DHAKA: Venezuela's government came under renewed pressure when provincial body Organization of American States called for an emergency meeting on Tuesday. OAS head Luis Almagro wanted members to assess whether Venezuela has suffered an ‘unconstitutional alteration of the

DHAKA: New solar, wind and hydropower sources were added in 2015 at the fastest rate the world has yet seen. Investments in renewable during the year were more than double the amount spent on new coal and gas-fired power plants, BBC reports on Wednesday (June 1). For the first time,

DHAKA: The world’s longest and deepest rail tunnel is to be officially opened in Switzerland, after almost two decades of construction work. The 57km (35-mile) twin-bore Gotthard tunnel will provide a high-speed rail link under the Swiss Alps between northern and southern Europe.

DHAKA: Thai authorities have removed dozens of tigers from a Buddhist temple that operated an admission-charging zoo after allegations of wildlife trafficking. The director of Thailand’s Wildlife Conservation Office, Teunjai Noochdumrong, said that 40 out of 137 tigers were

DHAKA: Iraqi forces are facing tough resistance on the outskirts of Fallujah, as they attempt to retake the key city held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) armed group. Lieutenant-General Abdelwahab al-Saadi, the commander of the operation, said ISIL (also known as

DHAKA: At least 23 people have been killed by air strikes on the rebel-held city of Idlib, in north-western Syria. Syrian activists say, reports the BBC. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Russian aircraft targeted various positions overnight. Turkey also

DHAKA: More than 50 Afghan police officers have been killed over the past two days in heavy fighting around the capital of the southern province of Helmand. Afghan officials say, reports Al Jazeera. Helmand, with its strategic location, has been the scene of major attacks by the

DHAKA: The anti-corruption minister in Brazil's interim government has resigned, after a recording suggested that he tried to wreck an investigation into the state oil company. Fabiano Silveira is the second interim minister to step down, a week after the planning minister resigned

DHAKA: French railway workers will go on strike as unions prolong to protest against deliberated labor reforms. This is likely to further interrupt a transport network already suffering from a lack of fuel, BBC reports on Tuesday (May 31). French President Francois Hollande has

DHAKA: Wildlife authorities in Thailand have begun removing tigers from a Buddhist temple, after accusations of wildlife trafficking and animal abuse. Three of the 137 tigers at the temple in Kanchanaburi province were moved on Monday. The 1,000-personnel operation will last all week.

DHAKA: North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed. South Korean military officials say, reports the BBC. It is unclear what type of missile it was, but it follows three failed tests of the medium-range ‘Musudan’

DHAKA: A major fire at an ammunition depot in Pulgaon of Maharashtra in India killed 17 army personnel and injured 19 others on Tuesday (May 31). Quoting defence sources, news agency PTI published the matter, TOI reports. Two officers and 15 Defence Security Corps jawans were among

DHAKA: Two Indian students were killed and at least 30 were injured after a live wire fell on their school bus in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The students were returning from a picnic on Sunday evening when the incident occurred, BBC reports on Monday (May 30). It is not clear

DHAKA: The killing of a gorilla at a zoo in the US city of Cincinnati after a four-year-old boy fell into its enclosure has prompted anger on social media. Many said that male gorilla Harambe should not have been shot dead as he did not intend to hurt the boy, BBC reports on Monday

DHAKA: At least 35% of corals in the northern and central parts of Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been ruined by bleaching. The experts from James Cook University (JCU) said that it is the most intense case of mass bleaching they have ever calculated at the World Heritage

DHAKA: Donald Trump took aspire on Sunday night (May 29) at Weekly Standard Editor William Kristol, who suggested on Twitter that news of an ‘impressive’ independent conservative presidential candidate is forthcoming. In a series of tweets, Trump criticized Kristol, calling him a

DHAKA: A Nepali soldier has won the world’s highest marathon on Mount Everest. Bed Bahadur Sunuwar was one of more than 150 local and foreign runners in the race, which began at Nepal’s base camp, reports the BBC. The annual run marks the anniversary of the first summit of the

DHAKA: The chief negotiator of Syria’s main opposition umbrella group, Mohammed Alloush, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks. Alloush, from the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said the talks had not brought a political deal or eased the plight of Syrians in

DHAKA: Seventeen people have died in a fire at a building housing elderly people in a village near Ukraine's capital Kiev. The fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in a two-storey building housing some 35 people, reports the BBC. “Emergency services units saved 18

DHAKA: French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are to mark the 100th anniversary of the battle of Verdun, the longest battle throughout World War One. Hundreds of thousands of French and German soldiers died during 10 months of fighting in north-eastern