DHAKA: Six more cases of human infection with H7N9 bird flu have been reported in China, according to the World Health Organization. One of them was fatal, it said Friday in a news release.WHO cited reports it received Wednesday from the National Health and Family Planning Commission

DHAKA: Eleven people, including four schoolchildren, were killed Saturday after they were engulfed by scorching ash clouds spat out by Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung in its biggest eruption in recent days, officials said.Eight people were found dead in Sukameriah village, near Mount

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama plans to travel to Saudi Arabia in March on a mission to smooth tensions with Washington’s main Arab ally over US policy on Iran’s nuclear program and the civil war in Syria.A newspaper reported, The Jerusalem Post publishes this report on

DHAKA: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov rounded on the European Union Saturday, accusing its leaders of interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs and helping stoke violent anti-government protests.‘Why are many prominent EU politicians actually encouraging such actions although

DHAKA: The woman who calls herself the wife of fiery hardline Indian prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said in a rare interview Saturday that she doesn’t ‘feel bad’ he has cut her out of his life.Modi, a 63-year-old opposition Hindu nationalist politician, has never

DHAKA: Several people have been injured by gunfire in the Thai capital, Bangkok, amid clashes involving anti-government protesters ahead of Sunday’s elections.The violence erupted during a stand-off between supporters and opponents of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.Anti-government

DHAKA: Nearly 1,900 people have been killed in Syria since peace talks opened in Switzerland on January 22.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, reports gulfnews.com.The group said at least 498 civilians were among those killed in Syria since the government and opposition joined

DHAKA: Tensions were high in Bangkok on the eve of controversial elections in politically-divided Thailand Saturday as opposition protesters sought to block ballot boxes being distributed in several parts of the country.Thailand is gearing up to stage touchpaper polls on Sunday despite a

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of people marched in Mexico City to protest constitutional reforms pushed through by president Enrique Pena Nieto that open the oil and gas industry to foreign investment.An estimated 65,000 people gathered on Friday for the protest in the Zocalo, the main square

DHAKA: United States president  Barack Obama expressed strong admiration of Pope Francis for promoting ‘a true sense of brotherhood and sisterhood and regard for those who are less fortunate’.He said in an interview aired on Friday, The Straits Times publishes this report on

  DHAKA: Anti-government protesters gathered in Bangkok’s busy tourist area of Chinatown for the third and final day of marches in the capital denouncing Thailand’s general election on Sunday amid fears of violence erupting during the vote. The government is pushing ahead with the

DHAKA: The Indian diplomat whose December arrest led to a major international dispute holds no immunity from US prosecution and should continue to faces charges of visa fraud, Manhattan federal prosecutors said in court papers. Dr Devyani Khobragade was arrested on December 12 on charges

  DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry has asked Russia to press its ally Syria into speeding up the removal of chemical weapons. The US says only about 4% of chemical weapons declared by the Syrian government have so far been removed. Kerry raised the issue with Russian foreign

DHAKA: Five of India`s most popular small cars have failed crash tests conducted by a UK-based car safety watchdog. The tests by Global NCAP showed that if involved in a crash, fatalities or serious injuries could result. Among the cars tested was India`s talismanic Tata Nano, the

DHAKA: The maiden monorail operation of India is set to be inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Saturday. The much-awaited Mumbai monorail will open to the public on Sunday making Mumbai the first city in India to use a

DHAKA: One of the trials putting ousted Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi in the dock is due to resume in Cairo. Morsi and 14 other figures from the Muslim Brotherhood are charged with inciting the killing of protesters near the presidential palace in 2012. At a hearing in another trial

DHAKA: The Egyptian army says 13 militants have been killed in an air strike targeting an al-Qaeda-inspired group in northern Sinai. The raid comes days after Islamist group Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis said it shot down a military helicopter in the area. Militants in northern Sinai have

DHAKA: The head of a global environment measurement index has denied reports suggesting it had found air pollution in the Indian capital, Delhi, to be worse than in Beijing.The US-based Environmental Preference Index (EPI) did not rank cities as it did not have any comparative

DHAKA: A new report that studied kids throughout childhood found that those who are obese at five years old are more likely to be heavy later in life. While other studies have hinted at that trend, those have generally involved what’s known as prevalence of the condition — or the

DHAKA: The high number of early deaths in Russia is mainly due to people drinking too much alcohol, particularly vodka, research shows. The study, in The Lancet, says 25% of Russian men die before they are 55, and most of the deaths are down to alcohol. The comparable UK figure is 7%.