DHAKA: China has said G7 nations should ‘stop making irresponsible remarks’ after foreign ministers released a statement on maritime territorial disputes. The ministers, meeting in Japan, said they opposed ‘any intimidating coercive or provocative unilateral actions’ that could

DHAKA: Republican presidential candidate of the USA Donald Trump has described as “rigged” the way the US state of Colorado picks its presidential nominee. His rival Ted Cruz swept the board in that state, where delegates are selected by senior party activists, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has suffered a blow to her hopes of staving off impeachment proceedings, after a committee voted they should go ahead. The 65-member congressional committee voted 38 to 27 to recommend impeachment over claims she manipulated government

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has said failing to prepare for the aftermath of the ousting of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi was the worst mistake of his presidency. Obama was answering a series of questions on the highs and lows of his time in office on Fox News, reports Al

DHAKA: Belgium attacks key suspect says that the group had been planning a fresh attack on France, prosecutors say. But the group was ‘surprised by the speed of the progress in the ongoing investigation’ and decided to rush an attack on the Belgian capital instead, the office said

DHAKA: Reports are emerging of the killing of Syrian Christians by Islamic State (IS) militants in the town of al-Qaryatain. The town was retaken by Russian-backed Syrian forces and their allies earlier in the week. Some 21 Christians were murdered when almost 300 Christians

DHAKA: Indonesia has had 2 earthquakes today (10th April) morning. But no Tsunami warning was immediately issued.   Bengkulu, Indonesia has had earthquake near about an hour ago with 4.4 magnitude and 39 km depth whereas almost 2 hours ago it has had a bit high scaled earthquake with

DHAKA: Prosecutors say the Belgian confessed to being the fugitive third attacker at Brussels airport bombing seen on video Mohamed Abrini, the Paris attacks suspect arrested in Brussels, admitted to being the fugitive third attacker at the airport bombing last month, Belgian

DHAKA: At least 102 persons were killed and over 350 injured after a fire broke out at the Paravur Puttingal Devi temple around 3:30 a.m on Sunday. The fireworks ceremony was held as part of the annual festival of the temple, near Kollam.   Over 100 victims are admitted to the

DHAKA: Authorities in El Salvador have raided the local offices of law firm Mossack Fonseca and seized documents and equipment, according to the office of the country's attorney general. The Panama-based law firm is at the centre of an international data leak scandal - dubbed the

DHAKA: King Salman of Saudi Arabia said that a deal has been done with Egypt to build a bridge over the Red Sea connecting the two countries.   The emperor announced in televised comments on Friday - during his visit to Cairo - after meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi,

DHAKA: North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would ‘guarantee’ the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said, reports the BBC. The test was conducted

DHAKA: The main suspect of Paris attack in November has been arrested. Prosecutor has confirmed that Mohamed Abrini the main suspect has been arrested in Belgium.   Belgian media said that Mohamed Abrini seems like the “the man in the hat” seen on the security camera footage

DHAKA: Pope Francis is to make public the conclusions of his two Synods on the family in a document eagerly awaited by 1.3 billion Roman Catholics.   It will detail the pope’s views about family life, marriage, contraception and bringing up children. Many hope it will open the

DHAKA: Four earthquakes of different magnitudes were felt in Afghanistan Friday within few hours’ gaps.     An earthquake of 4.5 magnitude jolted Jurm and Badakashan near about 3 hours ago.   Whereas Hukumati Azrah, Lowgar had 4.0 magnitude and 35km depth earthquake hours

DHAKA: A second wave of migrants is expected to be sent back from Greece to Turkey on Friday as part of an EU deal to reduce the numbers reaching Europe.   The first group arrived in Turkey on Monday, but since then the process has stalled, partly due to a surge in last-minute asylum

DHAKA: British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he and his wife Samantha owned shares in an offshore trust set up by his late father, before selling them for £30,000 in 2010.   The PM has faced questions over Blairmore Holdings, an offshore company set up by his late father,

DHAKA: Aung San Suu Kyi says her new government in Myanmar will work towards freeing all remaining political prisoners within the next two weeks. It is her first announcement in her new role as ‘state counselor’, a position similar to prime minister, reports the BBC. She is

DHAKA: Panama is creating an international panel to help improve transparency in its offshore financial industry.   The move follows the leak of millions of documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing it helped some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions.   Several

DHAKA: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has told the BBC he will step down in 2020 when his current mandate ends. Bashir also denied allegations of abuses perpetrated by the Sudanese forces in renewed violence against black African villages who took up arms in the country's