DHAKA: Turkey's elite presidential guard to be disbanded after nearly 300 of its members were detained following last week's failed coup. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told a TV channel that there was ‘no need’ for the regiment, BBC reports on Sunday (July 24). Earlier,

DHAKA: Four people were killed after a shooting at an apartment complex, in Bastrop of Texas. The Bastrop Police Department said that they received reports of shots being fired at 6:14 p.m. at an apartment complex located at 202 Childers Drive. Bastrop Police Detective Vicky

DHAKA: A Russian balloonist has set a new record for flying non-stop around the world, his support crew have said. Fyodor Konyukhov’s balloon was said to have passed directly over the airfield in the Australian town of Northam where he began his journey 11 days ago. If his record

DHAKA: Floods in north and central China have killed at least 87 people, with scores missing and hundreds of thousands forced from homes. Officials said Hebei and Henan provinces have been the worst hit by the flash floods and landslides, reports the BBC. Nearly 50,000 homes

DHAKA: So-called Islamic State has said it was behind an attack on a protest march in the Afghan capital Kabul that killed at least 61 people and wounded 200. The IS-linked Amaq news agency said two fighters "detonated explosive belts at a gathering of Shia" in Kabul, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Hundreds of women are killed in Pakistan every year in the name of honor, and while these murders often make headlines, critics said that they're rarely met with justice. Only a handful of these brutal crimes, which originate from tribal and cultural practices and are often

DHAKA: An Indian aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan more than a month ago has been rescued unharmed, officials say. Judith D’Souza, 40, was working for the Aga Khan Foundation when she was abducted at gunpoint near her home in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on 9 June. No details have

DHAKA: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has selected Tim Kaine, a moderate senator from Virginia, as her running mate. Clinton broke the news in a tweet to her supporters. She plans a formal announcement on Saturday. Hilary passed over more left-leaning candidates

DHAKA: A shooting at a Munich shopping centre which left nine people dead was carried out by one gunman who then killed himself. The suspect was an 18-year-old German-Iranian dual national who lived in Munich police told a news conference, but his motive is unclear, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: The Indian ministry of defense said that four aircraft and twelve ships have been deployed to search for the missing military plane that went missing over the Bay of Bengal with more than 20 people on board. The Antonov-32 transporter aircraft took off from Chennai (Madras) at

DHAKA: The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be suspended rather than shut down if the plane is not found in the current search area. China, Malaysia and Australia had previously agreed to end the search in the southern Indian Ocean if no ‘credible new information’ was

DHAKA: Indian Air Force’s AN-32 aircraft enroute Chennai from Port Blair has gone missing with 29 people on board. The aircraft, which took off at 9am from Port Blair, was on a routine weekly flight for Air Force personnel, reports the India Today. The Navy, Air Force and Coast

DHAKA: A Florida policeman shot and wounded an autistic man’s unarmed black therapist on Monday (July 18). Charles Kinsey, who works with people with disabilities, told a broadcast media he was helping a patient who had wandered away from a facility. Mobile phone video shows

DHAKA: Five suspects have appeared in court in France charged with terror offences in relation to the Nice truck attack. The four men and one woman, aged between 22 and 40, are accused of helping driver Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel prepare the terror attack. French prosecutor Francois

DHAKA: Donald Trump “humbly and gratefully” accepted his party’s presidential nomination on Thursday night (July 22), capping off the Republican National Convention. “Who would’ve believed that when we started this journey on June 16th last year, we, and I say we, because we

DHAKA: Zimbabwe’s war veterans association, which has played a key and sometimes violent role in supporting President Robert Mugabe, has released a statement withdrawing its backing for him. It accuses Mugabe of dictatorial tendencies, egocentrism and misrule. It was not

DHAKA: Roger Ailes, the long-time boss of Fox News, has resigned after a number of female employees accused him of sexual harassment. The network’s parent company, 21st Century Fox, announced his resignation, reports the BBC. The announcement does not mention the sexual harassment

DHAKA: South African prosecutors said that they will take court action in order to secure a longer prison sentence for Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. He was jailed for six years earlier this month for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013, BBC reports on Thursday (July

DHAKA: Donald Trump has said that if he is elected president he may dispose a guarantee of protection to fellow Nato countries. Speaking to the New York Times, Trump said that the US would only come to the aid of allies if they have ‘fulfilled their obligations to us’. Members

DHAKA: Turkey’s president has declared a state of emergency for three months following Friday night’s failed army coup. Speaking at the presidential palace in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed that “all the viruses within the armed forces will be cleansed”, reports the BBC.