NASA believes the planet orbiting the nearest star to Earth could be an ocean-covered body and may be habitable, VOA News reported Wednesday. The rocky Proxima b, which orbits Proxima Centauri, appears to be in the so-called Goldilocks zone, meaning the planet could have liquid water on its surface, the report said ... This is normally done during transit, when the planet passes in front of its star....
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 has hit a broad swathe of central Italy, including Rome, on Wednesday ... There were no immediate reports of damage ... – AP. . . ....
Qayyarah Airfield, Iraq (CNN)US military officials expect that senior leaders of ISIS may try to flee Mosul, the capital of ISIS' self-styled caliphate in Iraq, as their control of the city comes under attack from Iraqi forces, backed by the US. ISIS leaders will likely take women and children as human shields, or will pose as refugees leaving the battle for the city, according to those officials ... Read More. ISIS under attack ... Replay ... ....
The Spanish foreign ministry said Russian military officials have withdrawn a request for three warships to dock at the port of Ceuta for refueling, BBCNews reported Wednesday.Because the request has been withdrawn, the report said, they have therefore been cancelled.NATO allies have put pressure on Spain to not allow refueling Russian warships ......
While the issue of racism gains more coverage in the U.S., some are forming groups to help discuss matters in their local communities using a known approach through Racists Anonymous, according to CBSNews... So I think people are coming to a place of discovery,” Buford said ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
In 2015, three schoolgirls were photographed at the airport, en route to Syria... *** ... *** ... Sultana spoke regularly to her eldest sister, Halima Khanom, who is 33 and lives in London ... A video clip broadcast on ITV news after her death shows Khanom talking to Sultana in December 2015 about ways to return home. Khanom asks where her confidence levels are ... But at least we know she is in a better place,” said Khanom, her sister, in a statement....
(Source. Bangladesh Awami League) Published on Friday, 30 September 2016 12.48 Hits. 8. The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday unanimously adopted a private member's resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of the convicted killers of the Father of the Nation and the war criminals ... Two other AL lawmakers -- Monirul Islam and Sanjida Khanom -- then proposed confiscating also the properties of those convicted of 1971 war crimes....
The president and his wife Rashida Khanom hosted a reception to the top government officials, elites of the society and foreign diplomats. Photo. BSSPresidentAbdul Hamid and Prime MinisterSheikh Hasina exchanged greetings separately with people from different walks of life in Dhaka today on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha ... ....
(Source. Sky plc) Smash hit show 'A League of Their Own. US Road Trip' returns to Sky 1 following the blockbuster success of its debut, which saw it become the highest rating series of 'A League of Their Own' with 1.39m viewers tuning in ...James will take the boys across the States as he sets them challenges in locations including New York and Miami as well as returning to his adopted hometown of Los Angeles ... Shabnom Khanom, IJPR. ... (noodl....
A British schoolgirl who moved to Syria to join the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is believed to have killed in an air strike on the Syrian city of Raqqa. Kadiza Sultana, 17, fled east London to travel to the war-torn country when she was 15 with her friends Amira Base and Shamima Begum ... But at least we know she is in a better place.” Her sister Halima Khanom told ITV News ... In a call to her older sister Khanom, Sultana had said ... ....
LONDON // One of three schoolgirls who travelled to an area controlled by ISIL in Syria to become "jihadi brides" is believed to have been killed in an air raid. a lawyer for her family says ... They travelled through Turkey into Syria and Sultana ended up in Raqqa ... Earlier this year, her sister Halima Khanom said, "Things have changed ... "I don't have a good feeling ... Straight after the phone call, Ms Khanom said, "She sounds very terrified....
He said the death has not been confirmed. Akunjee did not immediately respond to a message from The Associated Press... Her sister, Hamila Khanom, said ... View Comments 0 ....
... girls is now dead, or the thought of her devastated family doesn’t break your heart in two, then, presumably, neither will the phone conversation Sultana had with her sister, Halima Khanom, months ago....
London. One of three London schoolgirls who traveled to an area controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria to become "jihadi brides” is believed to have been killed in an air strike, a lawyer for her family has said ... “I don’t have a good feeling ... Her sister, Hamila Khanom, told ITV ... ....
One of three London schoolgirls who traveled to an area controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria to become "jihadi brides'' is believed to have been killed in an air strike, a lawyer for her family says ... "You know the borders are closed right now, so how am I going to get out?'' Her sister, Hamila Khanom, told ITV... ....
LONDON — One of three London schoolgirls who travelled to an area controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria to become “jihadi brides” is believed to have been killed in an airstrike, a lawyer for her family says ... He said the family was “devastated.”. He said the death has not been confirmed ... Her sister, Hamila Khanom, told ITV ... U.K ... ....
LONDON — One of three London schoolgirls who traveled to an area controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria to become “jihadi brides” is believed to have been killed in an airstrike, a lawyer for her family says. Sultana seen walking through security at Gatwick Airport.Photo. AP ... He said the family was “devastated.” ... Her sister, Hamila Khanom, told ITV ... U.K ... ....
A London schoolgirl who had fled her home in Britain to join Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria is feared to have been killed in a Russian air strike on the terrorist-held region ... "The family are devastated ... Over a year ago, she had been talking about leaving. There was a plan to get her out," Akunjee said ... But at least we know she is in a better place," Sultana's sister Halima Khanom said in a statement in reference to her feared killing ... ....