US citizen child repatriated from Syrian camp: State Dept
Bangladesh, Pakistan express solidarity with Palestine
DHAKA: Russian investigators have arrested a regional governor Nikita Belykh for taking bribe. Investigators said that they caught him red-handed taking a €400,000 bribe. Kirov region governor Nikita Belykh was held in a Moscow restaurant, BBC reports on Saturday (June 25).
DHAKA: US Senator Bernie Sanders has said he will vote for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in November's presidential election. The two have fought for the Democratic nomination, which former Secretary of State Mrs Clinton won this month, reports the BBC on Friday (June 24).
DHAKA: A South African court has refused permission for President Jacob Zuma and prosecutors to appeal against its ruling that he should face corruption charges over a 1999 arms deal worth billions of dollars. There were ‘no merits’ in the argument requesting an appeal, it ruled.
DHAKA: A wildfire has ruined dozens of homes and forced hundreds of people to leave from their homes in central California. As many as 80 buildings in the mountain town of Lake Isabella have been destroyed, BBC reports on Friday (June 24). Some 1,500 more are thought to be at risk,
DHAKA: At least 98 people were killed and nearly 800 injured in a tornado and hailstorm at the east Chinese province of Jiangsu. The tornado struck the outskirts of the city of Yancheng along with torrential rain on Thursday afternoon. Counties on the city's outskirts saw winds of
DHAKA: British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign by October after the UK voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum. Cameron made the announcement in a statement outside Downing Street after the final result was declared, BBC
DHAKA: The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum. London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England. UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed the
DHAKA: The first results in the UK’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union are coming in. After results in 15 counting areas out of 382, Remain was on 48.5 percent and Leave on 51.5 percent with Leave doing well in the North-East of England and Remain ahead in
DHAKA: Counting is underway in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union (EU). The counting is taking place at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call, reports the BBC. There is no exit poll - so the millions who
DHAKA: The Colombian government and the Farc rebels have signed a historic ceasefire deal, bringing them closer to ending more than five decades of conflict. The agreement is expected to pave the way for a full peace deal, reports the BBC. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and
DHAKA: The medical charity MSF said that almost 200 refugees escaped Boko Haram militants have starved to death over the past month in Bama, Nigeria. A ‘catastrophic humanitarian emergency’ is unfolding at a camp it visited where 24,000 people have taken refuge, BBC reports on
DHAKA: The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in the southern Spanish city of Seville to complete its historic Atlantic crossing. Pilot Bertrand Piccard made swift progress over the ocean after leaving New York on Monday. The flight was the 15th stage in Solar
DHAKA: The growth of border fences in Central and Eastern Europe in recent years is a ‘major threat’ to wildlife, according to a new study. Up to 30,000km of wire fences and walls have been built, some in response to 2015’s refugee crisis. Researchers say they can divide
DHAKA: Polls have opened in a historic referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union or leave. An estimated 46,499,537 people are entitled to take part in the vote - a record number for a UK poll. Polling stations opened at 07:00 BST and will close at
DHAKA: The Spanish Interior Minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, has refused to resign after leaked tapes came out to link him to efforts to spread separatist politicians in Catalonia. The audio appears to feature Diaz and Catalonia's top anti-fraud official discussing ways to discredit
DHAKA: At least 79 people were killed separately as lightning strike on them in separate states of India. The lightning strike on Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh of India, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 22). Fifty three people died in Bihar, ten killed in the eastern state of
DHAKA: India has successfully launched 20 satellites in a single mission, the most in the history of the country’s ambitious space program. They include satellites belonging to the United States, Canada, Germany and Indonesia. The launch took place from the Sriharikota space
DHAKA: Leading names from both sides of the EU referendum have traded blows in a live TV debate at Wembley Arena on the eve of the final day of campaigning. The BBC’s Great Debate featured almost two hours of questions on immigration, the economy and sovereignty. Scottish Tory
DHAKA: North Korea has test-fired two mid-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast, says South Korea. The first launch was considered to have failed, travelling about 150km before landing in the sea, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 22). The second, launched hours later, flew
Get ready, Noah. Kentucky’s Bible-themed theme park is set to debut its $100 million life-sized replica of Noah’s Ark this summer. Ark Encounter — a sister attraction to the nearby Creation Museum — released footage of the under-construction boat in landlocked Williamstown