DHAKA: Iran warned on Sunday that ‘any foreign military intervention in Iraq’ would only complicate the crisis, after the US said it was deploying a warship in the Gulf. ‘Iraq has the capacity and necessary preparations for the fight against terrorism and extremism,’ foreign

DHAKA: Millions of Afghans have cast their votes in a presidential run-off to elect a successor to Hamid Karzai, who has been in office since 2001. Taliban militants, who had threatened to disrupt the vote, launched low-level attacks in which at least 46 people were killed across the

DHAKA: The 2003 invasion of Iraq is not to blame for the violent insurgency now gripping the country, former UK prime minister Tony Blair has said. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr, he said there would still be a ‘major problem’ in the country even without the toppling of Saddam

DHAKA: More than 50,000 children in South Sudan face death from disease and hunger, the United Nations has warned while seeking over $1bn to support those hit by six months of civil war. "The consequences could be dire: 50,000 children could die this year if they do not get assistance,"

DHAKA: Ivory Coast scored two goals in as many minutes to come from behind and get their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with victory over Japan. The Elephants trailed to a stunning Keisuke Honda strike in the first half. But the introduction of Didier Drogba as a substitute

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who begins his two-day visit to Bhutan Sunday, said the neighbouring nation was a "natural choice" as his first foreign destination because of the "unique and special relationship" India shares with it and his trip would focus on making

DHAKA: Pakistani fighter jets carried out air strikes against militant hideouts killing dozens of fighters says BBC.    The strikes were in the mountainous Dehgan area in the North Waziristan tribal district, a stronghold for Taliban and al-Qaeda-linked militants.  Uzbek militants

DHAKA: The US says it is sending a warship into the Gulf to provide President Obama with military options should the situation in Iraq deteriorate further. US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the USS George HW Bush, which carries dozens of fighter jets, to be moved from the North

DHAKA: A mining firm has revealed the discovery of an "exceptional" 122.52-carat blue diamond. Petra Diamonds said the discovery was made at the Cullinan mine in South Africa. The London-based firm saw its share price rise more than 6% in early Friday trades as a result of the

DHAKA: A Ukrainian military plane was shot down overnight Friday, killing all 49 people on board, a spokesman said. It is likely one of the bloodiest single events in that nation's current period of turmoil. The Ilyushin-76 military transport plane went down while approaching an airport

DHAKA: Afghans are voting in run-off polls that will determine who will succeed President Hamid Karzai. The choice is between former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah and ex-World Bank economist Ashraf Ghani. It should be the first time that power in Afghanistan has been democratically

DHAKA: Iraq’s most senior Shia cleric has issued a call to arms as Sunni-led insurgents seize more towns. The call by a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani came during Friday prayers, as the militants widened their grip in the north and east, and threatened to march south.

DHAKA: The families of passengers on the missing Malaysian passenger plane have begun to receive initial compensation payments of $50,000 (£30,000). So far six Malaysian families and one Chinese family have received the money, and insurers are assessing the claims of 40 more Chinese

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama on Thursday said his government is looking at "all options" to help Iraq fight Islamists militants, including military action.His remarks came after the Iraqi cities of Mosul and Tikrit fell to Sunni Islamist insurgents during a lightning advance.Obama

DHAKA: At least five people were killed and over 40 reportedly injured due to a leakage in a methane gas pipeline at a water pump house in the Bhilai steel plant in Chhattisgarh on Thursday night.According to sources, the incident took place at about 7:00pm. Though the officials claim

DHAKA: Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo have used tear gas to break up a protest against the football World Cup, hours before the city hosts the opening match. At least one person was arrested, reported BBC. Protesters said they planned to march close to the stadium where the

DHAKA: An Indian woman said on Thursday that she was gang-raped by four officers at a police station, the latest in a string of shocking sex attacks in the troubled state of Uttar Pradesh. The woman said she had gone to the station overnight on Monday in the state’s Hamirpur district

DHAKA: A Pakistan court has backed ex-military ruler Pervez Musharraf’s request to leave the country. The Sindh High Court removed Musharraf’s name from an exit control list on Thursday. The former leader is currently barred from leaving Pakistan. The government has 15 days to

DHAKA: A prominent anti-coup activist in Thailand faces up to 14 years in prison if convicted of incitement, computer crimes and ignoring a summons by the junta. Police said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times. Sombat Boonngamanong, who led a social media campaign to stage peaceful

DHAKA: Japan on Thursday summoned the Chinese ambassador to complain about fighter jets flying ‘dangerously’ close to two of its military planes over the East China Sea. Officials said, reports The Straits Times. In the latest up-close confrontation between the two sides, Tokyo said