DHAKA: A member of the Rajasthan State Commission for Women (SCW) in India clicked selfie with a rape victim courted controversy prompting the chairperson of the commission to seek a written explanation from her. Interestingly, the chairperson, Suman Sharma, is also present in the

DHAKA: At least eight people were killed and one seriously injured after a fire broke out around 6:00 am at Wafa Medical Store at Juhu Galli in India’s Andheri West. The medical store in Wireless Road is located on the ground floor of the building, while families were staying at the

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has said the UK vote to leave the EU raises “longer-term concerns about global growth”. He said Brexit would freeze “the possibilities of investment in Great Britain or in Europe as a whole”, reports the BBC. He appealed to the UK prime

DHAKA: Turkey has observed a national day of mourning after a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed 42 people, including 13 foreign nationals. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance late on Tuesday. They blew themselves

DHAKA: A black box recording from crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 confirms smoke on board. Egyptian investigators said the flight from Paris to Cairo plunged into the Mediterranean Sea on May 19, killing all 66 people on board. Automated electronic messages sent by the plane had shown

DHAKA: The death toll in a gun and suicide bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk airport has risen to 41, 13 of them foreign nationals, with 239 injured. The Turkish city's governor says, reports the BBC. Three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance

DHAKA: A Congressional report said that- The US military failed to protect four Americans who died in attacks on a US compound in the Libyan city of Benghazi. The Obama administration was criticized for lax security and a slow response to the 2012 attacks on a US compound, in the

DHAKA: UN's Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has criticized Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip during a visit to the Palestinian territory. Ban said that ‘the closure of Gaza suffocates its people, stifles its economy and impedes reconstruction efforts’ on Tuesday.

DHAKA: South Korea, the US and Japan have conducted their first joint missile-tracking drill, in the waters off the US state of Hawaii. The move follows North Korea's repeated tests in recent months of mid-range ballistic missiles, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 29). Most tests

DHAKA: European Union leaders are to begin the second day of their summit in Brussels but without the UK after it last week voted to leave the bloc. British PM David Cameron told on Tuesday that the other 27 leaders that trade and security co-operation would be vital whatever the

DHAKA: Japanese carmaker Toyota announced that it will recall 482.000 vehicles in the US over faulty airbags. The cars affected are Prius models from 2010 to 2012 and Lexus CT models from 2011 and 2012, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 29). Toyota and other carmakers have over the

DHAKA: A gun and bomb attack on Istanbul's Ataturk international airport has killed at least 36 people and more than 140 were injured. Three attackers opened fire near an entry point to the terminal and blew themselves up after police fired at them, BBC reports on Wednesday (June

DHAKA: At least 12 people were killed and 32 wounded when a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives attacked a mosque west of the capital Baghdad, officials have said. The blast struck a Sunni mosque in Abu Ghraib, roughly halfway between Baghdad and the city of Fallujah,

DHAKA: A religious decree declaring transgender marriage to be legal has been cautiously welcomed in Pakistan, but activists say attitudes still need to change. The decree, or fatwa, was passed on Sunday by a group of clerics, the BBC publishes this report on Tuesday (June 28). It

DHAKA: There have been bitter exchanges in the European Parliament during a debate on the UK’s vote to leave the EU. Much of the anger was aimed at leading Leave campaigner, UKIP’s Nigel Farage, who was at one point accused of using ‘Nazi propaganda’, reports the BBC. UK

DHAKA: Israel and Turkey have normalized relations, ending a six-year rift over the killing by Israeli troops of 10 Turkish activists on a Gaza-bound ship. Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said a deal reached on Sunday would see Israel pay $20m in compensation, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: At least five people have been killed and 15 others wounded in a multiple suicide bomb attack in north-eastern Lebanon. The bombers attacked in the early hours of the morning. Four bombers blew themselves up outside a house in the predominantly Christian village of Qaa, close

DHAKA: Britain should only trigger Article 50 to leave the EU when it has a ‘clear view’ of how its future in the bloc looks, finance minister George Osborne said following last week’s shock referendum. The surprise decision to leave the EU sparked the resignation of Prime

DHAKA: A giant Chinese container ship has become the first vessel to move from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean via the newly-enlarged Panama Canal. The ship was greeted with fireworks and cheers from a crowd that had gathered at the Cocoli locks to celebrate. The Panamanian

DHAKA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande have said they are in ‘full agreement’ on how to handle the fallout from the UK’s decision to leave the European Union. Hollande warned that ‘separated, we run the risk of divisions, dissension and