DHAKA: At least 50 people have been killed in a bloody prison riot in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, a Brazilian security official told the Globo TV network on Monday (January 2). Sergio Fontes, the head of security for Amazonas state, told Globo he fears that more dead will be

DHAKA: Religious organizations across the ideological divide welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday (January 2) barring political parties and candidates from seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, community, race or language. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) said

DHAKA: India on Monday (January 2) successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic ballistic missile Agni-IV with a strike range of 4000 km as part of a user trial from a test range off Odisha coast. Supported by a mobile launcher, the surface-to-surface missile was flight tested

DHAKA: At least 35 people have been killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a busy square in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, security and medical sources said. Sixty-one other people were injured by the blast in the predominantly Shia Muslim eastern district of Sadr City. It is not

DHAKA: So-called Islamic State says it was behind the new year attack on a Turkish nightclub that killed 39 people. The group said in a statement it was carried out by “a heroic soldier”. At least 600 revelers were celebrating in the early hours of Sunday at Istanbul's Reina

Thirty-five Russian diplomats expelled from the United States by President Barack Obama have left the country, Russian news agencies report. An embassy official said the plane had taken off with all the affected personnel and their families aboard, reports the BBC. Obama ordered the

DHAKA: Burundi’s environment minister has been shot dead while on his way home on New Year’s Eve. Emmanuel Niyonkuru, 54, was killed at about 00:45 local time (22:45 GMT) by “a criminal with a gun”, a police spokesman tweeted. Tweets from Pierre Nkurikiye said a woman who

DHAKA: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said the country is close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The intercontinental ballistic missiles were in their “last stage” of development, Kim claimed during his New Year’s message. Pyongyang has

DHAKA: At least 23 people have been killed and 17 more are missing after a ferry caught fire off the coast of Indonesia. The Zahro Express ferry was carrying more than 230 people to Tidung Island, a resort some 50km (30 miles) from the capital, Jakarta. Officials said it burst into

At least another 40 were injured in a terror attack which took place in the Reina nightclub, in the Ortakoy area, at about 01:30 local time (22:30 GMT). One attacker was involved, the governor said, while CNN Turk reported he was dressed in a Santa Claus costume. "A terrorist with a

DHAKA: At least 28 people have died in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, in a double bombing claimed by so-called Islamic State (IS). The explosions happened one after another in the busy al-Sinak market. More than 50 people were injured. Police said a roadside bomb exploded near a car

DHAKA: Brazilian police are questioning the widow of the Greek ambassador to that country, along with a military police officer described as her lover and another man in the death of the diplomat. Ambassador Kyriakos Amiridis, 59, had been missing since Monday, Evaristo Pontes

DHAKA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Tapas Paul was arrested by the CBI on Friday in connection with the Rose Valley Group chit fund scam case. It is alleged that the actor-turned- politician gained undue financial benefits from the Rose Valley Group, reports the Hindu. The

DHAKA: At least nine workers have died and nearly two dozen are feared trapped in a coal mine which has collapsed in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. The incident happened late in the evening on Thursday at a government-owned mine in Godda district. Efforts are continuing to

DHAKA: The Russian foreign ministry has called for the expulsion of 35 US diplomats in response to a similar move by Washington. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the request had been made to President Vladimir Putin, reports the BBC.  The Obama administration expelled 35 Russia

US President Barack Obama took unprecedented steps Thursday to retaliate against alleged Russian interference in the 2016 election, prompting vows from Russian authorities that Moscow will respond in kind. The administration described Russia’s involvement as “Significant Malicious

DHAKA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to throw corrupt officials from helicopters mid-air, saying he has done it before. “If you are corrupt, I will fetch you using a helicopter to Manila and I will throw you out,” said Duterte, who is waging war on corruption

DHAKA: The Syrian government and rebel groups have agreed a nationwide ceasefire from midnight local time (22:00 GMT) on Thursday (December 29), followed by peace talks. The deal was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin and confirmed by the Turkish foreign ministry. Russia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned as biased a speech by outgoing US Secretary of State John Kerry on Israeli-Palestinian issues. Kerry said the prospect of a peace deal based on a two-state solution was in grave jeopardy. Israeli settlement building on occupied

DHAKA: US President-elect Donald Trump has urged Israel to "stay strong" until he assumes office next month. In comments referring to last week's UN Security Council vote which criticized Israeli settlement building on occupied land, he complained Israel had been treated with