DHAKA: A ceasefire appears to be holding in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, after four days of heavy fighting between rival forces left more than 270 people dead. The city is quiet, with no reports of helicopter gunships in the sky or tanks on the streets, reports the BBC. President

DHAKA: At least 20 people have died and dozens left injured when two passenger trains ploughed into each other. The trains crashed head on in southern Italy today, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported on its website, says mirror.co.uk. No immediate reason was given for the

DHAKA: At least 10 people have died and dozens injured when two passenger trains ploughed into each other, it has been reported. The trains crashed head on in southern Italy Tuesday, Italian newspaper la Repubblica reported on its website, says mirror.co.uk. No immediate reason was

DHAKA: An arbitration tribunal in The Hague has rejected China’s claims to economic rights across large swathes of the South China Sea, in a ruling that will be claimed as a victory by the Philippines. ‘There was no legal basis for China to claim historic rights to resources within

DHAKA: Theresa May promised to build a “better Britain” and to make the Brexit a “success” after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be PM. Speaking outside Parliament, May said she was “honoured and humbled” to succeed David Cameron, after her only rival

DHAKA: South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and first Vice-President Riek Machar have ordered a ceasefire after days of intense fighting in the capital, Juba. Since Thursday, more than 200 people are said to have died in clashes between the rival leaders' forces, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: UK Prime Minister David Cameron will step down Wednesday (July 13) as Theresa May will become prime minister of the UK on the day. He will step down earlier than expected. Speaking outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said he would offer his resignation to the Queen on

DHAKA: Theresa May is set to become the UK’s next prime minister after Andrea Leadsom pulled out of the contest to become Conservative Party leader. The timing of the handover of power from David Cameron is currently being discussed, but could be within days, reports the BBC. May,

DHAKA: Dallas police chief said the man who shot dead five police officers in the city and wounded seven more was planning an even larger attack. The attacker Micah Johnson, 25, was angry with the recent killings of black men by police and wanted to kill white officers, police said.

DHAKA: North Korea’s military has threatened to take ‘physical action’ after the United States and South Korea announced that they would deploy a sophisticated missile defense system on the Korean peninsula. Seoul and Washington said on Friday that the Terminal High Altitude Area

DHAKA: Al-Shabaab fighters have attacked a Somali army base southwest of the capital, Mogadishu, killing at least 10 soldiers. The group and a military officer told the media, reports Al Jazeera. The attackers rammed a car packed with explosives before storming the base, some 50km

DHAKA: There are fears of more violence in Indian-administered Kashmir, after a policeman drowned when an angry crowd pushed his car in a river late Sunday. At least 23 people have died and many more injured in clashes over the death of a popular separatist commander, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: The UN Security Council has called on warring factions in South Sudan to end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence. In a unanimous statement, the council condemned the fighting “in the strongest terms” and expressed “particular shock and outrage” at

DHAKA: Protests continue to spread across US cities against the killing of black men by police, following recent deaths in Minnesota and Louisiana. Roads were blocked and missiles thrown in Minnesota, while armed New Black Panther Party members confronted police in Baton Rouge,

DHAKA: John Prescott, who was deputy prime minister when Britain went to war with Iraq in 2003, says the invasion by UK and US forces was ‘illegal’. Writing in the Sunday Mirror, he said he would live with the ‘catastrophic decision’ for the rest of his life, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: At least eight people were killed and 200 others were wounded as Indian forces opened fire on thousands of protesters during a mass funeral for a slain rebel fighter in Kashmir. Shiv Murari Sahai, a top Indian police official told a press conference on Saturday that eight people

DHAKA: Australia's ruling conservatives have been confirmed winners in last week's general election, after opposition Labor leader Bill Shorten agreed. Shorten said that it was clear PM Malcolm Turnbull's coalition had won, adding that he had already congratulated him.

DHAKA: At least 15 people including 11 members of a family were shot dead as a series attack by gunmen in the capital of the Mexican State of Tamaulipas. Six minors were among those killed in the attacks, which took place late Friday and early Saturday in Ciudad Victoria.  However,

DHAKA: Two Russian pilots have been killed as their military helicopter was shot down by fighters of Islamic State (IS). The Syrian Mi-25 helicopter flown by Riafagat Khabibulin and Yevgeny Dolgin was brought down east of the ancient city of Palmyra on Friday. It was involved in an

DHAKA: Dallas police have given the all clear, hours after security levels were raised at their headquarters following threat.   They said that they had received an anonymous threat, two days after the deadly shooting in the city, BBC reports on Sunday (July 10). A nearby parking