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At least 3 dead, 11 injured in cargo plane crash in Kentucky, U.S.

New York, Nov. 5 (UNI) At least three people were killed and 11 were injured when a cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville International Airport in the U.S. state of Kentucky on Tuesday, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.
"We believe we have at least three fatalities. I believe that number is going to get larger," Beshear said at a press briefing.
A UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu crashed near the airport, the worldwide air hub for UPS, around 5:15 p.m. (2215 GMT) on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
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Japanese authorities confirm deployment of fighter jets near its Taiwan adjacent Yonaguni island post detection of suspected Chinese drone

17 Nov 2025 | 10:50 PM

Tokyo, Nov 17 (UNI) Japanese authorities on Monday said that they had scrambled fighter aircraft after the military detected a suspected Chinese drone flying between its Yonaguni Island and the strait of Taiwan on Saturday, exacerbating the already considerable regional tensions.

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Yunus asks administrators to carry out tasks with commitment ahead of 2026 polls

17 Nov 2025 | 10:16 PM

Dhaka, Nov 17 (UNI) Bangladesh interim government Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus asked the nation's deputy commissioners to carry out their duties with "absolute honesty, neutrality and dedication," ahead of the elections and national referendum on February 2026, which he said would be "unprecedented" in its national impact.

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Hasina sentenced to death by tribunal; Bangladesh asks India to extradite her

17 Nov 2025 | 10:13 PM

Dhaka/New Delhi, Nov 17 (UNI) Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sentenced to death by the country’s war crimes tribunal over a crackdown on anti-government protesters last year, terming it as "crimes against humanity". Hasina, who lives in India in self-exile, has trashed the tribunal as “rigged” and rejected the allegations.

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Bangladesh asks India to hand over Hasina after tribunal verdict, says it will be 'extremely unfriendly' not to do so

17 Nov 2025 | 9:20 PM

Dhaka, Nov 17 (UNI) Bangladesh on Monday requested India to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who have both been sentenced to death by the country’s International Crimes Tribunal, in a case of crimes against humanity during the July Uprising of last year.

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Bangladesh Foreign Ministry to formally send India letter for extradition of former PM and HM

17 Nov 2025 | 9:12 PM

Dhaka, Nov 17 (UNI) Hours after the ruling of its special court system, the ICT (International Crimes Tribunal), condemning former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the gallows, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Monday said it will formally send a letter to the Indian Government seeking the repatriation of both Hasina and former Home Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.

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