Civil War: News

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state or country. The aim can be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence or to change government policies. It is a high-intensity conflict involving armed forces on a large scale. It may result in large numbers of causalities.

16 May 2024

World

Algeria: Teen kidnapped 26 years ago rescued from neighbor's cellar 

An Algerian man who was kidnapped as a teenager in 1998 was found alive on Sunday in a cellar just 300 feet from his family home.

16 May 2024

Box Office

A24's 'Civil War' to debut in Chinese cinemas

Alex Garland's dystopian thriller, Civil War, is set to make its theatrical debut in China on June 7.

12 Jul 2022

BBC

'Was trafficked into UK at age 9,' reveals Mo Farah

In a shocking confession, Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah revealed that he was trafficked into the UK when he was just a nine-year-old.

29 Dec 2020

Marvel

#ComicBytes: History of the Young Avengers, and their MCU debut

The Avengers were an average team in comics but became popular due to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

26 Dec 2020

Marvel

#ComicBytes: The story of Kate Bishop, the first female Hawkeye

Recently, photos from the set of the upcoming Disney+ Hawkeye series were widely shared, which showed Hailee Steinfeld taking on the role of Kate Bishop.

28 Oct 2020

Captain America

#ComicBytes: Five characters who replaced Steve Rogers as Captain America

Steve Rogers is, and will always be Captain America. But he wasn't the only one.

07 Oct 2020

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Interesting facts about Bucky Barnes, The Winter Soldier

From Captain America's side-kick to The Winter Soldier, James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes is one of Marvel's most complex characters.

02 Sep 2020

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Spider-Man's best suits in comics

Spider-Man's costumes make him one of the most iconic characters in the comic book history.

14 Apr 2020

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five best powers of Ant-Man

Ant-Man is often the butt of many jokes since he is a guy who shrinks in size and talks to ants.

10 Nov 2019

Captain America

Weirdest powers of some lesser known Avengers

We know Avengers as Earth's mightiest heroes and every time they come together on screen, we can't help but feel inspired.

31 Aug 2019

Marvel

Five smartest supervillains in the Marvel Universe

Comic villains are usually divided into two categories.

02 Aug 2019

Batman

Five reasons why Iron Man is cooler than Batman

Iron Man and Batman are two of the coolest superheroes in their respective universes.

07 Jun 2019

Captain America

#ComicBytes: Five most heartbreaking betrayals in history of Marvel Comics

Why do superheroes always win against their nemeses?

06 Jun 2019

Batman

#ComicBytes: These Marvel superheroes are simply too dumb and lame

Marvel has an extensive collection of characters who inspire and motivate readers to do the right things and never give up.

19 May 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five biggest battles in the Marvel Universe

Marvel Comic Universe is infested with heroes and villains and some of them are godlike or even Gods.

27 Apr 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Weirdest powers of some lesser known Avengers

We know Avengers as Earth's mightiest heroes and every time they come together on screen, we can't help but feel inspired.

22 Mar 2019

Sri Lanka

UN rights body grants Sri Lanka war crimes probe extension

The UN Human Rights Council yesterday approved giving Sri Lanka two more years to set up a credible war crimes investigation into the island nation's brutal civil war.

19 Mar 2019

Sri Lanka

Lanka media rights activists call new anti-terror law 'draconian laws'

Media rights activists yesterday urged the Sri Lankan government to withdraw proposed anti-terror legislation, calling it is a set of draconian laws aimed at suppressing media freedom and democratic rights.

02 Mar 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five reasons why Iron Man's body is weird

Iron Man is one of the most iconic characters in Marvel. He is also one of the founding members of the Avengers.

02 Mar 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five worst things which Iron Man has done

Iron Man is one of the most iconic Marvel characters. He is a founding member of the Avengers.

16 Feb 2019

Sri Lanka

Replace anti-terror law in compliance with global-norms: EU tells Lanka

The EU has urged Sri Lanka to repeal its controversial anti-terror law and replace with a new one in compliance with the international norms.

05 Feb 2019

Batman

#ComicBytes: Five reasons why Iron Man is cooler than Batman

Iron Man and Batman are two of the coolest superheroes in their respective universes.

01 Feb 2019

Syria

US court orders Syria to pay $302mn for journalist's murder

On Wednesday night, a court in Washington slapped the Syrian government with $302mn in damages for the death of journalist Marie Colvin.

05 Jan 2019

Marvel

#ComicBytes: Five biggest battles in the Marvel Universe

Marvel comic universe is infested with heroes and villains and some of them are godlike or even Gods.

28 Dec 2018

Marvel

Remembering Stan Lee's best cameos on his birth anniversary

Stan Lee, the genius behind the creation of the Marvel Universe, unfortunately, passed away last month, on November 12.

31 Oct 2018

Donald Trump

Trump to end birthright citizenship of babies of non-citizens, immigrants

US President Donald Trump is intensifying his immigration rhetoric heading into the midterm elections, declaring he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the US.

26 Oct 2018

Marvel

Marvel's next Captain America could be black or a woman

Chris Evans had made his name synonymous with Marvel's Captain America. Therefore following the announcement of his exit, there has been much furor surrounding Captain America's future.

21 Jun 2018

Sri Lanka

Justice for victims of Lanka civil war remains elusive: US-lawmaker

Justice for most of the victims of brutal civil war in Sri Lanka remains elusive, said US lawmaker Chris Smith.

21 Jun 2018

South Africa

South Sudan's warring leaders meet for first time since 2016

South Sudan President Salva Kirr met opposition leader Riek Machar on Thursday in Addis Ababa for the first time in almost two years amid efforts to end a five-year civil war.

23 Nov 2017

Russia News

Putin proposes Syrian peace congress to end 6-year civil war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unveiled plans to hold a Syrian peace conference aimed at ending the six-year-long civil war.

31 May 2017

Yemen

As fighting continues, Yemen faces 'total collapse', UN warns

The UN has warned that Yemen is facing "total social, economic and institutional collapse."

29 Aug 2016

Saudi Arabia

Death toll in Yemen suicide bombing rises to 60

A suicide car bomb attack in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killed pro-government troops who were preparing to fight in Yemen's northern border area.

14 Aug 2016

ISIS

Hundreds of civilians abducted by ISIS freed

Hundreds of civilians held captive by Islamic State while fleeing Manbij in North Syria to use them as human shields have been released.