DHAKA: At least 100 people were reportedly killed in air strikes on rebel-held areas of Syria, hours after the US and Russia announced plans for a truce. Opposition activists said an air strike on a market in Idlib killed up to 60 people while at least 45 died in strikes on Aleppo

DHAKA: An earthquake was felt in Delhi and neighbouring Gurgaon on Saturday evening (September 10). Reports suggest that strong tremors were felt in Gurgaon for nearly two seconds, reports the NDTV. The tremors came nearly three weeks after Delhi and the National Capital Region was

DHAKA: Russia and the US have announced an agreement on Syria starting with a “cessation of hostilities” from sunset on Monday. Under the plan, the Syrian government will end combat missions in specified areas held by the opposition, reports the BBC. Russia and the US will

World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The South accused the North’s leader Kim Jong-un of “maniacal recklessness”, reports the BBC. China “firmly opposed” the test, Japan “protested adamantly”

DHAKA: NASA launched a space probe called OSIRIS-REx to chase down a dark, potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu. The probe will take a sample of the asteroid and -- in a US space first -- bring the sample back to Earth. “I'm really excited. I can’t wait to get to the

DHAKA: At least 16 people were killed when a bus fell off a bridge in Angul district of India’s Odisha on Friday (September 9). Director General of Odisha police K B Singh told NDTV that 4 women were among the 16, more 10 sustained injuries in the accident near Deulijhari area.

DHAKA: The announcement on state media came hours after a seismic event was detected near its nuclear test site. South Korea believes it is the North’s biggest ever test, raising fears the state has made real nuclear advances. South Korean President Park Geun-hye called it an act

DHAKA: The Turkish government has suspended 11,285 teachers over suspected links to outlawed Kurdish fighters. The move on Thursday came as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey was conducting its largest ever operation against PKK fighters in the country’s southeast,

DHAKA: They say walk before you can run, but chances are, this kid will probably just fly. A new-born baby has been awarded a lifetime of free flights on Buraq Air after his mother gave birth while aboard the airline. The airline announced the gift on its Facebook page in

DHAKA: A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo. The group Jabhat Fateh al-Sham said on its Twitter account that commander Abu Omar Sarakeb died in an air strike in Aleppo province. It did not say which country’s

DHAKA: Forty-five people remain stuck on a series of cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. Georges-Francois Leclerc, the prefect of the Haute-Savoie region, said initially 110 people were trapped, but 65 were airlifted out by helicopters. The operation

DHAKA: North Korea is suspected of carrying out its fifth nuclear test, after an ‘artificial’ magnitude 5.3 earthquake was detected close to its test site. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted unnamed South Korean officials as saying it was highly likely to have been a nuclear

DHAKA: Syria’s main opposition bloc has put forward a plan for a political transition and a ceasefire to end more than five years of civil war in the country. The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said on Wednesday that the proposed process would start with six months of negotiations

DHAKA: Donald Trump has showered Vladimir Putin with praise as he and rival Hillary Clinton took pointed questions from military veterans. The Republican presidential nominee told the forum the Russian president “has been a leader far more than our president (Obama) has been’,

DHAKA: Turkish president said that he and US force were ready to drive the Islamic State from their Syrian strong hold Raqqa. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the BBC that US president Barack Obama ahs backed the idea when the two met at G20 summit in China. “Obama

DHAKA: A new study suggested that shipping routes in Artic are going to be open up significantly by this century even with a reduction in CO2 emission. A group of researchers have studied how these routes will be more accessible given the influence of warmer temperature of sea-ice.

Syrian government forces have been accused of dropping barrel bombs containing chlorine from helicopters on a suburb of Aleppo, injuring 80 people. Volunteer emergency workers say people suffered breathing difficulties after an attack on the Sukari area, reports the BBC. The reports

DHAKA: European Space Agency’s (ESA) lost comet lander Philae has been found. The little robot has been spotted from recently send images from Rosetta probe. ESA officials confirming the matter told BBC that ‘It’s as clear as day’ about Philae’s identity. Philae was

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama has cancelled his meeting with his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte who earlier called him ‘son of a whore’. Duterte was responding on Obama’s promise to raise the recent extra-judicial drug related killings in their scheduled meeting. US

The UN’s human rights chief has launched a scathing attack on Western populist politicians, branding them “demagogues and political fantasists”. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein singled out Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders, saying he used bigotry as a political weapon. He also said