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

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed and 30 others wounded when gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul early Thursday. Approximately 12 hours after the attack began Wednesday evening, Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said that about 700 students had

DHAKA: More than 160 people have died and at least 368 were injured in the earthquake that struck central Italy on Wednesday, officials said. Many people are still believed to be buried under rubble and more than 4,300 rescuers are using heavy lifting equipment and bare hands to find

DHAKA: Gunfire and an explosion have been heard at the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul, police say. Gunmen are believed to have attacked the building and special forces have been deployed. “We are stuck inside my class with other students. I heard explosions and

DHAKA: At least 73 people have been killed in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, authorities say. The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia. Many of the dead were in Accumoli, close to the epicentre,

DHAKA: Officials from Myanmar's relief and resettlement department confirmed four death, as well as damage to 68 stupas and pagodas in a the quake, which struck Myanamr. The epicenter was near Chauk, a town on the Ayeyarwady River around 30 kilometers south of Bagan, Myanmar’s

DHAKA: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least 21 people dead and many others trapped under rubble, reports say. Many of the dead were in the village of Pescara del Tronto which was leveled to the ground and there were fears the number could rise, says the

DHAKA: China has given the world a first glimpse of its design for the space probe and rover it plans to use in its first mission to Mars. It intends to launch its mission in mid-2020, reports the BBC. As part of the announcement in Beijing, the authorities also launched a public

DHAKA: North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine off its east coast, say the US and South Korea. The KN-11 missile was launched from waters near Sinpo and flew about 500km before falling into the Sea of Japan, a US official said, reports the BBC. Japan’s PM said

DHAKA: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck central Italy, leaving at least six people dead and others trapped under rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake hit at 7:36 (Bangladesh time), 76 km (47 miles) southeast of the city of Perugia, at the very shallow depth of 10km (six

DHAKA: The aid agency Oxfam has accused UK ministers of “denial and disarray” over an agreement to sell arms to Saudi Arabia, which could be used in Yemen. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government is fighting against Shia rebels. The UK government has faced repeated calls to ban

DHAKA: A powerful typhoon is on course for a direct hit on Tokyo, with nearly 400 flights grounded due to heavy rain and strong winds. Typhoon Mindulle was expected to make landfall at about Monday noon, moving upwards from the Japanese capital to the northern Tohoku region, according

DHAKA: At least 50 people were killed and 73 others wounded, in a blast at a wedding ceremony late on August 20 in southeastern Turkey, the Gaziantep Governor’s Office has said, with the president implying that the perpetrator was likely the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria. The

DHAKA: The Philippine government and communist rebels have reached a truce, ahead of the resumption of peace talks in Norway, and just a week after President Rodrigo Duterte abruptly called off a unilateral ceasefire. The restoration of the government’s ceasefire would take effect on

DHAKA: A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has begun the trial of 215 members of an armed group accused of killing hundreds of civilians in and around Beni town in the country’s northeast. Prosecutor Kumbo Ngoma said eighty accused members of the Allied Democratic

DHAKA: The murder of Hande Kader, a transgender woman, has caused an outcry in Turkey’s biggest city Istanbul. Turkey remains conservative on LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) issues, but on Sunday (August 21) activists will stage a rare protest in Istanbul,

DHAKA: At least 30 people were killed and 94 injured in an explosion at an outdoor wedding party in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep. The region’s governor confirmed the matter, reports the BBC.   The Turkish government has called it a “terror attack” and suggested it

DHAKA: American fighter planes have been scrambled to the Syrian city of Hassakeh to protect US special forces on the ground from Syrian government aerial attacks. The US military says, reports the BBC. The Pentagon said the Syrian planes were leaving as its jets arrived. People