A female Pakistani fighter pilot has died after her aircraft crashed in Punjab province. Marium Mukhtiar was on a routine training mission when her plane met an “in-flight emergency” over Mianwali district, the air force said. She and her co-pilot ejected. She later died from her injuries in hospital. Flying Officer Mukhtiar was one of a small number of women ...

A Chinese military newspaper has given details of a raid in Xinjiang province against suspected militants. The People’s Liberation Army Daily said that, at one point, flamethrowers were used to flush out militants hiding in a cave, who were then shot. It said they were behind a “brutal” attack on the public, which may refer to an attack on a ...

Two airlines have cancelled all flights between Sharm el-Sheikh and the UK until January following the suspected bombing of a Russian passenger jet. British Airways flights are cancelled up to and including 14 January and Easyjet services to the Egyptian resort are suspended until at least 6 January. Easyjet said the move was made to provide some certainty to passengers ...

Turkish warplanes have shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Su-24 was hit by air-to-air missiles fired by Turkish F-16s while it was flying over Syrian territory. But Turkish military officials said the plane was engaged after being warned that it was violating Turkish airspace. Mr Putin described the incident ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has bitterly condemned the downing of a Russian jet on the Turkey-Syria border. He described it as a “stab in the back” committed by “accomplices of terrorists”. Turkey says its jets shot at the plane after warning that it was violating Turkish airspace. But Moscow says it never strayed from Syrian airspace. Nato is to hold ...

  Thanks to a special Al-Amin hat-trick, superb tactical changes from skipper Mahmudullah and senseless batting from Sylhet, Barisal managed to defend 108 by a single run. It was another final-over finish, the fifth in six games kept the crowd on the edge of their seats, as a wicket or a boundary swung the match dramatically. Taijul Islam bowled the ...

Dhaka Dynamites showed a firm determination in securing a six-wicket victory over Comilla Victorians in their opening and the 2nd match of BPL-2015 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the capital yesterday. In a surface that got slower as the time progressed, Dhaka Dynamites, a team owned by the country’s leading business conglomerate Beximco Limited, came up with an unwavering ...

angladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Tuesday sacked Italian Head Coach of Bangladesh National Football Team Fabio Lopez, reports news agency UNB. The National Team Management Committee of BFF, in a meeting with BFF Vice-President cum committee chairman Kazi Nabil Ahmed MP in the chair, decided to sack the head coach for the dismal performance of the national football team in ...

Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza’s bat continued smiling for Comilla Victorians on Tuesday. An unbeaten 4th wicket stand of 123 runs by Mashrafe and Marlon Samuels guided Comilla to seal their first win in BPL beating Chittagong Vikings by seven wickets at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur in the evening. Man-of-the-match Mashrafe’s brave knock 56 from 32 balls showed some ...

Paying tribute to the victims of recent deadly attacks that rocked the French capital, Paris Saint-Germain players will wear special jerseys carrying the message of `Je suis Paris` for their next two matches. Confirming the news, French club PSG said in a statement that his team would honour the victims with a message in unison, the Guardian reported. At least ...