DHAKA: At least 754 members of Turkish armed forces have been arrested for involvement in the coup, citing Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency. It quoted a Turkish official said that that 29 colonels and five generals had been removed from their posts. At least 60 people,

DHAKA: At least 60 people, most of them civilians, died in overnight clashes in Istanbul during coup attempt by a portion of Turkish Army. An official in Turkish President’s office confirmed the death toll.  Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to

DHAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. He was seen surrounded by supporters, and said the coup attempt was an “act of treason” in a live TV speech, reports the BBC. The army group earlier

DHAKA: The death toll in the terror attack in the southern French city of Nice rose to 84. France prosecutor Francois Molins has spoken to the press. He said, “We deplore the death of 84 people,” reports the BBC. “202 were injured including 52 who are now in critical care -

DHAKA: Republican Presidential runner Donald Trump has chosen Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice-president runner. The 57-year-old former congressman assumed the governor's office in 2013, reports abc7chicago.com. “He's not controversial,” said ABC7 Political

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has urged police and black communities to come together in a town hall meeting on race and policing. He said that it should not be ‘us versus them’. Obama and ABC News held the forum amid an increase in racial tensions in the US in recent weeks.

DHAKA: A lorry has struck a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people and injuring dozens. Officials said it happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was shot dead and guns and grenades

DHAKA: A Kenyan police officer went on a shooting spree on Thursday (July 14), killing seven of his colleagues including a hostage response team member before the standoff ended in a shootout. A police report said the siege in Kapenguria began early on Thursday when the attacker,

DHAKA: President Francois Hollande has announced that France will not extend the state of emergency imposed after last year’s Islamist militant attacks in Paris in November beyond 26 July. The president said in his traditional Bastille Day interview that it would not make sense for

DHAKA: Paying more than three lakhs in cash for anything should be made illegal and holding more than 15 lakhs in cash at any point should be banned for individuals - two major recommendations that the government will now review as it tries to eliminate thousands of crores of black or

DHAKA: New UK PM Theresa May on Thursday brought some changes in the Conservative cabi9net after taking charge from David Cameron on Wednesday. Michael Gove has been sacked as justice secretary and replaced by Liz Truss as May forms her new government, in her first full day as UK PM,

DHAKA: The Philippines has said China should respect an international tribunal’s rejection of its claims in the South China Sea. In a statement, it said foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay would raise the issue at a major two-day Asia-Europe summit starting on Friday, attended

DHAKA: A Zimbabwean pastor who was temporarily detained after organizing a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire told that people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. He

DHAKA: A Chinese businessman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison in the US for hacking sensitive military information. Su Bin admitted collaborating with hackers in the Chinese military to steal data from US defense companies between 2008 and 2014. He was arrested in

DHAKA: New Prime Minister Theresa May will continue to form her new government later as she has started her first full day in Downing Street. Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said that he was ‘humbled’ having been named new foreign secretary, in one of May's first

DHAKA: Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, who the US said it killed in March. The Amaq news agency said that Shishani was killed in combat in the town of Shirqat, south of Mosul in Iraq. The Pentagon said that in March he had died from injuries

Dhaka: Theresa May has been formally appointed as the UK's new prime minister. The former home secretary travelled to Buckingham Palace where she officially accepted the Queen's invitation to form a new government, says the BBC. She becomes the UK's second ever female

DHAKA: Japan’s Emperor Akihito has announced his intention to abdicate in the coming years. Japan public broadcaster NHK reports, says the BBC. The 82-year-old, who has had health problems in recent years, reportedly does not wish to remain emperor if he has to reduce his official

DHAKA: The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has finished its penultimate flight, landing in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. It took off from the Spanish city of Seville at 04:20 GMT on Monday, taking just over 24 hours to make the trip. The zero-fuel aircraft is now in the home straight

DHAKA: Egypt’s security services have forcibly made hundreds of people disappear and tortured them in the past year to try to tackle dissent. Students, political activists and protesters - some as young as 14 - have vanished without a trace, according to a new report by Amnesty