Bangladeshi president appoints Sheikh Hasina as new PM

Dhaka, Jan 11 (UNI) Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Wednesday appointed ruling Bangladesh Awami League (AL) party leader Sheikh Hasina as the new prime minister of the South Asian country. This is Hasina’s fourth consecutive term as the country’s prime minister. The president also invited her to form a new government as her party has…

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3 IS militants killed in airstrike in N. Iraq

Baghdad, Jan 11 (UNI) Three Islamic State (IS) militants were killed in an airstrike in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, the Iraqi military said on Wednesday. Based on intelligence reports, Iraqi aircraft carried out an airstrike on IS hideouts in the rugged area of Wadi al-Shay southwest of the namesake provincial capital Kirkuk, some 250…

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Virat to miss Mohali T20I against Afghanistan

Mohali, Jan 10 (UNI) Virat Kohli will miss the first T20I against Afghanistan due to personal reasons, but will be available for the next two matches, India Coach Rahul Dravid said on Thursday. “Virat Kohli will miss the first game due to personal reasons,” Dravid said. “He will be playing from the second and third…

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