DHAKA: Libya`s General National Congress has passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and designated the defence minister as acting prime minister.Parliamentarians voted to oust Zeidan as anger grew with the government`s failure to stop eastern rebels from

DHAKA: The funeral is to take place in the Turkish capital Istanbul of a teenaged boy who died nine months after being injured during anti-government protests.Berkin Elvan`s death on Tuesday led to protests in cities across the country, reported BBC.President Abdullah Gul has appealed for

DHAKA: The northern Australian city of Darwin has been hit by a major blackout, forcing schools to close and knocking out traffic lights.The power cut, which was caused by a tripped circuit at a sub-station, began in the early hours of Wednesday.It affected all of Darwin, closing

DHAKA: Malaysia`s air force chief has denied remarks attributed to him that a missing Malaysia Airlines plane was tracked by military radar to the Strait of Malacca, far from its planned route.Rodzali Daud said such reports in local media were untrue, but it was possible the plane had

DHAKA: Military radar suggests the missing Malaysia Airlines plane turned west, away from its planned route, before vanishing.Malaysia’s air force says, reports the BBC.Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing on Saturday, after taking off with 239 people on board.The

DHAKA: Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.‘I remain not just the sole legitimate president of Ukraine but also commander-in-chief,’

DHAKA: The second passenger who boarded Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with a stolen passport was also an Iranian.Interpol said in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, reports The Straits Times Interpol asked the media and the public to confirm if it was 29-year-old Delavar Seyed

DHAKA: A North Korean-flagged tanker carrying an ‘illegal’ cargo of oil from a rebel-held port in eastern Libya on Tuesday escaped navy ships that were escorting it.A Member of Parliament said, reports The Straits Times.‘The oil tanker took advantage of poor weather conditions to

DHAKA: Pakistani judges hearing treason charges against Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday adjourned his formal indictment to the end of the week after an official report said the former military ruler’s life was under threat.Musharraf, who ruled from 1999 to 2008, became the first former army

DHAKA: Malaysia’s military believes it tracked a missing jetliner by radar over the Strait of Malacca, far from where it last made contact with civilian air traffic control off the country’s east coast.A military source told media, reports The Times of India.In one of the most

DHAKA: The US secretary of state John Kerry has rejected talks offer with Russian president Vladimir Putin until Moscow engages with US proposals on Ukraine’s crisis.John Kerry told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that Moscow’s military intervention in Crimea had made any

DHAKA: The two passengers holding fake passports aboard the Malaysian flight MH370 were Iranians heading to Europe with the aim of seeking asylum.The BBC Persian service said quoting a source who met them in Malaysia, reports The Straits Times.The Malaysian authorities on Monday

DHAKA: A man traveling on a stolen passport on a missing Malaysian jet was a young Iranian who is not believed to have terrorist links.Malaysian police say, reports the BBC.It is thought the 19-year-old was traveling to Germany where he was hoping to seek asylum, they say.The

DHAKA: China has urged Malaysia to "step up its efforts" in the search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane that disappeared on Saturday (March 8).Malaysia said it was widening the hunt, after days of searching found no trace of the plane or the 239 people on board - most of whom

DHAKA: Russia is to send to Washington a series of proposals for resolving the crisis in Ukraine.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday, reports The Straits Times.‘We prepared, together with members of the Russian Security Council, our counter-proposals. They aim to resolve

DHAKA: Ukraine prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk will address the United Nations Security Council about the situation in Crimea on Thursday.Interfax Ukraine news agency quoted him as saying on Monday, reports The Straits Times.Interfax also quoted him as telling reporters that he believed

DHAKA: In a first for the Gulf Cooperation Council states, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani will be visiting the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday, according to Iranian Students News Agency, Isna.He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation.The Iranian president is expected to witness

DHAKA: The chief of Crimea’s election commission, Myhkailo Malyshev, said Monday he is moving ahead with preparations for next Sunday’s referendum on unification with Russia.He said all registered Crimean voters are eligible to vote, reports Voice of America.‘All citizens who are

DHAKA: Iranian newspapers on Monday welcomed European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton’s weekend visit to Teheran although her focus on human rights came under criticism.Ashton met on Sunday with top Iranian officials, including president Hassan Rouhani and foreign minister

DHAKA: A man has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into a prison using a drone.Australian police say, reports the BBC.The drone was ‘hovering in the vicinity of a prison’ in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon, police said in a statement.The drone appeared to have ‘four