DHAKA: Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik has won part of a human rights case against the Norwegian state. The court upheld his claim that some of his treatment amounted to ‘inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment’, reports the BBC. After the judgment,

DHAKA: Seven Pakistani policemen, three of whom were guarding polio workers, have been killed in Karachi, officials say. Eight gunmen on motorcycles fired at a group of three guards and later at a van containing four officers, officials told the Pakistan Tribune, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: The death toll from a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday has more than doubled to 64 people. The government says, reports the BBC. Interior Ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted that 64 ‘innocent Afghans’ were killed and 347 wounded.

DHAKA: The death toll of Ecuador earthquake has cross 500 and 231 people are still missing. The government put the death toll at 507 late on Tuesday, of whom 499 have been identified, according to the Attorney General’s office, reports Al Jazeera. Yet, officials expected more

DHAKA: At least 50 were killed including children in deadly air strikes on two markets in rebel-held northwestern province. The strikes were among the deadliest since a ceasefire took effect in Syria at the end of February, Rami Abdurrahman, chief of the UK-based Syrian Observatory for

DHAKA: U.S. President Barack Obama is beginning a visit to Saudi Arabia at a time of strained relations between the US and Gulf countries. As well as meeting King Salman, he will sit with leaders from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, reports the BBC. US Defence Secretary

DHAKA: Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has won in the presidential nominating contest in New York on Tuesday, blunting the momentum of rival Brooklyn-born Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and taking a big step toward wrapping up the nomination. The victory for Clinton in one of

DHAKA: At least 413 people are now known to have died in the earthquake that struck Ecuador. Quoting the country’s government officials, BBC reports the matter. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on Saturday, and the search for survivors continues. The

DHAKA: Hundreds of migrants are feared to have died in a new migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean. Italian President Sergio Mattarella said on April 18, reports hurriyetdailynews.com. Unconfirmed media reports earlier on the same day spoke of up to 400 victims from boats that

DHAKA: South Korea has detected signs that the North is preparing for a fifth nuclear test, President Park Geun-hye said. She did not elaborate on what the signs were, but ordered the military to be prepared, Yonhap news agency said, reports the BBC. It comes after reports in local

DHAKA: At least 272 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,500 people injured after Ecuador was hit by its most powerful earthquake in decades. Some 10,000 troops and 3,500 police are being deployed in the affected areas, as rescue operations continue, reports the BBC. The

DHAKA: Brazil’s lower house has voted to start prosecution proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over charges of manipulating government accounts. The “yes” camp comfortably won the required two-thirds majority, after a lengthy session in the capital, reports BBC. The

DHAKA: At least 246 people have been confirmed dead and more than 1,500 people injured after Ecuador was hit by its most powerful earthquake in decades. Some 10,000 troops and 3,500 police are being deployed in the affected areas, as rescue operations continue, reports the BBC. The

DHAKA: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Ecuador has killed at least 77 people and injured more than 500. The country’s Vice-President Jorge Glas says, reports the BBC. The quake struck at 18:58 local time on Saturday (23:58 GMT) near the northern coastal town of Muisne.

DHAKA: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 41 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. A state of emergency was declared in six provinces and the National Guard has been mobilized, reports the BBC. The quake, near the coastal town of Muisne, destroyed a

DHAKA: Gunmen from South Sudan have killed at least 140 civilians, including women and children, in a raid in Ethiopia's Gambela region.   The Ethiopian government has said, reports Al Jazeera. Getachew Reda, Ethiopia’s communications minister, said on Saturday that

DHAKA: At least 28 people have died in a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that was centered near the coast of Ecuador, the country's vice president, Jorge Glas, told the nation in a televised address. Glas said a state of emergency was now in effect and added that preventative evacuations

DHAKA: The European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini has held the highest-level talks between the EU and Iran in more than a decade. Mogherini is leading a delegation of seven EU commissioners for the discussions, which follow on from last year’s historic nuclear deal

DHAKA: Pope Francis has taken 12 Syrian migrants back with him to the Vatican after visiting a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The three families, including six children, are all Muslim and had their homes bombed during the Syrian war, reports the BBC. The Vatican said in a

DHAKA: Two powerful earthquakes a day apart shook southwestern Japan, killing at least 29 people, trapping many others beneath flattened homes and sending thousands of residents to seek refuge in gymnasiums and hotel lobbies. The exact number of casualties remained unclear as rescue