DHAKA: The head of Syria’s air defences has been killed in fighting near Damascus. Syria government officials say, reports the BBC. Gen Hussein Ishaq was killed as rebels attacked an air defence base near the town of Mleiha on Saturday, the officials said. He is one of a handful of

DHAKA: Police investigating the coal mine disaster in western Turkey have arrested 18 people, including mining company executives. Turkish media say, reports the BBC. The rescue operation at the mine, in the town of Soma, ended on Saturday after the bodies of the last two workers were

DHAKA: Given Narendra Modi’s substantial experience as chief minister, it is unlikely that he will overtly antagonize either India’s sizeable Muslim minority, or its neighbors. A Pakistani daily said, reports The Times of India. The Bharatiya Janata Party also has a history of

DHAKA: Inmates have taken 122 hostages in a prison in Brazil's northeastern state of Sergipe, AFP news agency reports quoting a prison spokeswoman. Sandra Melo, said on Sunday that negotiations had started for the release of the hostages, who were mainly visitors to the Advogado Jacinto

DHAKA: China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its nationals from Vietnam after a wave of anti-China unrest following Beijing's deployment of an oil rig in contested waters. The announcement on Sunday came after Vietnamese civil society groups on Saturday called for fresh demonstrations

DHAKA: Severe flooding across Serbia has prompted the evacuation of at least 16,300 people -- including 1,100 whisked away on helicopters -- the government said Saturday. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry confirmed there have been at least 15 deaths in Serbia and another five in

DHAKA: Countries neighbouring Nigeria are ready to wage war against the Nigeria-based, al-Qaeda-linked group, Boko Haram, Chad's president says. Idriss Deby made the statement after a summit in Paris on Saturday that also included Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and representatives

DHAKA: A strong and shallow undersea earthquake hit parts of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Sunday, causing panic but there were no immediate reports of casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.2-magnitude quake hit at a depth of 9 kilometers (5.5 miles) beneath the sea. It was

DHAKA: A day after clinching the city, Narendra Modi on Saturday visited Varanasi and offered prayers at the famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. After visiting the temple, the Prime Minister-elect went to the famed Dashashwamedh Ghat and took part in ‘Ganga aarti’ for about half-an-hour

DHAKA: Turkey is calling a halt to the Soma mine rescue operation after two more bodies were found, raising the death toll to 301. The bodies of all miners trapped after the mine collapsed are now thought to be recovered. Protesters have clashed with police near Soma. Correspondents say

DHAKA: Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav sent feelers to rival Lalu Prasad that his party was willing to work with the latter’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to forge out a ‘secular alliance’ to govern Bihar. This comes in the wake of the resignation of Nitish Kumar as chief

DHAKA: As Congress searches for answers for its worst-ever electoral performance, daggers are already out in the party ahead of the crucial Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting scheduled on Monday. Senior party leaders speaking in private are severely critical of some key advisers of

DHAKA: Scientists have developed an "early warning system" to alert authorities to the risk of dengue fever outbreaks in Brazil during the World Cup. The analysis, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, estimates the chances of an outbreaks of the mosquito-borne infection disease.

DHAKA: vernment protesters in Thailand are to stage mass rallies in coming days to try to get a new prime minister installed, but their leader said if this final push in a six-month fight did not succeed, he would surrender to the authorities on May 27. ‘It’s time. This show has been

DHAKA: Health authorities in Saudi Arabia have reported three more fatalities from the Mers respiratory virus, taking the death toll in the world's worst-hit country to 163. The health ministry website also revealed on Saturday that 520 cases have been recorded in the country since

DHAKA: Thousands of people joined a rally in Myanmar’s main city on Saturday to call for changes to a military-drafted constitution that bars opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from becoming president. The former political prisoner-turned-politician has been campaigning to amend the

DHAKA: India’s Manmohan Singh defended his decade-long record on Saturday as he resigned as prime minister a day after Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party to a historic election victory. The 81-year-old premier’s final years in power were marked by slowing

DHAKA: Laos defense minister and deputy PM Douangchay Phichit has reportedly been killed along with other senior officials in a military plane crash. The aircraft came down in the northern province of Xiangkhouang, nearly 500km from the capital Vientiane where its journey began. The

DHAKA: A Chinese national was killed and 10 others were feared kidnapped after an overnight attack in northern Cameroon believed to have been carried out by Boko Haram militants from Nigeria. Police said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times. ‘Boko Haram Islamists attacked a camp (of

DHAKA: Indian newspapers on Saturday urged prime minister-elect Narendra Modi to reach out to Muslims and avoid the temptation of triumphalism after the Hindu nationalist leader's crushing election victory. After winning the first outright majority by anyone for 30 years, Modi will not