After President Donald Trump said on Monday the U.S. will be "keeping the oil" in northeastern Syria, his administration is looking into the "specifics," according to a senior State Department official -- but it's prompted renewed cries that doing so is a war crime. (Source: abcnews, Oct 28, 2019)

The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved a project to develop infrastructure for safety supervision of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) involving Taka 17.106 billion. According to the project proposal, major portion of the cost has been earmarked for consultancy services to be procured from Russia and India. Out of the total cost, Taka 13.32 billion or 77% has been allocated for consultancy services.

Cries of celebration went up across Lebanon on Tuesday as protesters demanding the fall of the government celebrated Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation - though most said this was merely an initial victory in a long-term battle.

British media reports on a leaked government document have provoked reactions from opposition politicians accusing the government of dishonesty and of having plans for the future that will embolden the capitalists, while trampling on the rights of ordinary citizens.