Neymar out of World Cup with back injury
Brazil forward Neymar has been ruled out of the World Cup after fracturing a vertebra in his back in the closing stages of the 2-1 quarter-final win over Colombia on Friday in a major blow to the host nation.
4-day blockade begins in Bandarban
The four-day roads and waterways blockade jointly called by Parbattya Bangali Chhatra Parishad (PBCP) and Parbatya Nagorik Parishad, has begun on Saturday morning.
'UK planned to train, equip 100,000 Syrian rebels'
Britain had planned to train and equip a 100,000-strong rebel army to defeat Syrian President Bashar al-Assad before it was deemed to be too risky, BBC Newsnight reported on Thursday.
Indian nurses freed by ISIS reach home
A special Air India flight carrying 46 Indian nurses freed by Sunni militants in strife-torn Iraq and 137 others landed in Mumbai and is scheduled to arrive in Kochi around noon on Saturday, a top airport official said.


