Thursday, 15 May, 2025

International

13 pilgrims killed in India road crash

DHAKA: At least 13 people have been killed in a road accident in Jahrkhand of India after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in Saraikela Kharsawan district.A number of others injured in the accident have been admitted to a hospital in Jamshedpur, reports NDTV. The bus

Fires still burn at China blast site

DHAKA: Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.A team of military chemical experts is testing for toxic gases at the scene and rescuers have been ordered to wear protective clothing, state media said.At

Death toll rises to 44 in China explosions

DHAKA: At least 44 people are now known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China's northern port city of Tianjin, reports BBC.Twelve firefighters were among the dead, China’s official Xinhua news agency said as it reported a doubling of the death

52 killed in Baghdad market blast

AtDHAKA: least 52 people have been killed and 200 others injured in a massive truck bomb attack in Baghdad.Police and sources have told Al Jazeera.The attack on Thursday morning took place in a crowded vegetable market in Sadr City, a Shia district in the northeast of the Iraqi capital.Al

China blasts kill 17, hurt 400

DHAKA: Massive explosions, equivalent to three and 21 tons of TNT, hit China’s northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and over 400 injured Wednesday night.Quoting Chinese state media, BBC reported the blasts happened in a warehouse storing “dangerous and chemical

60 killed in Damascus ahead of Iranian FM’s visit

DHAKA: More than 60 people have been killed and scores injured in army and rebel attacks in different locations in Syria, activists said, hours before a visit to the Syrian capital by Iran’s foreign minister.Army artillery shelling and air strikes on Wednesday targeting Douma, 10-km

North Korea vice-premier ‘executed’

DHAKA: South Korea’s government says it is monitoring reports that North Korea’s vice-premier Choe Yong-gon was killed in May on the orders of Kim Jong-un.Choe was executed after he ‘expressed discomfort against the young leader’s forestation policy’, South Korea’s Yonhap news

California fires: 1,000 homes evacuated

DHAKA: A northern California wildfire has more than doubled in size since Monday despite cooler temperatures and higher humidity.The Jerusalem Valley fire erupted on Sunday near the community of Lower Lake, reports bbc.com.It has burned nearly 19 square miles, according to the California

Libya PM 'resigns' during TV interview

DHAKA: Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview that he would resign on Tuesday, after the station confronted him with questions from angry citizens criticizing his cabinet as ineffective."I officially resign and I will submit my

Hillary to hand over email server to FBI

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton has agreed to hand over the private email server that she used as secretary of state to the FBI.Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Hillary runs for president, BBC reports. Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, contrary to government

Nigeria market blast 'kills 47’

DHAKA: An explosion at a crowded market in the north-east state of Borno in Nigeria has killed at least 47 people, officials say.As many as 52 people are believed to have been injured, a military source told Reuters news agency, BBC reported. The blast struck Jebo livestock market in

Yemen’s loyalist forces push Houthi rebels from Aden

DHAKA: Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government have announced the recapture of Abyan province in a southern offensive that has seen key gains against the Houthi rebels.Military officials who back President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that loyalist forces have

Japan re-starts nuclear reactors

DHAKA:  Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.“The reactor No 1 at the Sendai nuclear power

Egypt heatwave claims 21

DHAKA: Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalized with exhaustion as soaring temperatures and high humidity hit Cairo and other parts of Egypt.The health ministry has said, reports Al Jazeera.The victims, who all died on Sunday, succumbed as temperatures reached highs of

Earthquake hits India, Pakistan, Afghanistan

DHAKA: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake in Afghanistan was felt across South Asia on Monday, shaking the ground in Kabul, Islamabad and New Delhi, reports gulfnews.The epicenter of the quake was about 34km west-south-west of Ashkasham, Afghanistan (88 kilometers from Feyzabad), at a depth of

6 children among 8 shot dead in US home

DHAKA: Six children and two adults have been found handcuffed and fatally shot in the head in a Texas home, following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police.The gunfire broke out when officers who had been called to the Houston-area home late on Saturday spotted the body of

Million affected by Myanmar flooding

DHAKA: Nearly one million people have now been affected by widespread flooding across Myanmar since June, officials say.The government says up to 100 people have died and 1.2 million acres of rice fields have been destroyed, reports BBC.Though schools in some areas have reopened, fresh

11 die, 20 hurt in stampede at India temple

DHAKA: At least 11 people have been killed and 20 others injured in Jharkhand's Deoghar town in a stampede close to a temple of Goddess Durga.Thousands of devotees flock to the temple in the month of August each year to offer the holy water of the river Ganga to Lord Shiva at the town's

12 killed as Mali hotel siege ends

DHAKA: At least 12 people including four foreign UN contractors died in a hostage siege at a hotel in central Mali that ended after government troops stormed the building on Saturday.‘There are 12 dead in all,’ an army officer told the media after the operation at the Hotel Byblos in

Yakub conferred his 2nd MA degree in ‘absentia’

DHAKA: Among the 1.92 lakh graduates who were conferred degrees on Saturday at the 28th convocation of India’s Indira Gandhi National Open University (Ignou), also included Mumbai blast accused Yakub Memon, who was hanged on July 30.Memon was conferred the degree in absentia by the