DHAKA: Pope Francis is due to visit the Greek island of Lesbos to show support for refugees trying to reach Europe.   The Pope, who will be met by Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew, will visit a camp for more than 3,000 people who are awaiting either processing of asylum claims or

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir has said funds found in Malaysian PM Najib Razak’s personal account were a donation, say Malaysian state media. Last year, the Wall Street Journal accused Najib of corruption, claiming that the $681m had come from troubled state

DHAKA: Vladimir Putin has apologized for erroneously claiming that German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung was owned by the US bank Goldman Sachs. The Russian president made the remark in a televised phone-in on Thursday, the BBC publishes this report on Friday. It concerned who was

DHAKA: North Korea conducted a missile test off its east coast on Friday morning, but the launch appears to have failed, say US and South Korean officials. The rocket has not yet been identified but is suspected to have been a previously untested ‘Musudan’ medium-range ballistic

DHAKA: At least nine people have died and more than 250 are injured after a powerful earthquake hit southern Japan, toppling buildings and cutting power supplies. Officials say more people could be trapped under collapsed buildings, reports the BBC. Thousands fled their homes and

DHAKA: At least 18 people have been killed by a crane which collapsed in high winds in China's Guangdong province. An official in Dongguan City told the Xinhua state news agency that the crane had toppled onto a two storey building made of shipping containers, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: A video released by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram seem some of the schoolgirls kidnapped two years ago from the town of Chibok. The video, probably filmed in December, was sent to the Nigerian government and shows 15 girls in black robes identifying themselves as pupils

DHAKA: Panama police have raided the headquarters of the law firm Mossack Fonseca at the centre of a massive data leak. Prosecutors said the operation had been carried out at the offices of Mossack Fonseca in Panama City ‘without incident or interference’. The leaked “Panama

DHAKA: China has said G7 nations should ‘stop making irresponsible remarks’ after foreign ministers released a statement on maritime territorial disputes. The ministers, meeting in Japan, said they opposed ‘any intimidating coercive or provocative unilateral actions’ that could

DHAKA: Republican presidential candidate of the USA Donald Trump has described as “rigged” the way the US state of Colorado picks its presidential nominee. His rival Ted Cruz swept the board in that state, where delegates are selected by senior party activists, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has suffered a blow to her hopes of staving off impeachment proceedings, after a committee voted they should go ahead. The 65-member congressional committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend impeachment over claims she manipulated government

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency. Obama was answering a series of questions on the highs and lows of his time in office on Fox News, reports Al

DHAKA: Belgium attacks key suspect says that the group had been planning a fresh attack on France, prosecutors say. But the group was ‘surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation’ and decided to rush an attack on the Belgian capital instead, the office said

DHAKA: Reports are emerging of the killing of Syrian Christians by Islamic State (IS) militants in the town of al-Qaryatain. The town was retaken by Russian-backed Syrian forces and their allies earlier in the week. Some 21 Christians were murdered when almost 300 Christians

DHAKA: Indonesia has had 2 earthquakes today (10th April) morning. But no Tsunami warning was immediately issued.   Bengkulu, Indonesia has had earthquake near about an hour ago with 4.4 magnitude and 39 km depth whereas almost 2 hours ago it has had a bit high scaled earthquake with

DHAKA: Prosecutors say the Belgian confessed to being the fugitive third attacker at Brussels airport bombing seen on video Mohamed Abrini, the Paris attacks suspect arrested in Brussels, admitted to being the fugitive third attacker at the airport bombing last month, Belgian

DHAKA: At least 102 persons were killed and over 350 injured after a fire broke out at the Paravur Puttingal Devi temple around 3:30 a.m on Sunday. The fireworks ceremony was held as part of the annual festival of the temple, near Kollam.   Over 100 victims are admitted to the

DHAKA: Authorities in El Salvador have raided the local offices of law firm Mossack Fonseca and seized documents and equipment, according to the office of the country's attorney general. The Panama-based law firm is at the centre of an international data leak scandal - dubbed the

DHAKA: King Salman of Saudi Arabia said that a deal has been done with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries.   The emperor announced in televised comments on Friday - during his visit to Cairo - after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,

DHAKA: North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would ‘guarantee’ the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said, reports the BBC. The test was conducted