Iraqi Prime MinisterHaider al- Abadi announced early today the start of a battle to retake Tal Afar, a key Northern Iraqi bastion of the Islamic State (IS) group and one of their last remaining strongholds in the region. The announcement comes a month after the capture by Iraqi forces of second city Mosul further east in a major blow to the jihadists ... ....
Emergency crews searched mangled carriages Sunday for any further victims after a train crash in northern India killed 23 passengers, the fourth major accident this year on the crumbling network. Another 156 people were injured when 14 carriages came off the tracks in Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh state, 130 kilometres (80 miles) from New Delhi, on Saturday evening ... "It's too early to make any claims ... Topics .. ....
Ten militants were today sentenced to death and nine others jailed for 20 years each by a court in Bangladesh for attempting to assassinate Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina in 2000. The convicts had hatched the plot to kill Hasina in 2000 by planting a high-powered explosive device at an open ground at her village home in southwestern Gopalganj where she was scheduled to address a public rally ... ....
Iran's PresidentHassan Rouhani said today the top foreign policy priority for his new government was to protect the nuclear deal from being torn up by the United States... "Standing up for the JCPOA means standing up to Iran's enemies," he said on the last day of debates over his cabinet selections ... "The second responsibility of the foreign ministry... ....
Lin Dan (left) embraces badminton rival Lee Chong Wei after their match at the Malaysia in April 2017. China'sLin Dan and Malaysian Lee Chong Wei are both in the twilight of their careers, but they remain among the leading lights at this week´s World Championships in Glasgow... So can he make it number six? ... So will this be the last World Championship for Lin and Lee? With a knowing smile, they replied in unison -- "I don´t know." ... ....
RachaelScott said she'd never seen a rainbow so spectacular. "[I] could see both ends of it ... READ MORE.. * Watch ... * Maungaraki double rainbow....
His sister’s ex-boyfriend, Jin Lin, had come to their apartment claiming that he wanted his fishing poles back ...Minutes after that post, Lin snapped and repeatedly stabbed Simon in the chest ... When Sharon came home to find this gruesome scene, Lin stabbed her, too, and then returned to brutalizing her brother, Simon ... The siblings died, but police were able to place Lin at the scene thanks to Simon’s blog....
Former McIlvanney Prize nominee LinAnderson takes Dr Rhona MacLeod out of her comfort zone literally as well as metaphorically in this latest book to feature the forensic scientist, with a trip to the heights of the Cairngorms in the depths of winter ...Louise Fairbairn. Lin Anderson is appearing at the Edinburgh International Book Festival with Antti Tuomainen on Thursday at 10.15am ... ....
Charlice Lin acknowledged that, at first, her project was selfish. The Rancho Palos Verdes resident set out to photograph and interview 50 South Bay residents over the age of 75, in part as a way to overcome her regret following her grandfather's death. In the process, however, she ended up with a result she didn't expect ... ....
The Hong Kong government may review the composition of school boards in the wake of controversy over governance at government-subsidised Hing Tak School in Tuen Mun. Undersecretary for EducationChristine Choi Yuk-lin also pledged to look into how to bring about a balance of power between the Education Bureau and schools ... ....
Chen Long of China, seen in action during the Australian Open badminton tournament in Sydney, in June 2017 ... Both stars turn up in Scotland after winning world singles titles and Olympic gold in Rio ... Lin Dan, the five time world champion, is seeded seventh this year, and he could be classed as the opening round villain as his first opponent is Scotland´s No 1. Kieran Merrilees. Lin has happy memories of Glasgow ... 1, Tai Tzu-ying ... ....
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (Bernama) -- National wushu exponents Loh JackChang and DianaBong Siong Lin each secured gold today on the first of the three-day wushu competition at the 2017 Kuala LumpurSEA Games (KL2017) ... ....
GLASGOW. China'sLin Dan and MalaysianLee Chong Wei are both in the twilight of their careers, but they remain among the leading lights at this week's World Badminton Championships in Glasgow. Dan, 34 in October, is a five time champion, and recognised as perhaps the greatest player of all time ... So will this be the last World Championship for Lin and Lee? With a knowing smile, they replied in unison - "I don't know." ... RELATED ... SouthBank....