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Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Darfur: UN-African Union mission peacekeepers attacked in spate of violence
New York, Jan 7: The Joint United Nations and African Union Mission in Darfur has reported that its peacekeepers came under two separate attacks on Tuesday while on patrol, both times by unidentified gunmen.
With no rebel surrender, UN mission in DR Congo readies military operations
New York, Jan 6: With the deadline for the unconditional surrender of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) having passed on 2 January, and no significant additional surrenders of FDLR combatants registered since June, the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) is working to address the situation, a UN spokesperson said today.
Bad weather caused AirAsia crash: Indonesia met agency
Jakarta, Jan 4: The Indonesian meteorological agency has said that bad weather have probably caused the fatal crash of AirAsia Flight QZ 8501, reports said.
Burundi: UN Chief welcomes launch of electoral monitoring mission
New York, Jan 3 : Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the launch of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi, which officially started its work on 1 January 2015 as mandated by Security Council resolution 2137 (2014).
Ten bodies recovered in AirAsia wreckage hunt
Jakarta, Jan 2: Hampered by bad weather the search for the black box and the bodies of victims of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia continued in the northern Java sea off Borneo on Friday as international experts joined the hunt and ten bodies were fished out.
China stampede kills 35
Beijing, Jan 1: At least 35 people were killed in a stampede in China's Shanghai city on Wednesday, media reports said on Thursday.
AirAsia flight: Pilot says he saw bodies of victims 'holding hands'
Surabaya, Dec 30: As the search operation to recover more bodies from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501 continued on Wednesday, a pilot from the rescue team who discovered the flight's debris said the bodies that were recovered from the site were holding hands.
Number of people affected by Ebola tops 20,000 – UN health agency
New York, Dec 30: The head of the United Nations Ebola emergency response mission is set to open a treatment facility in Liberia near the Sierra Leonean border during a visit to review where the UN can do more to help, as the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday reported that more 20,000 people have now become infected by the virus.
AirAsia plane in bottom of sea: Indonesia search agency
Surabaya, Dec 29: The missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 that went missing with 162 people on board on Sunday morning in probability has crashed and went into the bottom of the sea, said Indonesia's search-and-rescue agency team chief in a media briefing
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Search for missing plane suspended for the day
Jakarta, Dec 28: Indonesian authorities have suspended for the night the operation to search for the AirAsia flight with 162 people, mostly Indonesian, on board flying to Singapore from Indonesia went missing in the air after it lost contact with air traffic control on Sunday morning, reports said.
UN Ebola response efforts at ‘full capacity’ following warehouse fire
New York, Dec 25: The UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has reported that a main United Nations logistics hub managed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Guinea is fully operational despite the fire that swept through the facility last week threatening medicines and laboratory materials used in the fight against Ebola.
Muslim group trapped by Central African Republic violence face dire situation, warns UN
New York, Dec 24: The United Nations refugee agency voiced concern on Tuesday over the “deteriorating situation” facing more than 400 members of a Muslim minority group trapped by the ongoing violence fracturing the Central African Republic (CAR).
10 years after Indian Ocean tsunami, Asia-Pacific region better prepared: UN
New York, Dec 23: Ten years after the Indian Ocean tsunami hit South and Southeast Asia, countries in the region are better prepared to deal with tragedies, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Monday, while stressing that there is still room for improvement.
Water fleas prepared for trip to space
New Delhi, Dec 22: Scientists at the University of Birmingham in the UK are preparing water fleas for their trip to the International Space Station (ISS), where they will be observed by astronauts.
Brooklyn: Two cops shot dead
New York, Dec 21 : Two New York police officers were shot dead at point-blank range by a man in the US Brooklyn area on Saturday, officials said on Sunday.