Probashbangla24 online Desk : Myanmar is defending itself against a United Nations report released in August which accused the Southeast Asian country of committing genocide against the Rohingya. In a speech at the U.N. General Assembly Friday, Kyaw Tint Swe, the country’s union minister for the state counsellor, said the report was ‘based on narratives and…
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China cancels security talks with United States
Probashbangla24 online Desk : China has canceled a security meeting with US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis that had been planned for October, a senior US official said on Sunday, days after a top Chinese official said there was no reason to panic over tensions between the countries. The official, who is involved in China policy…
South Korea begins removing mines, expects North to do same
Probashbangla24 online Desk : South Korea began clearing mines from two sites inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday under tension-reducing agreements reached this year. Seoul says North Korea is expected to do the same. The development comes amid renewed international diplomacy on North Korea’s nuclear weapons program after weeks of stalemated negotiations.…
Typhoon Trami: Powerful storm hits Japan, killing two
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A powerful typhoon brought down trees onto railroad tracks and kicked up debris across Tokyo as it brushed past the Japanese capital early on Monday, killing two people and stranding thousands as train lines were closed or severely delayed. Typhoon Trami made landfall in western Japan on Sunday evening and threatened heavy…
Indonesia quake survivors await help as death toll climbs Death toll 844, seen as certain to rise
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Indonesian authorities scrambled on Monday to get help into quake-hit Sulawesi island as survivors streamed away from their ruined homes and accounts of devastation filtered out of remote areas, including the death of 34 children at a Christian camp. The confirmed death toll of 844 was certain to rise as rescuers reached…
China manufacturing weakens amid US tariff battle
Probashbangla24 online Desk : China’s export orders shrank in September as a tariff battle with Washington over technology escalated, adding to downward pressure on the world’s No. 2 economy, two surveys showed Sunday. The reports add to signs Chinese trade, which had held up despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, might be weakening. That adds…
HIV/Aids: China reports 14% surge in new cases
Probashbangla24 online Desk : China has announced a 14% jump in the number of its citizens who are living with HIV and Aids. More than 820,000 people are affected in the country, health officials say. About 40,000 new cases were reported in the second quarter of 2018 alone. The vast majority of new cases were transmitted…
Afghan troops kill 20 militants in Helmand province
The Afghan army waged a cleanup operation and killed 20 Taliban militants in the country’s southern province of Helmand, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Sunday. “The operation was conducted recently in Nahri Sarraj district and 22 suspected militants were also arrested,” the ministry said in a statement. Six hideouts and bunkers, four vehicles and…
Mass burial to be held for tsunami victims
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Indonesia’s disaster agency says a mass burial will be held in the city of Palu, which was slammed by an earthquake-spawned tsunami that killed at least 832 people. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesman of the national disaster mitigation agency, told a news conference Sunday that the burial will be held for health…
Powerful typhoon batters Okinawa, churns to Japan mainland
Probashbangla24 online Desk : A powerful typhoon pummelled Japan’s southern island of Okinawa Saturday, injuring at least 17, as weather officials warned the storm would rip through the Japanese archipelago over the weekend. Typhoon Trami, packing maximum gusts of 216 kilometres (134 miles) per hour near its centre, was forecast to hit the mainland early Sunday…