November2016
-
Coalition reportedly killed 20 civilians near the Syrian city of Raqa
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: US-backed forces pressed offensives on the Islamic State group’s strongholds in Syria and Iraq, as an air strike by the American-led coalition reportedly killed 20 civilians near the Syrian city of Raqa. Supported by... -
Assailants threw grenade at the French embassy in Athens, Greece
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the French embassy in Athens on Thursday, slighting wounding a police officer on duty outside, police said. Greece’s anti-terrorism police are investigating the attack, which happened... -
South Africa’s scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: South Africa’s scandal-hit President Jacob Zuma faces a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday, but looks certain to survive despite mounting anger within his party. Zuma has fought off a series of damaging controversies... -
Barack Obama to host Donald Trump in the Oval Office at White House
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: President Barack Obama will host Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday, hoping to ease a smooth transition of power and steady nerves after an election that has shocked the world. Forty-eight hours... -
Dubai inaugurates new canal in a fresh boost for tourism and commerce in the booming Gulf city state
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Dubai inaugurated a new canal on Wednesday after a three-year construction project costing $735 million, in a fresh boost for tourism and commerce in the booming Gulf city-state. The Dubai Water Canal creates a... -
Yahoo provided more details about an epic hack of its services
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Yahoo provided more details on Wednesday about an epic hack of its services, including that the culprits may have planted software “cookies” for ongoing access to users’ accounts. In revelations that could jeopardize the... -
Tokyo stocks soared 6 percent on early Thursday
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Tokyo stocks soared six percent on early Thursday after diving the previous day on Donald Trump’s shock win in the US presidential election, as global stocks and the dollar rallied. The benchmark Nikkei 225... -
Wasiyou Technology to introduce “Battle of 71” game based on the liberation war of Bangladesh
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: By the end of 2013, Mr. Faisal Karim came forward with the idea of making a computer game based on the Liberation war of Bangladesh. Later, he formed a team of a number of... -
JCI Dhaka Central carried out their project “Nutrition and Empowerment”
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Recently JCI Dhaka Central carried out the third phase of their project “Nutrition and Empowerment” at the WE Foundation School in the Ershadnagar area. The members spent around 2 hours with the underprivileged children... -
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth unveils new portrait of herself
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth unveiled a new portrait of herself on Tuesday in London, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson. The painting was commissioned by Co-operation Ireland, a charity set up to promote relations between...
