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Armed man takes two hostages in west Paris

BGB to use firearm against miscrants hurling bombs

DHAKA, Jan. 15 (NsNewsWire) — Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Chief Major General Aziz Ahmed said Thursday members of the paramilitary force will use firearms in saving people’s life and property against the miscreants hurling petrol bombs. He said BGB has decided to use the firearms on petrol bomb carriers to check the casualties which are […]

Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for Charlie Hebdo attacks “authentic”: U.S.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — An Al-Qaeda video claiming responsibility for last week’s bloodshed at the French satirical newspaper was “authentic”, but U.S. officials were cautious about holding the terrorist organization responsible for the attack, a State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday. “The (U.S.) intelligence community has now determined that the AQAP video is authentic,” said […]

With Prophet cover, Charlie Hebdo’s new edition irks Muslim groups

Paris, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo returns to newsstands with a record run on Wednesday, but its first edition since Islamist gunmen massacred its staff has already drawn ire from Muslim groups. The front cover shows a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed holding a sign that says “Je suis Charlie” (“I […]

Bangladesh to check spillover of mobile services into India

Shillong, Jan. 14 (NsNewsWire) — Bangladesh officials Tuesday assured India that they would convince their mobile service providers to prevent the spillover of Bangladesh mobile phone services in the border areas of Meghalaya. “We have expressed our concern with Bangladesh counterparts on the spillover of mobile signals from Bangladesh and use of Bangladesh SIM cards […]

World Bank expects Russia’s economy to contract by -2.9 percent in 2015

Dhaka, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The World Bank expects Russia’s economy to contract by 2.9 percent in 2015, it said in a report on global economic growth on Wednesday, cutting its forecast from December when it expected a 0.7 percent contraction. The bank also predicted 0.1 percent growth in 2016 and 1.1 percent growth in […]

China sends 4th relief shipment to W Africa

BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhuanet) — Since the Ebola crisis emerged in West Africa, the Chinese government has been regularly sending targeted relief supplies to the worst affected countries . The fourth relief shipment has just left Shanghai. More help for Ebola sufferers.China’s fourth relief shipment left Shanghai on Tuesday bound for Liberia, Guinea and Sierra […]

Curfew reinforced in Rangamati

Rangamati, Jan. 13 (NsNewsWire) — Nighttime curfew has been reinforced for the second straight night on Bangladsh’s southeastern Rangamati district. “The curfew will be reinforced from 5:00 p.m. (local time) Monday. It will remain in place till 7:00 a.m. (local time) Tuesday,” Shamsul Arefin, the district’s administration chief, told journalists Monday afternoon. An eerie calm […]

World leaders join Paris march to honor attack victims

Paris, Jan. 12 (NsNewsWire) — Dozens of world leaders have joined some 1.5 million French citizens in a march through Paris on Sunday amid high security, in an unprecedented tribute to victims of this week’s Islamist militant attacks. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and Palestinian President […]