DHAKA: The man suspected of killing 14 people by bombing a St Petersburg train is a native of Kyrgyzstan who obtained Russian citizenship, the Central Asian country's security service says. Forty-nine people were injured in the explosion between two underground stations on Monday

US President Donald Trump has said the United States will “solve” the nuclear threat from North Korea, with or without China’s help. “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” he said in an interview with UK newspaper the Financial

At least 254 are dead and around 400 more injured after torrential rains Friday night caused three rivers surrounding Mocoa, in Putumayo province of Colombia, to overflow -- sending a torrent of mud surging through the city. The Red Cross reports 234 deaths and said that 158 people

DHAKA: An elevated section of northbound Interstate 85, a major north-south artery for the Southeast, collapsed Thursday evening in Atlanta after a massive fire, officials said. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed said the collapse is not related to terrorism, reports the CNN. “We've

DHAKA: At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan. The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border, reports the BBC. Reports say a car packed with explosives was left

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been arrested and taken into custody over a corruption scandal that led to her dismissal. Quoting a report by Yonhap, BBC says the 65-year-old was driven to a detention center south of Seoul after a court approved her arrest. She is

DHAKA: Ivanka Trump is changing course and will become a government employee in the coming days, a White House official told CNN Wednesday. President Donald Trump's eldest daughter will be an unpaid employee working in the West Wing, reports the CNN. “I have heard the concerns

DHAKA: Thirteen people traveling in a minibus bringing senior churchgoers back from a retreat were killed Wednesday in a two-vehicle crash in the Texas Hill Country, officials said. Two people were injured, including the driver of a large white pickup that collided with the bus, said

DHAKA: The UK government has formally served divorce papers on the European Union, signaling the beginning of the end of a relationship that has endured for 44 years. Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, confirmed that the UK had triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, beginning

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change. The president said this would put an end to the “war on coal” and “job-killing regulations”, reports the BBC. The Energy Independence Executive Order

A worldwide nuclear ban is simply not “realistic”, the US ambassador to the UN has said, as nearly 40 countries stayed away from talks on the subject. The US, Britain and France were among the countries that skipped a UN meeting to discuss a new treaty, reports the BBC. More

DHAKA: Eight Japanese high school students are feared dead, after they were caught in an avalanche at a ski resort. The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km (75 miles) north of Tokyo, reports the BBC. Eight students were found with no vital signs

Russia’s main opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, has been arrested at an anti-corruption protest he organized in the capital, Moscow. Thousands of people joined rallies nationwide, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev over corruption allegations, reports the

DHAKA: Russian police detained opposition leader Alexei Navalny in central Moscow on Sunday (March 26) at a rally which Navalny had called to protest against corruption. Police detain Navalny on Moscow’s Tverskaya Street and put him in a police truck. Hundreds of opposition

DHAKA: One person has been killed and 14 injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Cincinnati, Ohio. At least two gunmen were involved in the incident at the Cameo Night Club, according to the Cincinnati Police Department, reports the BBC. There was no indication the shooting was

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for the failure of his healthcare bill. Both houses of Congress are controlled by Trump's Republican party but the bill was withdrawn on Friday (March 25) because it could not get the votes required, reports the BBC. Speaking

DHAKA: Egypt's ousted president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital on Friday (March 24) where he had spent much of his six-year detention, his lawyer said. Mubarak had been cleared for release earlier this month after a top court finally acquitted him of involvement in

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump has demanded a make-or-break vote in the House of Representatives on Friday on his troubled healthcare bill. The American Healthcare Act is intended to replace parts of President Barack Obama's signature “Obamacare” law, reports the BBC. A

DHAKA: The Westminster attacker was British-born and known to the police and intelligence services, Prime Minister Theresa May has revealed. She told MPs he had been investigated some years ago over violent extremism, but was “peripheral” and was not part of the current

DHAKA: Five people have died and at least 40 were injured after an attacker drove a car along a pavement in Westminster, stabbed a policeman and was shot dead by police in the grounds of Parliament. The dead officer has been named as PC Keith Palmer, 48, a husband and father. PM