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BAGHDAD Jonnu Smith Big Tall Jersey , Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Sunday called on all countries in the Middle East to stop the sectarian polarization which serves the terror of Islamic State (IS) group.

Abadi's comment came during his meeting with a delegation led by Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, who arrived in the capital Baghdad earlier in the day, Abadi's office said in a statement.

The two officials discussed enhancing bilateral relations in various fields, as well as the situation in the region and the combat against terrorism.

Abadi pointed out "the importance of concerted efforts of all countries in the region and the world to address the terror of Daesh (IS group)" during the meeting in his office.

For his part, Al Khalifa congratulated Abadi for the liberation of Mosul and the victory over IS militants. He also expressed his country's support with Iraq in its war against terrorism.

The Bahraini minister also met with Iraq President Fuad Massoum, who reiterated "Iraq's desire to develop relations and cooperation with" Bahrain and the rest of the Gulf countries on the ground of common interests, Massoum's office said in a statement.

In response, Al Khalifa said his country "looks forward to strengthening bilateral relations and expanding cooperation with Iraq," adding that "his visit will open new horizons for communication and joint action."

Later in the day, Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari held a meeting with his Bahraini counterpart.

"Whoever believes that the war against terrorist gangs has ended, he is wrong because the war against terrorism today is a global war targeting civilians everywhere in the world," Jaafari was quoted as saying in a statement issued by the foreign ministry after the meeting.

Jaafari called for continued security and intelligence cooperation to prevent the spread of terrorism, according to the statement.

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DHAKA, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Flesh floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders on Sunday claimed lives of at least 18 people in three northwestern Bangladesh districts.

Flood situation in Dinajpur district, some 338 km northwest of capital Dhaka, deteriorated drastically early on Sunday after an embankment for protection of the the district town was broken, Monsur Ali Sarkar, officer-in-charge of the district's Kaharol Police Station, told Xinhua Sunday night.

He said that "five people are dead after flash flooding swept away in places in Kahrol."

Abdul Majid, another official of the district's Birol Police Station, said four people were dead and one man was missing after a flash flood roared Birol."

Overall flood situation is also alarming in two more Bangladesh districts - northwestern Lalmonirhat and northern Kurigram where rivers are flowing above the danger level.

Eight more deaths have been reported in these two districts in connection with the massive flooding.

The Lalmonirhat and Kurigram deaths reported by the local media, however, have not been confirmed immediately.

Apart from the district, flash floods eroded large portions of villages and agricultural lands, and washed away buildings elsewhere in Bangladesh.

Authorities have evacuated residents of hundreds of villages to higher grounds in a number of Bangladesh districts that are prone to torrential rains between June and September.

TV reports showed villages in the country's north and northeast have gone under up-to-waist-high water. The residents were seen leaving their houses wading through flooded roads or on boats in search for shelter or a dry ground to live temporarily.

A Bangladeshi minister said last month that there was possibility of "high magnitude flooding" in the country amid moderate to heavy rains which have led to further elevated rivers and canals.

"There is possibility of high magnitude flooding in the second half of August," Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud told reporters.

He said the country has been experiencing an increasingly intense rainfall over the last weeks.

Plight to millions of people in Bangladesh mount as the low-lying Bangladesh experiences almost every year small or big floods, as monsoon rains that sweep the subcontinent from June to September combine with snow melt from the Himalayas in major rivers that run through the country to the Bay of Bengal.

Experts said Bangladesh, bordering the Bay of Bengal, has become more vulnerable to climate change-related problems like cyclones, flooding, as its capacity to protect its people and land is feeble.

In 2007, two floods in Bangladesh killed more than 1,000 people.

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WELLINGTON, July 23 (Xinhua) -- Life in the New Zealand capital was returning to normal Tuesday as the aftershocks from two strong quakes at the weekend continued.

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