Headlines- The latest attack on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid International Airport resulted in one fatality and eleven injuries.
- Residents of Riyadh have been given the all-clear by Saudi Arabia's civil defense agency after the military's announcement that incoming missiles fired toward the capital by the Houthis in Yemen had been shot down.
- Iran's alleged involvement in a security alert outside a UK/US airbase in southern England last month led the British government to summon the ambassador and announce sanctions against two people.
- In a sophisticated overnight cyberattack, hackers commandeered refrigeration systems throughout France, spoiling stock at major chains and forcing hundreds of supermarkets to discard perishable goods on Monday.
- According to a transcript and audio recording of the calls made on the nite of Christa Pike's botched execution, 911 callers reported that she was unconscious and had difficulty breathing an hour after receiving two fatal injections of the sedative pentobarbital.
- An "incident involving a roller coaster" at a Six Flags theme park in Georgia resulted in one fatality and multiple injuries, according to the authorities.
Tag: Bangladesh Protests
Families of Missing Bangladesh Pro-Democracy Protesters...
The Health and Family Welfare Ministry established a special cell on Oct. 27, 2024, to collect reports of missing persons linked to the mass protests. The cell reported it had not received complaints but expected to collect them from police.
Bangladesh Authorities Abandon Search for People...
Bangladesh fire authorities said Wednesday they were abandoning a search for missing people after a blaze set by looters gutted a tire factory near Dhaka, although scores were unaccounted for and believed by their families to have been trapped inside.
Bangladesh Transition:Sheikh Hasina Falls After Gripping...
In 1981, Hasina returned to Bangladesh from exile in India shortly after being elected president of the Awami League. At the time, the country was ruled by President Ziaur Rahman, a military general who a few years earlier had founded the BNP.
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina Resigns as PM,Leaves...
Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has resigned as prime minister, the nation’s army chief announced Monday, in a stunning turn of events as the leader who had held office for 15 consecutive years appeared to give in to student protesters’ demands that she step down.