DHAKA: A Zimbabwean pastor who was temporarily detained after organizing a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire told that people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. He

DHAKA: A Chinese businessman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison in the US for hacking sensitive military information. Su Bin admitted collaborating with hackers in the Chinese military to steal data from US defense companies between 2008 and 2014. He was arrested in

DHAKA: New Prime Minister Theresa May will continue to form her new government later as she has started her first full day in Downing Street. Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said that he was ‘humbled’ having been named new foreign secretary, in one of May's first

DHAKA: Islamic State has confirmed the death of key leader Omar Shishani, who the US said it killed in March. The Amaq news agency said that Shishani was killed in combat in the town of Shirqat, south of Mosul in Iraq. The Pentagon said that in March he had died from injuries

Dhaka: Theresa May has been formally appointed as the UK's new prime minister. The former home secretary travelled to Buckingham Palace where she officially accepted the Queen's invitation to form a new government, says the BBC. She becomes the UK's second ever female

DHAKA: Japan’s Emperor Akihito has announced his intention to abdicate in the coming years. Japan public broadcaster NHK reports, says the BBC. The 82-year-old, who has had health problems in recent years, reportedly does not wish to remain emperor if he has to reduce his official

DHAKA: The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse has finished its penultimate flight, landing in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. It took off from the Spanish city of Seville at 04:20 GMT on Monday, taking just over 24 hours to make the trip. The zero-fuel aircraft is now in the home straight

DHAKA: Egypt’s security services have forcibly made hundreds of people disappear and tortured them in the past year to try to tackle dissent. Students, political activists and protesters - some as young as 14 - have vanished without a trace, according to a new report by Amnesty

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has urged the US to “reject despair” as he paid tribute to five police officers killed during a deadly sniper attack in Dallas. He told a memorial service in the city the US must “try to find some meaning amidst our sorrow” and could unite. His

DHAKA: Egypt’s security services have forcibly disappeared and tortured hundreds of people in the past year in an effort to wipe out dissent. A new report by Amnesty International said this adding that students, political activists and protesters - some as young as 14 - have vanished

DHAKA: Bernie Sanders on Tuesday supported Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton saying that he is endorsing Clinton at a meeting in Portsmouth of New Hampshire. Sanders said, ‘I have come here today not to talk about the past but to focus on the future. That future will be

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.