DHAKA: At least 11 people have been killed by a blast which targeted a police bus in central Istanbul, officials say. The remote-controlled device was reportedly detonated as the vehicle passed through the busy Vezneciler district at the morning rush hour. No group has yet said it

DHAKA: Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has led his country’s tribute to Muhammad Ali, whose death brought back fond memories of the October 1975 ‘Thrilla in Manila’ fight between Ali and Joe Frazier. ‘We lost a giant,’ Pacquiao, a newly elected senator, said on his

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic Party nomination for US President after reaching the required number of delegates. Quoting a report of news agency AP, BBC reports the matter. Clinton acquired over 2,383 delegates the number needed to make her the presumptive

DHAKA: At least 17 people, including 11 ‘extremists’, were killed during a series of attacks in oil-rich Kazakhstan, an increasingly authoritarian ex-Soviet nation that has largely avoided violence by religious zealots. Kazakhstan officials said Monday, reports Al Jazeera.

DHAKA: A court in the Indian capital, Delhi, has found five men guilty for the 2014 gang rape of a Danish woman. The 51-year-old tourist was robbed and raped at knife point on 14 January. Nine people, including three minors, were arrested for the crime. One of the accused died in

DHAKA: At least 14 people, including six children, have been killed in a bus crash in southern Turkey on Monday (June 6). At least 26 others are reported to have been injured in the accident, which occurred in the city of Osmaniye as the bus was returning from a school trip. The

DHAKA: Tributes have been paid to a celebrated Indian body-builder, Manohar Aich, who has died in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), aged 104. Aich died of age-related ‘complications’ on Sunday, his family said. He is survived by four children, reports the BBC. Aich was the first

DHAKA: A veteran US photojournalist and a translator have been killed in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. David Gilkey of National Public Radio (NPR) and Zabihullah Tamanna were travelling with the Afghan army when they came under fire and their vehicle was hit by a shell, NPR

DHAKA: Muslims in Singapore will usher in the holy month of Ramadan on Monday (Jun 6), kicking off a month of fasting during daylight hours and prayers with fellow believers around the world. Announcing the date, the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) noted that according to

DHAKA: A huge procession and funeral will be held for Muhammad Ali on Friday to ‘allow anyone that is there from the world to say goodbye’, his family says. The funeral will be in Ali’s home city of Louisville, Kentucky. ex-president Bill Clinton will deliver a eulogy, reports

DHAKA: At least 14 people went missing and a child was dead after a leisure boat capsized on a large lake in southwestern China during strong winds. The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Sichuan province on Bailong Lake, a man-made lake that translates as ‘White Dragon’

DHAKA: At least 17 people were killed and over 30 were injured as a luxury bus veered off into a ditch after colliding with two cars on Pune-Mumbai expressway early Sunday (June 5). The bus was traveling from Satara to Mumbai when it rammed into a Swift Desire and Toyota Innova that

DHAKA: Boxing legend Muhammad Ali died of ‘septic shock due to unspecified natural causes’. The three-time world heavyweight champion, one of the world's greatest sporting figures died on Friday night at a hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, BBC reports on Sunday (June 5). The

DHAKA: Switzerland will vote on whether to set up a guaranteed basic income for every citizen, becoming the first country to hold such a vote. The proposal calls for adults to be paid an unconditional income of 2,500 Swiss francs (£1,755; $2,555) a month, whether they work or not, BBC

DHAKA: Syrian troops have crossed into Raqqa province, nearing the capital of so-called Islamic State (IS), activists say. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said heavy Russian air strikes had helped the offensive. There is no Syrian or Russian confirmation, reports the

DHAKA: Thirty Nigerian troops and two Nigerian soldiers have been killed in clashes with Boko Haram militants in Niger. The country’s defense ministry says, reports the BBC. It says ‘hundreds of assailants’ attacked a military post in the south-eastern town of Bosso, on the

DHAKA: There’s not much that hasn't been written about Muhammad Ali. A boxing legend, who transcended his sport, the 74-year-old is known to many and will be forgotten by few. But there still remains an element of intrigue surrounding the three-time world heavyweight champion and

DHAKA: Poland says it will start recruiting in September for a new 35,000-strong paramilitary defense force because of tensions with Russia. Polish defense minister Antoni Macierewicz said top positions in the Territorial Defense Force had already been decided, reports the BBC. The

DHAKA: The River Seine in Paris is at its highest level for more than 30 years, with floods forcing closed parts of the metro systems and major landmarks. The Louvre and Orsay museums were shut while staff moved artworks to safety as flood levels climbed above 6-m, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Floodwaters in Paris are set to peak on Friday (June 3) with the River Seine due to reach 6m (19ft) above its normal level. The world-famous Louvre and Orsay museums have been shut so staff can move priceless artworks to safety, reports the BBC. At least 11 people have died