more Source:...
Democracy, Islamic State and terrorist threats in Bangladesh
The U.S. and U.K. embassies in Bangladesh have restricted their diplomats’ movements and warned visitors to stay on high alert after receiving information that militants may be targeting Westerners. These advisories came after Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella was shot by gunmen on Monday evening in the capital Dhaka. An online statement...
A record 522,000 migrants reach Europe this year
Paris: The latest developments as European governments struggle to cope with tens of thousands of people trekking across Europe to find safety, AP/UNB reported. The International Organization for Migration says a record number of people have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, now topping a half a million. As of Tuesday, the group...
Orwell At UN: Obama Re-Defines Democracy As A Country That Supports US Policy
By Michael Hudson In his Orwellian September 28, 2015 speech to the United Nations, President Obama said that if democracy had existed in Syria, there never would have been a revolt against Assad. By that, he meant ISIL. Where there is democracy, he said, there is no violence or revolution. This was his threat to promote revolution, coups and...
Putin wins parliamentary backing for air strikes in Syria
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday secured parliament’s unanimous backing to launch air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, paving the way for imminent Russian military intervention in its closest Middle East ally. Russia has already sent military experts to a recently established centre in Baghdad that is...
Obama ends up dealing with Russia and living with Assad, for now
US president Barack Obama . — AP photo Russia’s military buildup in Syria appears to have forced US president Barack Obama to two unpalatable conclusions: He cannot ignore Moscow, and Syrian president Bashar al-Assad may survive for some time. Russian president Vladimir Putin, isolated after his annexation of Crimea and support for...
Canada’s Harper defends air strikes targeting IS group
OTTAWA : Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in an election debate Monday defended Canadian air strikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, while his political rivals called for a pullback, BSS/AFP reported. The New Democrats, if elected, would end the military mission, while the Liberals said they would withdraw Canadian...
Abe meets Putin to discuss territorial dispute
UNITED NATIONS : Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had his first face-to-face meeting in nearly a year on Monday with Russian President Vladmir Putin, reports Japan Today. At their last meeting on the sidelines of an Asian summit in China last November, they agreed the Russian leader would come to Japan during 2015. But ties have been strained...
Russia establishes seaborne lifeline for Syrian allies
The Alexandr Tkachenko, an ageing ferry with a canary-yellow hull, usually carries people across the Kerch Strait, a bustling sea route and the only connection between Russia and Crimea, the peninsula Moscow annexed from Ukraine last year. …read more Source:...
