DHAKA: Thousands of Australian aircraft enthusiasts have watched the world’s largest plane, the Antonov An-225 Mriya, arrive in Perth. The 84m-long plane, which weighs 175 tones without cargo or fuel, was transporting a 117-tone generator, reports the BBC. Traffic blocked roads on

DHAKA: The 50th anniversary of the start of the Cultural Revolution, which plunged China into a decade of chaos, has been met with silence in its state media. On 16 May 1966 Communist leader Mao Zedong began a campaign to eliminate his rivals. At the same time he called on Chinese

DHAKA: The UN high commissioner for refugees has warned that asylum seekers have become a global fact that requires a global response. Filippo Grandi said that more nations had to help the ‘few countries’ shouldering the burden and that ‘simply pushing people away won't

DHAKA: The Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria group launched a coordinated assault on a government-run natural gas plant in Baghdad’s northern outskirts that killed at least 14 people, while a string of other bomb attacks in or close to the capital killed 15 others. Iraqi officials

DHAKA: A suicide attack claimed by the so-called Islamic State (IS) group has killed at least 25 people in southern Yemen. Officials say the bomber detonated his explosives outside a police base in the port city of Mukalla, killing recruits as they queued up outside the building,

DHAKA: Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have stopped production, and the jailing of their owners. In a speech to supporters in the capital Caracas, he said the country had to recover the means of production, to counter its deep economic

DHAKA: Twenty-five Palestinian children were killed in the last three months of 2015 during a wave of anti-Israeli attacks and the number detained was the highest in seven years, according to the UNICEF. ‘Serious concerns arose regarding excessive use of force, particularly in

DHAKA: A casino-bound bus in Texas rolled over killing eight and 44 injured on Saturday (May 14).  The bus, owned by OGA Charters, was traveling north on Route 83 and went off the road about 42 miles north of Laredo after the driver lost control, the department said. The bus rolled

DHAKA: Islamic State (ISIS) has declared state of emergency in self-declared capital through social media.  US military officials are closely watching social media and news reports that say ISIS believes it may soon come under blockade in Raqqa, Syria, its self-declared capital, CNN

DHAKA: The US Navy has demoted the commander of 10 US sailors who entered Iranian territorial waters and were briefly detained in January. In a statement, the US Navy said it had lost confidence in Eric Rasch, who was in charge of a riverine squadron at the time of the incident in the

DHAKA: Top Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Israeli air strike in Syria this week. He took part in most of the operations of the Islamic resistance since 1982, Hezbollah said in a statement announcing his death on Friday, describing Badreddine as a ‘great jihadi

DHAKA: Brazil's new acting President Michel Temer has addressed the nation after the Senate voted to back the prosecution trial of Dilma Rousseff. Temer said, ‘Trust in the values of our people and in our ability to rebuild the economy’, BBC reports on Friday (May 13). He

DHAKA: Iranians will not make the Hajj pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia this year after talks failed to break an impasse, an Iranian minister has said. Ali Jannati, Culture and Islamic Guidance Minister of Iran said the Saudis had played a "destructive" role in negotiations, Iranian news

DHAKA: Drought, severe heat and water shortages are disrupting schools, killing animals and ravaging rice crops in Southeast Asia. Thailand, Laos and Cambodia have recorded temperatures up to 44.6°C (112.4°F), beating all-time national highs, according to data from a commercial

DHAKA: North Korean families plead for defectors, who were abducted in April, to return home. Twelve young North Korean women who worked at the restaurant and a male restaurant manager arrived in the South Korean capital. For Seoul, it was a propaganda bonanza; for Pyongyang, a huge

DHAKA: The US is to activate a land-based missile defense station in Romania, which will form part of a larger and controversial European shield. Senior US and Nato officials are expected at the ceremony in Deveselu, southern Romania, reports the BBC. The US says the Aegis system is

DHAKA: At least 66 were killed and some 11 are still unaccounted after a heavy rain fall in China's eastern, southern and southwestern areas. Over 4.66 million people had been affected, with 95,000 people relocated, CHINADAILY reports, Thursday (May 12). Meanwhile, 68,000 people

DHAKA: Nasa’s Kepler telescope has discovered more than 100 Earth-sized planets orbiting alien stars. It has also detected nine small planets within so-called habitable zones, where conditions are favorable for liquid water - and potentially life, reports the BBC. The finds are

DHAKA: Five men arrested in Australia supposedly intended to cross the ocean in a small fishing boat and join the so-called Islamic State (IS) group. Police arrested the men as they were towing the boat through the northern part of Queensland State, BBC reports on Wednesday (May 11).

DHAKA: Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders won in the West Virginia primary on Tuesday (local time). The win will force Hillary Clinton to continue a two-front battle that includes locking down the Democratic nomination and facing Donald Trump in the general election, reports the NY Times.