DHAKA: A massive fire has destroyed an iconic luxury hotel in Myanmar's capital Yangon, and killed one person, reports BBC. Two others were injured in the blaze which began around 03:00 (20:30 GMT) Wednesday (October 18) at the Kandawgyi Palace. The hotel, which was largely made

DHAKA: The Taliban launched a major attack on an army base in southern Kandahar province killing at least 43 Afghan soldiers, reports Al Jazeera. The brazen assault on Thursday (October 19) began with two suicide car bombings, setting of several hours of fighting. Of 60 soldiers

Myanmar security forces killed hundreds of men, women and children during a systematic campaign to expel Rohingya Muslims, Amnesty International said in a new report Wednesday that calls for an arms embargo on the country and criminal prosecution of the perpetrators. More than 580,000

DHAKA: United States novelist George Saunders has won the Man Booker prize for his novel ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ - becoming the second US author to take home the fiction award, reports BBC. The book tells the story of Abraham Lincoln's grief after the death of his young son, and

DHAKA: At least 71 people were killed in a series of attacks by the Taliban in Paktia and Ghazni provinces of Afghanistan, reports Al Jazeera. Of them, up to 41 people have died in a suicide bombing and gun battle, which injured 150 others, at a police training centre in Gardez,

A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters says it has taken full control of so-called Islamic State's one-time "capital" of Raqqa. Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Sello said the fighting was over after a five-month assault, reports the BBC. Clearing

DHAKA: A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters on Tuesday (October 17), killing at least 15 people and wounding 40, reports Outlook India quoting officials. At least two attackers were also killed by the security forces, Afghan Interior Ministry

The death toll from the most powerful bomb blast witnessed in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu has risen to 231 with more than 275 injured, a senator has said. Police said a truck bomb exploded outside the Safari Hotel at the K5 intersection, which is lined with government offices,

A fire at a carpentry workshop in the capital of Saudi Arabia has left 10 people dead and three others injured, the kingdom’s civil defense said Sunday (Oct 15). “The Riyadh civil defense put out a fire that broke out at a carpentry workshop in the Badr district of Riyadh,” the

A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia's capital Mogadishu causing widespread devastation that left at least 53 dead, reports Daily Sabah. "Initial reports from emergency departments indicate more than 20 bodies picked up off the street and many more

DHAKA: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar to make sure the Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled in the last two months can go home, and not go to camps, reports Economic Times. Myanmar government needs to "create conditions that will allow the refugees to return

DHAKA: Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (October 12) said she has created a committee that will oversee all international and local assistance in violence-stricken Rakhine state, reports Press Herald. More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from the state to

DHAKA: Bangladesh has ranked 88 among 119 countries in Global Hunger Index (GHI) marking two-level progress than of the preceding year, reports International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI). The GHI is calculated by taking into account four key parameters: shares of

DHAKA: The number of people confirmed dead in wildfires sweeping northern California has climbed to 31 and warning has been issued that conditions would worsen further, reports BBC. Hundreds of people remain missing as at least 22 fires rampaged across the state's famous wine

The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias. The agency is known for designating world heritage sites such as Syria's Palmyra and the US Grand Canyon, reports the BBC. The state department said it would establish an

DHAKA: The Security Council of the United Nations will sit again on Friday (October 13) to discuss the Rohingya issue.   An informal meeting was called on Myanmar to hear former UN secretary general Kofi Annan provide details of a report on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who are the

Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out half a million Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday (Oct 11). In a report, based on 65 interviews with

Wildfires raging across Northern California have killed at least 17 people, as hundreds of firefighters battle the flames and keep thousands of people away from the blaze's path. Most of the fires were ignited Sunday, driven by winds of more than 50 mph and dry conditions. With no

DHAKA: Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the disputed referendum, reports BBC. However, they say the move will not be implemented for several weeks to allow talks with the government in Madrid.

DHAKA: Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people, reports BBC. Mass evacuations have taken place and at least 1,500 buildings have been destroyed.  Seven people were killed in Sonoma county, authorities