DHAKA: There were smoke alerts inside the cabin of the EgyptAir passenger plane before it crashed in the Mediterranean on Thursday (May 19). Smoke was detected in the toilet and the aircraft’s electrics, just minutes before the signal was lost, according to data published on air

DHAKA: A volcano has been activated in central Costa Rica, belching smoke and ash up to 3,000m into the air. Hundreds of people went to hospital, complaining of breathing difficulties and skin problems, BBC reports on Saturday (May 21). However, some schools were closed and some

DHAKA: The Secret Service has gunshot an armed man outside the White House. Police told that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in stomach, BBC reports on Saturday (May 21). However, the White House was briefly placed on lockdown after

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton labeled her Republican opponent Donald Trump ‘divisive and dangerous’ and ‘unmoored’ on Thursday (May 19).  She also said that Trump’s recent behavior shows he's not qualified to be president, CNN reports on Friday (May 20). The Democratic

DHAKA: A second girl who was kidnapped along with more than 200 schoolgirls by Boko Haram in a Nigerian town of Chibok more than two years ago has been rescued. Army spokesman Sani Usman said in an emailed statement that the girl was among 97 women and children held hostage by Boko

DHAKA: Morley Safer, who retired from CBS News just days ago, has died at age 84 after a 61-year career in journalism. CBS News, which announced his retirement last week, confirmed his death on Thursday but did not give a specific cause, reports the BBC. The Canadian-American was a

DHAKA: Tsai Ing-wen has been sworn in as the new president of Taiwan. Ms Tsai, who led the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to a landslide win in elections in January, is the first woman to hold the post in Taiwan, reports BBC. The DPP has traditionally leaned towards independence

DHAKA: Greek defense sources have reported the discovery of two large plastic objects in the sea 80km south of Crete, just hours after an EgyptAir jet traveling from Paris to Cairo went missing with 66 people on board. The Airbus A320 passenger jet was flying at 37,000ft when it

DHAKA: At least five protesters from a student-led pro-democracy party in Hong Kong have been arrested for trying to capture the convoy of a top Chinese official. The activists from Demosisto, including leader Joshua Wong, had attempted to reach the convoy of China’s number three

DHAKA: Macedonia's June election has been postponed after the constitutional court moved to stop electoral activities, amid strong pressure at home and abroad. Opposition parties have boycotted the election because of extended political confusion that has rocked the former Yugoslav

DHAKA: The first of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls to be rescued while her capture two years ago is to meet President Muhammadu Buhari. Amina Ali Nkeki (19) was found with a baby by an army-backed vigilante group on Tuesday in the huge Sambisa Forest, close to the border with

DHAKA: An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed into Mediterranean Sea on Thursday (May 19).  EgyptAir published a list of passengers on board, among them- 30 are Egyptian, 15 French, 2 Iraqis, and 1 each from UK, Canada, Belgium, Portugal,

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's BJP party is leading in elections in the north-eastern state of Assam for the first time. The BJP is ahead in 50 of the 126 seats, while the Congress is leading in 26 seats, the Election Commission said, BBC reports on Thursday (May 19).

DHAKA: A global survey suggested that a majority of people would accept refugees in their country, with many even ready to take them into their own home. The Refugees Index, research commissioned by Amnesty International, indicates that China, Germany and the UK are the most welcoming

DHAKA: EgyptAir flight MS804 from Paris to Cairo has disappeared from radar. Quoting the Egyptian airline officials, BBC reports the matter. It says there are 59 passengers and 10 crew members on board Flight MS804. The aircraft was flying at 37,000ft (11,300m) when it went

DHAKA: At least 200 families went missing after the massive landslides following days of rain in Sri Lanka. The Red Cross says more than 200 families are feared buried in the mudslides that beat three villages in central Kegalle district, BBC reports on Wednesday (May 18). At least

DHAKA: The US has lifted more of its economic sanctions on Myanmar to gesture its support for ongoing political revolution after decades of military rule. The US removed 10 state-owned companies in the banking, timber and mining industries from the blacklist, BBC reports on Wednesday

DHAKA: Donald Trump said that he is willing to meet the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear programme. Such a meeting would mark a significant change of US policy towards the politically isolated regime, BBC reports on Wednesday (May 18). Democratic

DHAKA: Death toll rose to 70 and some 100 people are ungoing treatment over three bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday (May 17).  A suicide bombing in a marketplace in the northern, mainly Shia district of al-Shaab killed 38 people and wounded over 70, while a car bomb in the nearby Sadr

DHAKA: Four bomb blasts in Baghdad have killed more than 60 people, medics say, in the latest in a series of attacks in the Iraqi capital in the past week. Three of the bombings targeted mainly Shia Muslim districts, while another hit a mixed Shia-Sunni area, reports the BBC.