DHAKA: A curfew has been imposed across Indian-administered Kashmir as Muslims across the country celebrate Eid. Fresh violence on Tuesday left one protester dead and at least 22 others were injured as security forces blocked roads to several important mosques. Mobile and data

DHAKA: Three Syrian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of being sent by so-called Islamic State (IS) to launch attacks. The men - aged 17, 18 and 26 - were detained after a series of pre-dawn raids in the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony on Tuesday (September

Hillary Clinton has said in a telephone interview that she is feeling "so much better", a day after being taken ill at a 9/11 commemoration. She also said she had not disclosed a recent pneumonia diagnosis because "I just didn't think it was going to be that big a deal", reports

DHAKA: Five new pieces of debris that could belong to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been found in Madagascar. Two fragments appear to show burn marks, which if confirmed would be the first time such marks have been found, reports the BBC. MH370, flying from Kuala

DHAKA: An Indian woman has said that she and her 14-year-old cousin were gang raped and two relatives murdered, after being accused of being Muslims who ate beef. The woman, 20, told the BBC that four men carried out the attack in northern Haryana state two weeks ago. She denied

DHAKA: South Korean officials have said North Korea could be ready to conduct another nuclear test at any time. The North conducted its fifth underground nuclear test on Friday, thought to be its most powerful yet, reports the BBC. A defense ministry spokesman said there was still

DHAKA: Services are being held across the United States and the world to mark 15 years since the 11 September attacks. Six moments of silence are being held in New York City, to mark the times four hijacked planes crashed and the two World Trade Center towers fell. Presidential

DHAKA: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake has killed at least 13 people and injured 203 in northern Tanzania, the authorities say. The quake struck close to the border with Uganda and Rwanda near Lake Victoria. Images posted on social media showed significant damage to buildings in Bukoba,

DHAKA: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has regretted her decision of calling half of her republican opponent Donald Trump’s supporters ‘deplorable’ people. However, she did not refrain from launching a fierce attack on her competitor and vowed to combat ‘bigotry and

DHAKA: At least 100 people were reportedly killed in air strikes on rebel-held areas of Syria, hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. Opposition activists said an air strike on a market in Idlib killed up to 60 people while at least 45 died in strikes on Aleppo

DHAKA: An earthquake was felt in Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon on Saturday evening (September 10). Reports suggest that strong tremors were felt in Gurgaon for nearly two seconds, reports the NDTV. The tremors came nearly three weeks after Delhi and the National Capital Region was

DHAKA: Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a “cessation of hostilities” from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified areas held by the opposition, reports the BBC. Russia and the US will

World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The South accused the North’s leader Kim Jong-un of “maniacal recklessness”, reports the BBC. China “firmly opposed” the test, Japan “protested adamantly”

DHAKA: NASA launched a space probe called OSIRIS-REx to chase down a dark, potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu. The probe will take a sample of the asteroid and -- in a US space first -- bring the sample back to Earth. “I'm really excited. I can’t wait to get to the

DHAKA: At least 16 people were killed when a bus fell off a bridge in Angul district of India’s Odisha on Friday (September 9). Director General of Odisha police K B Singh told NDTV that 4 women were among the 16, more 10 sustained injuries in the accident near Deulijhari area.

DHAKA: The announcement on state media came hours after a seismic event was detected near its nuclear test site. South Korea believes it is the North’s biggest ever test, raising fears the state has made real nuclear advances. South Korean President Park Geun-hye called it an act

DHAKA: The Turkish government has suspended 11,285 teachers over suspected links to outlawed Kurdish fighters. The move on Thursday came as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was conducting its largest ever operation against PKK fighters in the country’s southeast,

DHAKA: They say walk before you can run, but chances are, this kid will probably just fly. A new-born baby has been awarded a lifetime of free flights on Buraq Air after his mother gave birth while aboard the airline. The airline announced the gift on its Facebook page in

DHAKA: A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo. The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that commander Abu Omar Sarakeb died in an air strike in Aleppo province. It did not say which country’s

DHAKA: Forty-five people remain stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Georges-Francois Leclerc, the prefect of the Haute-Savoie region, said initially 110 people were trapped, but 65 were airlifted out by helicopters. The operation