DHAKA: Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman accused Saudi Arabia on Saturday of supporting terrorism and executing its opponents.The accusation came after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shia cleric, reports The Jerusalem Post.‘The Saudi government supports terrorists and takfiri

DHAKA: Israeli jets have launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the enclave hit southern Israel.The air raids on Saturday morning targeted four empty facilities belonging to the Hamas movement, ranging from Beit Hanoun in

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has executed 47 ‘terrorists’, according to the interior ministry, including Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr and al-Qaeda-affiliated Faris al-Zahrani.In a press release read on state TV on Saturday, the ministry listed the names of all those it said were already convicted

DHAKA: Soldiers opened fire on a man outside a mosque in south-eastern France after he drove a car at them.Officials say, reports the BBC.According to the police, the driver injured one of the four soldiers, who were guarding the mosque in Valence.The driver has been hospitalized after

DHAKA: US President Obama has said he will take unilateral action to tackle the problem of gun violence in the US.In his first weekly address of 2016, Obama said he would meet Attorney General Loretta Lynch to discuss actions he could take, reports the BBC.He said he was using his

DHAKA: At least six terrorists attacked an air force base in Punjab's Pathankot district on Saturday morning. Four terrorists and two security personnel have been killed in the ensuing gunbattle, reports the NDTV.Here are the 10 main developments:The terrorists entered the air base,

DHAKA: Indian capital Delhi's new odd-even plan for cars took off today in a drastic step to cut down smog in the world's most polluted city. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says he is "overwhelmed by the response."    Friday, only odd-numbered cars are allowed on the roads as

DHAKA: Countries around the world are marking the New Year, with festivities due to get under way in South America.Earlier, European cities ushered in 2016 - despite heightened security measures in some countries - along with parts of the Middle East and Africa.In Japan, people released

DHAKA: A huge fire has engulfed a 63-storey hotel in central Dubai ahead of a New Year's Eve firework display.Despite the blaze at the Address hotel, the display at the nearby Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, started as planned at midnight, reports the BBC.Officials say

DHAKA: The year 2015 witnesses a good number of major attacks in different parts of the globe. Some of them have been uphold for our readers.Charlie Hebdo attack:On January 7, two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly

DHAKA: The world has begun celebrating the start of a New Year, with revelers in Australia and New Zealand some of the first to usher in 2016.Crowds counted down the last seconds of 2015 at Auckland’s Sky Tower, which hosted a laser show and fireworks display.Up to 25,000 people had

DHAKA: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has said he is ready to negotiate with Boko Haram for the release of more than 200 girls kidnapped in April last year.In a televised press conference on Wednesday, Buhari said that if the armed group could identify a credible leadership then

DHAKA: The Obama administration is considering fresh punishments for Iran over its violation of international laws with respect to its ballistic missile activity.A senior Obama administration official confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday night.Since brokering a landmark agreement

DHAKA: Pakistan and Afghanistan have established a hotline between their respective military commanders to reduce frequent cross-border tensions.Pakistan's military spokesman says the line has just been used for the first time as the two countries work to improve co-ordination along the

DHAKA: The US space agency NASA has warned that the effects of the current El Nino weather phenomenon could be as bad as those of 1998, the strongest on record.El Nino in that year played havoc with world weather systems and was blamed for several extreme weather events, reports the

DHAKA: A suspected suicide attack at a government office in north-west Pakistan has killed at least 26 people, police say.The bomb went off outside the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) office in the town of Mardan on Tuesday, reports the BBC.A faction of the Pakistani

DHAKA: A top aide to the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has died in a car crash, state news agency KCNA has said.Kim Yang-gon, 73, was a secretary of the ruling Workers' Party and was in charge of ties with South Korea.He was part of a high-level delegation from North Korea that helped

DHAKA: The US says Iran has taken a “significant step” towards meeting its nuclear commitments, by sending a large quantity of uranium abroad.Secretary of State John Kerry spoke after Iran dispatched a shipment of more than 11 tonnes of low-enriched uranium to Russia, reports the

DHAKA: Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi has said Islamic State (IS) will be ousted from the country, after government forces recaptured the city of Ramadi.In a televised address, Abadi vowed to retake Iraq’s second city of Mosul, saying it would be “the fatal and final blow” to IS, reports

DHAKA: The Palestine leadership is expected to meet in the coming days to discuss the future of its relations with Israel.PLO Secretary-General Saeb Erekat said on Sunday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Erekat said that he expected the meeting to take place before the end of this year to