DHAKA: Armed tribesmen seized control of Yemen’s only gas export terminal Tuesday after an army unit assigned to protect it surrendered.A military source said, reports The Straits Times.The tribesmen decided to organize their own protection for the Balhaf plant, operated by Yemen LNG,

DHAKA: The Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria group has lost control of ‘25 to 30’ percent of the territory it holds in Iraq after coalition air strikes and an Iraqi offensive.The Pentagon said Monday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Tuesday.The radical group took control

DHAKA: About 70 army personnel were found to be involved with the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria militant group.Malaysian officials said on Monday, reports The Straits Times.Deputy defense minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri told the parliament that the figure was based on confirmation

DHAKA: Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton formally launched her second presidential bid with a video on her website, putting her forward as a champion of everyday Americans.The 2-minute video was a stark contrast from the stodgy one that she used in her 2008 campaign. While the

DHAKA: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has formally entered the 2016 race for the White House in a bid to become the first woman US president.She launched her campaign website on Sunday, telling Americans she wanted to be their ‘champion’.Clinton ran for the Democratic

DHAKA: A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets.German media reported on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.The Russian and English teacher's pregnancy follows several attempts abroad at artificial insemination over the last year and a half,

DHAKA: Gunmen killed two people and wounded a third in an attack at the South Korean embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday which was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria group.The gunmen opened fire on the embassy compound from a passing car, killing two people

DHAKA: A Kenyan student died and over 100 others were injured after an electricity transformer explosion caused a stampede on Sunday, amid tension a week after gunmen stormed another university campus.Officials said, reports The Straits Times.The student who died was among others who

DHAKA: Pope Francis used the word ‘genocide’ on Sunday to describe the mass murder of Armenians in a move likely to severely strain diplomatic ties with Turkey.‘In the past century our human family has lived through three massive and unprecedented tragedies,’ he said during a

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama has said that partisanship over the Iran nuclear deal has gone too far.He rebuked the stance of some Republicans in the US Congress, reports the BBC.Some Republicans have argued against the deal, saying that Iran has received too many concessions.An

DHAKA: Kenya has urged the United Nations to remove a camp housing more than half a million Somali refugees within three months.The country made the urge as part of a response to the recent killing of 148 people by Somali gunmen at a Kenyan university, reports the Aljazeera.Kenya has in

DHAKA: An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, head of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence.The court also ordered a life term to a US-Egyptian citizen for ties to the Brotherhood.The men were among thousands

DHAKA: Islamic State has posted a video online that shows its militants destroying the ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq.The images appear to confirm reports in March that the jihadists had vandalised Nimrud, one of Iraq's greatest archaeological treasures, reports the BBC.The video shows

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has said that his historic meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro could be a "turning point" in relations.He described the meeting on the fringes of the Summit of the Americas as "candid and fruitful".Mr Obama said that the former foes would continue to

DHAKA: Italian and merchant ships have rescued almost 1,000 migrants from three overcrowded skiffs near the coast of Libya and found one dead body.Italy’s coast guard said, reports The Straits Times.The migrants sent out a distress call by satellite phone on Friday and were being taken

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul Castro shook hands and sat near each other at a historic Summit of the Americas, a new milestone in efforts to end decades of animosity.Obama and Castro, separated by the presidents of Ecuador and El Salvador, stood before taking

DHAKA: An Egyptian court confirmed death sentences for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 11 other defendants on Saturday, and jailed a US-Egyptian citizen for life over Islamist protest violence.Judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata also sentenced to death two Islamists who have fled the

DHAKA: Gunmen have killed 20 construction workers in Pakistan’s restive south-western province of Baluchistan, shooting them at point blank range after identifying where they were from.Officials said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.The area is plagued by violence, with

DHAKA: A Tibetan nun is believed to have died after setting herself on fire to protest China's rule over the Himalayan region and to voice support for the Dalai Lama.Rights groups and media said, reports The Straits Times.Yeshi Khando walked around the Kardze Monastery in a type of prayer

DHAKA: The mastermind of the 26/11 attacks, Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, has been released from a jail in Pakistan.Jail officials in Rawalpindi said Lakhvi was released on Friday morning.The Lahore High Court had Thursday ordered that he be released, provoking a strong reaction from