News Feeds

  Bushra Bibi led the movement to free Imran Khan, what happened next is mysterious A burnt-out truck, empty tear gas shells and posters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan – that was the scene in Islamabad after a massive protest led by Bushra Bibi. The protests brought the country’s capital to a virtual standstill. Just a day earlier, spiritual leader Bushra Bibi, wrapped in a white shroud and a white niqab covering her face, had addressed thousands of supporters from atop a container on the edge of the city. Thousands of Imran Khan supporters below were waving flags and chanting. “My children and my brothers! You must stand with me,” Bushra Bibi told Mr. Khan’s supporters, breaking down in tears as she delivered the speech on Tuesday afternoon. Bushra Bibi’s voice was barely audible over the deafening roar of thousands of supporters. “Even if you are not with me, I will stand strong,” she added. “This is not just about my husband, it is about our country and the countr...

  Rebels make major advance against Syrian  government troops,  capture half of Aleppo The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Friday evening that rebels had captured more than half of the city, the biggest advance against Syrian government forces in years. The rebels were driven out of the city by President Bashar al-Assad's forces in 2016 and have been fighting for the city since then. A video posted on a channel linked to the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) showed rebel fighters in vehicles inside the city. The BBC has verified footage of the area as being in the western suburbs of Aleppo. But government forces say they have retaken parts of Aleppo and Idlib after attacks by HTS and its allies on Wednesday. The country has been in a civil war since the government cracked down on pro-democracy protests in 2011, killing at least half a million people. Armed groups, including jihadists, that opposed Assad's government have seized control of part...

Bomb threats against Donald Trump Cabinet nominees Bomb threats have been made against nominees for the Cabinet and White House team of US President-elect Donald Trump. The FBI said it was aware of "multiple bomb threats" and "harassment incidents." At least nine people were threatened with such threats on Tuesday night and Wednesday. The people threatened are Donald Trump's nominees. The nominees are to lead the departments of Defense, Housing, Agriculture and Labor. The rest include the nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Police are investigating what happened over the two days. Trump’s transition team spokeswoman Caroline Levitt said Trump’s nominees and their families had been “victims of violent and un-American threats.” “Law enforcement quickly secured their safety,” she said. “President Trump is an example to us all. He has shown that dangerous threats and violence will not deter us,” she said. Neither Caroline Levitt nor the FBI have nam...

১৬ বছরের কম বয়সীদের জন্য সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম নিষিদ্ধ হচ্ছে অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় ১৬ বছরের কম বয়সী শিশুদের জন্য সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম ব্যবহারে নিষেধাজ্ঞা আরোপ করছে অস্ট্রেলিয়া। দেশটির সংসদে এ সংক্রান্ত আইন অনুমোদন করা হয়েছে , যেটিকে বলা হচ্ছে পৃথিবীর কঠোরতম আইন। এই নিষেধাজ্ঞা কার্যকর হতে কমপক্ষে ১২ মাস সময় লাগবে এবং এটি বাস্তবায়নে ব্যর্থ হলে প্রযুক্তি কোম্পানিগুলোকে সর্বোচ্চ পাঁচ কোটি অস্ট্রেলিয়ান ডলার পর্যন্ত জরিমানা করা হতে পারে। দেশটির প্রধানমন্ত্রী অ্যান্থনি আলবানিজ বলেন , “ সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যমের ক্ষতিকর প্রভাব থেকে তরুণ প্রজন্মকে রক্ষা করার জন্য এই আইন প্রয়োজন। ” এ বিষয়টিতে অনেক বাবা - মাও একমত পোষণ করেছেন। তবে সমালোচকরা বলেছেন , এই নিষেধাজ্ঞা কীভাবে কার্যকর হবে এবং গোপনীয়তা ও সামাজিক সংযোগের উপর এর প্রভাব কেমন পড়বে , তা এখনও অস্পষ্ট। শিশুদের সামাজিক যোগাযোগ মাধ্যম ব্যবহারে নিষেধাজ্ঞা দেওয়ার প্রচেষ্টা এবারই প্রথম নয়। তবে সামাজিক মাধ্যম ব্যবহারের ন্যূনতম...