DHAKA: At least 11 policemen were killed and scores left injured in a car bomb explosion in front of the police headquarters at Cizre of Turkey on Friday morning (August 26). Quoting Turkey’s state run news-agency Anadolu, BBC reports the matter. The huge explosion was targeted at

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed in a bomb blast followed by gunmen attack in a seaside restaurant in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Friday (August 26). A car bomb exploded outside Banadir Beach Club and Restaurant in city’s Lido area and then the gunman stormed the eatery, BBC

DHAKA: At least 20 people were killed and another 17 hurt when bus drove off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river early Friday (August 26). Police office said the bus rolled about 100 meters (330 feet) down the slope and crashed into the fast-flowing Trishuli river near

DHAKA: Hundreds of rebel fighters and thousands of civilians are to evacuate the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya after rebels and the Syrian army agreed to a deal. A rebel leader and a state news agency have said this which was reported by Al Jazeera on Friday (August 26).

DHAKA: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of being a ‘bigot’ in his latest appeal to minority voters. Speaking at a Mississippi rally, he said his opponent “sees people of color only as votes not as human beings worthy of a

DHAKA: Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged €50m (£42m) in funds for rebuilding, reports the BBC on Friday (August 26). At least 250 people are now known to

DHAKA: The Indian government has unveiled a draft law which would ban commercial surrogacy. If approved by parliament, the law will also ban people who do not hold an Indian passport, as well as Indian single parents and gay people, from having children through surrogacy. Infertile

DHAKA: The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have signed a historic peace accord, putting an end to more than five decades of conflict. Both sides have agreed to work together to address social exclusion, to deliver justice to the victims of the conflict and build a stable

DHAKA: A move to oust the president of the Maldives is being planned, the BBC has learned. Sources say opponents of Abdulla Yameen in the tiny island nation are looking to move against him within weeks. His spokesman told the BBC they knew of claims of an attempt to “overthrow”

DHAKA: The death toll in the Italian earthquake has risen to at least 247 as thousands of rescuers continue efforts to find survivors. Dozens are believed trapped in ruined Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto, in mountainous central Italy, reports the BBC. The search went on

DHAKA: Thirteen people, including seven students, died in an attack by gunmen on the American University in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. Two attackers were also shot dead by security forces nearly 10 hours after the assault began with an explosion on Wednesday evening.

DHAKA: Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a planet warm enough to hold liquid water orbiting our nearest star Proxima Centauri. The study named the planet “Proxima B’ and labeled this as our closest exoplanet in the universe, reports CNN. Assumption of liquid water on

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and 30 others wounded when gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul early Thursday. Approximately 12 hours after the attack began Wednesday evening, Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that about 700 students had

DHAKA: More than 160 people have died and at least 368 were injured in the earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday, officials said. Many people are still believed to be buried under rubble and more than 4,300 rescuers are using heavy lifting equipment and bare hands to find

DHAKA: Gunfire and an explosion have been heard at the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. Gunmen are believed to have attacked the building and special forces have been deployed. “We are stuck inside my class with other students. I heard explosions and

DHAKA: At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, authorities say. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia. Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre,

DHAKA: Officials from Myanmar's relief and resettlement department confirmed four death, as well as damage to 68 stupas and pagodas in a the quake, which struck Myanamr. The epicenter was near Chauk, a town on the Ayeyarwady River around 30 kilometers south of Bagan, Myanmar’s

DHAKA: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 21 people dead and many others trapped under rubble, reports say. Many of the dead were in the village of Pescara del Tronto which was leveled to the ground and there were fears the number could rise, says the

DHAKA: China has given the world a first glimpse of its design for the space probe and rover it plans to use in its first mission to Mars. It intends to launch its mission in mid-2020, reports the BBC. As part of the announcement in Beijing, the authorities also launched a public

DHAKA: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast, say the US and South Korea. The KN-11 missile was launched from waters near Sinpo and flew about 500km before falling into the Sea of Japan, a US official said, reports the BBC. Japan’s PM said