DHAKA: Millions of protesters have taken to the streets of cities in the US and around the globe to rally against the new US President Donald Trump. Larger numbers of demonstrators than expected turned out for more than 600 rallies worldwide, reports the BBC. The aim was principally

DHAKA: At least 36 people have been killed and many others injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say. Seven coaches and the engine left the tracks near Kuneru station in Vizianagaram district, the head of East Coast Railway, JP Mishra, said,

DHAKA: At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the Afghan border, in northwest Pakistan. The market was full of shoppers when the device exploded. Officials said the death

DHAKA: The Gambia’s long-term leader Yahya Jammeh says he will step down, after refusing to accept defeat in elections. In an announcement on state TV, he said it was “not necessary that a single drop of blood be shed”. The statement followed hours of talks between Jammeh and

DHAKA: A bus carrying schoolchildren has crashed and caught fire in northern Italy, killing at least 16 people. Emergency officials said the bus, carrying pupils from Hungary, collided with a roadside column as it exited the A4 motorway near Verona late on Friday. Italy’s national

Within hours of taking the oath of office, President Donald Trump on Friday night signed an executive order aimed at trying to fulfill one of his most impassioned campaign promises: Rolling back Obamacare. The multi-part executive order stated that the administration's official

DHAKA: Six police officers were injured and 217 protesters arrested Friday after a morning of peaceful protests and coordinated disruptions of Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony gave way to ugly street clashes in downtown Washington. At least two DC police officers and one other

President of USA Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He spoke of abandoned factories, rampant crime and a failed education system, pledging that his presidency would bring about change, reports the BBC. “This American

DHAKA: China is canceling plans to build more than 100 coal-fired power plants, seeking to rein in runaway, wasteful investment in the sector while moving the country away from one of the dirtiest forms of electricity generation, the government announced in a directive made public this

DHAKA: A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the Solomon Islands on Friday (January 20), seismologists said, with officials in the Pacific island nation saying there were no initial reports of damage. The US Geological Survey said quake struck at 10:04 am local time (2304 GMT Thursday) at

Three people have died and up to 20 are injured after a car struck pedestrians in central Melbourne, emergency services have confirmed. Some of those being treated have serious injuries, Ambulance Victoria said, reports the BBC. A man has been arrested and “the situation is now

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has called on the Myanmar government to ensure its security forces apply maximum restraint on its civilians and end aggression against its Muslim community. OIC Secretary General, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen said this was essential to prevent

Donald Trump has pledged to unify America as he addressed cheering supporters at a concert on the eve of his presidential inauguration. Speaking on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, the president-elect also promised to bring change, reports the BBC. Among attendees

DHAKA: Dozens of firefighters were killed when a high-rise building collapsed after a blaze in Iran's capital, state-run Press TV reported Thursday. The broadcaster put the death toll at 30 at Tehran's iconic Plasco building. It gave no source for the information. NBC News

DHAKA: At least one person has died and many others are feared dead after an avalanche buried a hotel in central Italy following a series of earthquakes. An estimated 30 people are trapped inside the Hotel Rigopiano hit by the avalanche at the foot of the Gran Sasso Mountain,

DHAKA: At least 15 Indian children have been killed and 45 others injured after a school bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The crash happened on Thursday morning in Etah, around 265km (164 miles) from the state's capital,

DHAKA: Suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle attacked a camp in northern Mali on Wednesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 100 soldiers. While there was no immediate claim of responsibility, suspicion quickly fell on the Islamic extremist groups operating

DHAKA: The Iraqi army says it has recaptured all of eastern Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. Counter-terror chief Talib Shaghati told reporters the army had taken control of the eastern bank of the Tigris river, which divides the city, reports the BBC. Government

DHAKA: The US government has given half a billion dollars to the UN's Green Climate Fund, just three days before Donald Trump takes office. Barack Obama's outgoing administration announced the contribution of $500m (£406m; €468m) on Tuesday, bringing the total funds to date

DHAKA: French President Francois Hollande has brushed off stinging criticism of Germany's liberal migrant policy by US President-elect Donald Trump. “[Europe] has no need for outside advice to tell it what it has to do,” Hollande said. Trump had accused German Chancellor