DHAKA: The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of conflict. The agreement is expected to pave the way for a full peace deal, reports the BBC. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and

DHAKA: The medical charity MSF said that almost 200 refugees escaped Boko Haram militants have starved to death over the past month in Bama, Nigeria. A ‘catastrophic humanitarian emergency’ is unfolding at a camp it visited where 24,000 people have taken refuge, BBC reports on

DHAKA: The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. Pilot Bertrand Piccard made swift progress over the ocean after leaving New York on Monday. The flight was the 15th stage in Solar

DHAKA: The growth of border fences in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is a ‘major threat’ to wildlife, according to a new study. Up to 30,000km of wire fences and walls have been built, some in response to 2015’s refugee crisis. Researchers say they can divide

DHAKA: Polls have opened in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote - a record number for a UK poll. Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and will close at

DHAKA: The Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, has refused to resign after leaked tapes came out to link him to efforts to spread separatist politicians in Catalonia. The audio appears to feature Diaz and Catalonia's top anti-fraud official discussing ways to discredit

DHAKA: At least 79 people were killed separately as lightning strike on them in separate states of India. The lightning strike on Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh of India, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 22). Fifty three people died in Bihar, ten killed in the eastern state of

DHAKA: India has successfully launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country’s ambitious space program. They include satellites belonging to the United States, Canada, Germany and Indonesia. The launch took place from the Sriharikota space

DHAKA: Leading names from both sides of the EU referendum have traded blows in a live TV debate at Wembley Arena on the eve of the final day of campaigning. The BBC’s Great Debate featured almost two hours of questions on immigration, the economy and sovereignty. Scottish Tory

DHAKA: North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, says South Korea. The first launch was considered to have failed, travelling about 150km before landing in the sea, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 22). The second, launched hours later, flew

Get ready, Noah. Kentucky’s Bible-themed theme park is set to debut its $100 million life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark this summer. Ark Encounter — a sister attraction to the nearby Creation Museum — released footage of the under-construction boat in landlocked Williamstown

DHAKA: An Egyptian judge has quashed a government decision to hand back two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia. Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi announced the return of Tiran and Sanafir islands in April, during a visit by Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. More than 150 people were

DHAKA: Eight school children were killed and 12 others were injured in an accident at Kundapur area of India’s Karnataka on Tuesday (June 21). The incident happened at around 8:00 am when a private bus and school van collided in the area which is 400 km from Bengaluru, reports the

DHAKA: The US Senate has rejected plans to tighten gun controls, including the restriction of weapons sales to people on terrorism watch lists. Four proposals were brought before the Senate after 49 people died in an attack on a gay nightclub in Florida, reports the BBC. But

DHAKA: A British national who tried to grab a police officer’s gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas said he wanted to shoot the US candidate. Michael Steven Sandford, 20, did not enter a plea when he appeared before a judge in Nevada and was remanded in custody until a hearing on

DHAKA: The Guardian will make more than 250 staff redundant as part of an attempt to slash costs by 20pc, but has not hit a target of 100 job cuts in its newsroom. The newspaper’s management said they had accepted 257 applications for voluntary redundancy in a process begun in March,

DHAKA: Iran’s intelligence ministry said Monday it had thwarted a major jihadist plot to carry out bomb attacks in the capital Tehran and other parts of the country. Iran state media reported, says The Telegraph. ‘One of the biggest takfiri-Wahhabi terrorist plots was discovered

DHAKA: The commander of US troops in Europe says Nato cannot rapidly deploy large forces to Eastern Europe in the way that Russia can. Lt-Gen Ben Hodges was speaking to the BBC’s Hardtalk programme during large Nato exercises in north-western Poland. ‘The Russians are able to

DHAKA: The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft has set off from New York to cross the Atlantic, one of the toughest stages of its attempt to fly around the globe using solar energy. The pilot, Bertrand Piccard, will attempt to reach Seville in Spain in about 90 hours. It is the first ever

DHAKA: Conflict and persecution caused global forced displacement to escalate sharply in 2015 reaching the highest level ever recorded and representing immense human suffering. The annual Global Trends report released by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday