DHAKA: A probe flown by the US space agency Nasa has made its first close approach to the planet Jupiter since going into orbit in July. Juno was commanded to pass just 4,200km above the cloud tops of the gas giant on Saturday (August 27). No previous spacecraft has got so close to

DHAKA: A fire in a warehouse at a Moscow printing works killed at least 16 people on Saturday morning (August 27). An Emergencies Ministry official told this to the media, reports the Jerusalem Post. “Sixteen bodies were found in a room, four injured were brought to hospitals in

DHAKA: About 30 French mayors have been urged to follow a court ruling which overturned a controversial burkini ban in a resort town. France’s top administrative court suspended the ban in Villeneuve-Loubet on Friday on civil liberties grounds, reports the BBC. However, a number

DHAKA: China has joined the 14 other members of the UN Security Council in strongly condemning North Korea for test-firing ballistic missiles. The Security Council issued a unanimous statement, agreeing to take “significant measures” in response to the latest series of launches,

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has expanded a national monument off Hawaii, creating the world's largest marine reserve. The White House says, reports the BBC. His announcement on Friday quadruples in size a monument originally created by President George W Bush in 2006.

DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry says he and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov “have achieved clarity on the path forward” in Syria, but have “narrow issues” to resolve. The two held talks in Geneva to try to find a way of reviving a cessation of hostilities that

DHAKA: A day of national mourning has begun in Italy for the almost 300 people who died when a powerful earthquake hit mountainous central regions. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is due to attend state funerals for victims from Arquata, one of the worst-hit towns. A state of emergency

DHAKA: France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body “burkini” swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast. The ban in Villeneuve-Loubet “seriously and clearly illegally breached fundamental freedoms to come and go, freedom of

DHAKA: At least 11 policemen were killed and scores left injured in a car bomb explosion in front of the police headquarters at Cizre of Turkey on Friday morning (August 26). Quoting Turkey’s state run news-agency Anadolu, BBC reports the matter. The huge explosion was targeted at

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed in a bomb blast followed by gunmen attack in a seaside restaurant in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Friday (August 26). A car bomb exploded outside Banadir Beach Club and Restaurant in city’s Lido area and then the gunman stormed the eatery, BBC

DHAKA: At least 20 people were killed and another 17 hurt when bus drove off a highway in Nepal and plunged into a river early Friday (August 26). Police office said the bus rolled about 100 meters (330 feet) down the slope and crashed into the fast-flowing Trishuli river near

DHAKA: Hundreds of rebel fighters and thousands of civilians are to evacuate the besieged Damascus suburb of Daraya after rebels and the Syrian army agreed to a deal. A rebel leader and a state news agency have said this which was reported by Al Jazeera on Friday (August 26).

DHAKA: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has accused Democratic rival Hillary Clinton of being a ‘bigot’ in his latest appeal to minority voters. Speaking at a Mississippi rally, he said his opponent “sees people of color only as votes not as human beings worthy of a

DHAKA: Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions worst hit by earthquake as hopes of finding more survivors fade. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has pledged €50m (£42m) in funds for rebuilding, reports the BBC on Friday (August 26). At least 250 people are now known to

DHAKA: The Indian government has unveiled a draft law which would ban commercial surrogacy. If approved by parliament, the law will also ban people who do not hold an Indian passport, as well as Indian single parents and gay people, from having children through surrogacy. Infertile

DHAKA: The Colombian government and the Farc rebel group have signed a historic peace accord, putting an end to more than five decades of conflict. Both sides have agreed to work together to address social exclusion, to deliver justice to the victims of the conflict and build a stable

DHAKA: A move to oust the president of the Maldives is being planned, the BBC has learned. Sources say opponents of Abdulla Yameen in the tiny island nation are looking to move against him within weeks. His spokesman told the BBC they knew of claims of an attempt to “overthrow”

DHAKA: The death toll in the Italian earthquake has risen to at least 247 as thousands of rescuers continue efforts to find survivors. Dozens are believed trapped in ruined Amatrice, Accumoli and Pescara del Tronto, in mountainous central Italy, reports the BBC. The search went on

DHAKA: Thirteen people, including seven students, died in an attack by gunmen on the American University in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say. Two attackers were also shot dead by security forces nearly 10 hours after the assault began with an explosion on Wednesday evening.

DHAKA: Researchers have confirmed the discovery of a planet warm enough to hold liquid water orbiting our nearest star Proxima Centauri. The study named the planet “Proxima B’ and labeled this as our closest exoplanet in the universe, reports CNN. Assumption of liquid water on