Ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday claimed a total of 77 persons died of grief and shock over the illness and subsequent death of its party supremo and chief minister J Jayalalithaa. The party expressed grief and sympathies with their families and announced a sum of Rs 3-lakh

US President-elect Donald Trump has been named Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2016. The property tycoon was awarded the title following his unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election, reports the BBC. Trump told NBC’s Today show

A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight with more than 40 people on board has crashed in the north of the country. Flight PK-661 “lost contact with the control tower on its way from Chitral to Islamabad a short while ago”, the airline said in a statement. A spokesman for

An undersea earthquake off Indonesia's northern Aceh province has killed at least 52 people. The magnitude 6.5 quake struck just off the north-east coast of the Sumatra Island, where dozens of buildings have collapsed and many people are feared trapped under rubble.

Nearly 60 people are missing after a ship sank off Yemen's Socotra Island, its fisheries minister said on Wednesday (December 7), with state media reporting that only two people had been rescued. The boat went missing five days ago while heading from Yemen's southeastern port

US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by canceling the order for new planes to carry the American president. Trump tweeted: “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air Force One for future presidents, but costs are out of control, more than $4 billion.

DHAKA: At least 18 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Wednesday, officials said.  “Eighteen have died so far, based on data from the hospital. Some of the fatalities are

DHAKA: The announcement by the Myanmar governments for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the recent violence in Rakhine State is a welcome one. Its work must be objective and help prevent similar events in the future, including by ensuring accountability for all

DHAKA:  Jayalalithaa, the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and one of India's most powerful and popular politicians, died late on Monday (December 5) in a Chennai hospital, nearly three months after she was admitted there. She was 68. Jayalalithaa also known as "Amma" or "mother"

DHAKA: Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa continues to be on life support and is being continuously monitored by their doctors who have been joined by experts from Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences or AIIMS. J Jayalalithaa’s supporters, who had broken into

DHAKA: Allowing ministers to trigger Brexit was Parliament’s “clear expectation” when it agreed to an EU referendum, the Supreme Court has been told. Attorney General Jeremy Wright said the government would be making ‘lawful’ use of ‘fundamental’ powers by triggering

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Pearl Harbor, becoming the first leader of his country to go to the US naval base in Hawaii. Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the base in 1941, killing 2,300 US servicemen and propelling the US into World War Two.

DHAKA: At least 11 people have died after a fire at a four-star hotel in the city of Karachi in Pakistan. The fire began in the kitchen on the ground floor of the Regent Plaza hotel, before spreading through the building, reports the BBC. More than 70 people were injured as the fire

Dhaka: The popular leader of India's southern Tamil Nadu state was in critical condition after undergoing surgery Monday morning hours after suffering a heart attack, the hospital said. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayaram Jayalalitha was being monitored by "a team of experts,

Thirty-three bodies have so far been recovered from a warehouse in Oakland, California, following a deadly fire during a party, officials say. Only about 20 percent of the building has been searched and “a significant number” of people are still missing, they said. It is unclear

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night news conference, he said he took responsibility for the outcome. He said the No camp must now make clear proposals, reports the BBC.

John Key has announced that he will resign as prime minister of New Zealand, after eight years in the job. Called it “the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” an emotional Key said “I don’t know what I’ll do next”. Deputy PM Bill English is likely to take over until the

DHAKA: Three Bangladeshis among five persons were killed in a bus-truck collision in Rabat road of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday (December 4). Two other deceased are Indian, local media said. However, three more persons were injured in the accident. BDST: 2212

DHAKA: Austrians are voting in a re-run of a presidential election which pits far-right Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer against former Green Party head Alexander Van der Bellen. The vote last May was narrowly won by Van der Bellen, but the result was overturned by Austria’s

DHAKA: A sniper has shot dead a local council official and two journalists outside a restaurant in Imatra, a small Finnish town near the Russian border. Police confirmed a 23-year-old local man has been detained following what is thought to be a random attack, reports the UK-based the