DHAKA: Australian search planes have been diverted to find two objects in the southern Indian Ocean "possibly related" to the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.Prime Minister Tony Abbott told Parliament that "new and credible information has come to light" relating to

DHAKA: It will be very difficult to overcome differences between Iran and six world powers over Teheran’s uranium enrichment programme, though all parties aim to adhere to their six-month deadline to reach a nuclear deal.A senior US official said on Wednesday, reports The Straits

DHAKA: United Nations secretary general Ban Ki Moon is heading to Russia and the Ukraine to encourage a peaceful settlement of the crisis threatening conflict between them.His office said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.Ban will meet with Russia’s president Vladimir Putin in

DHAKA: British prime minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that G7 nations meeting next week must discuss the permanent expulsion of Russia from the wider G8 following the crisis in Crimea.‘I think we should be discussing whether or not to expel Russia permanently from the G8 if

DHAKA: The United States has condemned Russian president Vladimir Putin’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and said it is preparing a fresh round of sanctions in response to the worst East-West crisis since the Cold War.But sources in the Indian government say New Delhi will not

DHAKA: Russia is on a ‘dark path’ to isolation over its actions in Ukraine and the United States will respond to any aggression against Nato allies.US vice president Joe Biden said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.Biden made the comments during a trip to Lithuania to reassure

DHAKA: Frustration with the search for flight MH370, boiled over into chaotic scenes as Chinese relatives were dragged away from journalists.They were attempting to speak to Chinese journalists outside the daily press conference in Kuala Lumpur.A BBC reporter was also pushed away from the

DHAKA: Pro-Russian activists, some armed, have stormed the HQ of Ukraine’s navy in the Crimean city of Sevastopol.Several Ukrainian servicemen have left, the Russia flag is flying and there are reports that Ukrainian navy chief Serhiy Hayduk has been detained.It comes a day after

DHAKA: Thai radar picked up an ‘unknown aircraft’ minutes after flight MH370 last transmitted its location but officials failed to report the findings earlier as the plane was not considered a threat.The air force said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.The information emerged

DHAKA: Israeli warplanes struck Syrian army positions overnight, just hours after a bomb on the occupied Golan Heights wounded four of its soldiers.The military said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.The overnight bombing raids came after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia is ‘considering’ sanctions against the Netherlands after an anti-Islamic stunt by far-right politician Geert Wilders. The Dutch foreign ministry said on Saturday, reports gulfnews.com. In November, the anti-Islamic lawmaker printed stickers insulting Islam and

DHAKA: A no-fly zone has been imposed over Libya’s second city of Benghazi, the army has announced. The move follows clashes between a paramilitary force and Islamist militants which resulted in 43 deaths and more than 100 injuries, reports the BBC. There have also been regular

DHAKA: Swiss voters are taking part in a referendum on Sunday on whether to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world. If approved, employers would have to pay workers a minimum 22 Swiss francs an hour. Supporters say the move is necessary for people to live a decent

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has reported five new deaths from the MERS respiratory virus, bringing the death toll in the world’s worst-hit country to 168. In its latest tally, issued on Saturday, the health ministry said the total number of infections in the kingdom from the coronavirus since

DHAKA: Narendra Modi, who will be India’s next prime minister, is holding multiple discussions in Delhi Sunday as he plans government formation. He also met senior BJP leader LK Advani at the latter’s residence. Later in the day Modi is expected to meet BJP president Rajnath Singh

DHAKA: Rahul Gandhi, who led the Congress’ campaign for the 2014 elections, is looking for answers for the party’s worst-ever showing at the polls and office-bearers have been asked to identify the reasons for the wipeout. The feedback received from the state units was likely to be

DHAKA: At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the tribal area of North Waziristan, the military says.The improvised explosive device was placed on the roadside between the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan and the border with Afghanistan, a military

DHAKA: Some four people found dead inside tennis great James Blake's burning mansion had been shot, investigators said Thursday.Blake was not at the Florida home at the time of the blaze Wednesday and was leasing out the property, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Col. Donna Lusczynski told

DHAKA: Russia is poised to hold its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square amid a surge of patriotism kindled by its annexation of Crimea.A similar event marking the Soviet victory in World War Two will be held in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.Russian media reported that

DHAKA: Ukraine has reduced its water supplies to the Crimea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last month. The region’s governor Sergei Aksyonov said on Saturday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Sunday. ‘Ukraine’s sabotage limiting the water supply to the republic