DHAKA: A Turkish ship carrying 11,000 tones of humanitarian aid for residents of the Gaza Strip has arrived in the Israeli port of Ashdod. It is the first aid ship Turkey has sent to Gaza since 2010, when Israeli commandos raided an aid flotilla leaving 10 Turkish activists dead,

DHAKA: A suicide bomber had carried out an attack in front of the United States consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Monday morning (July 4).  However, suspected suicide attacker has been killed after detonating a device near the US consulate. Two policemen were

DHAKA: At least 43 civilians have been killed in intense Syrian government air strikes on a town near Damascus, a day after the reported execution of a Syrian air force pilot. A monitoring group has said, reports Al Jazeera. Saturday’s overnight shelling on Jayrud, 60km northeast

DHAKA: At least 131 people, including many children, were killed and hundreds wounded in a car bombing in a crowded commercial area in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad. Hospital and police sources have told Al Jazeera. The powerful explosion early on Sunday came near the end of the Islamic

DHAKA: US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been questioned by the FBI over her use of emails while she was secretary of state. The president-hopeful’s campaign says, reports the BBC. A spokesperson said it was a voluntary interview. The FBI is investigating Clinton

DHAKA: At least 30 people were killed, 35 injured and scores went missing after flood hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Officials said this on Sunday morning (July 3), reports the Khaleej Times. Chitral district mayor Maghfirat Hussain said a mosque and 30 houses were

DHAKA: At least 80 people have been killed and more than 131 injured in an explosion claimed by the Islamic State group in Baghdad, Iraqi police say. A car bomb exploded near a restaurant and shopping area in the central district of Karrada late on Saturday. The street was busy with

DHAKA: At least six people were killed in two bombings carried out by the Islamic State (IS) in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. In the first attack a suicide car bomb exploded near a restaurant and shopping area in the central district of Karrada leaving more than 20 people injured in

DHAKA: Australia will not know the result of its national election for days as well as in tight seats continues. Twelve out of 150 lower house seats remain in suspicion, with counting of pre-poll, postal and absentee votes to resume on Tuesday. The official Australian Electoral

DHAKA: Thousands of people are marching through London to protest against the referendum decision to leave the EU. Demonstrators at the ‘March for Europe’ rally, which was organized on social media, are holding placards saying ‘Bremain’ and ‘We Love EU’. More than 46.5

DHAKA: Two senior military leaders of so-called Islamic State (IS) were killed by a US-led coalition air strike near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. The Pentagon says, reports the BBC. They were the group’s deputy minister of war, who oversaw Mosul’s capture in 2014, and a

DHAKA: Former chancellor Ken Clarke has said that Justice Secretary Michael Gove should abandon his bid to become Tory leader. Gove, who dramatically switched his support from Boris Johnson on Thursday and decided to stand himself, will set out his vision for the country later, BBC

DHAKA: Nearly 25 people are feared dead following a cloudburst in Bastadi area, 50 km from Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh town of India. Local villagers said five bodies have been recovered so far while more are feared buried in the debris. Meanwhile, another cloudburst in Chamoli

DHAKA: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has celebrated the 2013 overthrow of the country’s first democratically-elected president by ordering a lavish military display in the capital and celebrations across the country. Warplanes roared over Cairo early on Thursday as Sisi

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has announced plans to introduce electronic identification bracelets for all pilgrims heading to Mecca as part of a safety drive. Containing personal and medical information, the e-bracelets will help authorities provide care and identify people, reports the Al

DHAKA: Researchers say they have found the first clear evidence that the thinning in the ozone layer above Antarctica is starting to heal. The scientists said that in September 2015 the hole was around 4 million square km smaller than it was in the year 2000 - an area roughly the size

DHAKA: The US military has lifted its ban on transgender members serving openly in the country’s armed forces. The policy, which will allow members to transition gender while serving and will set standards for medical care, will be phased in over a year, reports the BBC. “This

DHAKA: The body of a German tourist has been recovered from a ravine after he fell while visiting the ancient site of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes. Oliver Park, 51, ignored safety signs and warnings from wardens and went into a restricted area close to the edge of a cliff on

DHAKA: The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on a police academy near the capital, Kabul, that killed dozens of recruits. At least 27 people were killed and another 40 wounded in the suicide blasts, a government official told the media, reports Al Jazeera. Mousa

DHAKA: At least 18 civilians were killed when a roadside bomb went off in Somalia, close to the capital, blowing up a packed minibus, police said. The blast on Thursday in Lafole, which is around 20 kms west of Mogadishu, struck as the bus was passing by. There was no immediate