DHAKA: A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses.A local governor told Kenyan media that they told the militants “to kill them together or leave them alone”.At

DHAKA: Spain's ruling Popular Party won the most votes in Sunday's national election but was short of a majority in parliament to run government, according to results.Negotiations to form a coalition government could likely take weeks, reports the usatoday.comWith 99.6% of the vote

DHAKA: The centre of another district in the southern Afghan province of Helmand has fallen to the Taliban, officials say.The militants are reported to have taken over the police headquarters in Sangin, with fighting continuing in other parts of the district, reports the BBC.Earlier, the

DHAKA: Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 people are still missing, according to state television.Authorities said 900 people

DHAKA: The youngest convict in the notorious 2012 Delhi gang rape case has been released from a correctional centre.His lawyer has told the BBC.Legal challenges failed to prevent the release. The victim’s parents were among those detained later at a rally.The rapist, who cannot be named

DHAKA: An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert.The airline’s chief says, reports the BBC.Frederic Gagey told a news conference that the suspected package turned out to have been made of paper and a timer.The pilots

DHAKA: Some 22 buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries, the local government said.No fatalities have been

DHAKA: The number of Kurdish fighters killed during a large-scale military offensive in Turkey's restive southeast has jumped to 102.A security source said on Sunday as the operation entered its fifth day.At least two soldiers and five civilians have also been killed in the clashes, the

DHAKA: Turkey says it will pull more of its troops out of northern Iraq, following a partial withdrawal earlier this week.The foreign ministry said it acknowledged a ‘miscommunication’ with Iraq over the deployment of its forces, reports the BBC.It comes a day after US President

DHAKA: Candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidency have begun their last debate of the year in New Hampshire.Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains a frontrunner, reports the BBC.Her main rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, apologised for his

DHAKA: Israel will ease its blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of reconciliation with Turkey.The Turkish newspaper Sabah Daily, which is affiliated with the ruling party of Turkey, said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Additionally, Israel will also compensate the victims of the

DHAKA: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi were Saturday granted bail in the National Herald case, minutes after they arrived at the Patiala House court.Four others - including other top Congress leaders and Gandhi family associates - accused in the case

DHAKA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stopped his ministers from giving anti-India statements so that the peace process is not hit.An official said, reports The Times of India.A close aide to Sharif said on Friday that the ministers and senior officials had been asked not to

DHAKA: Eighteen people were killed and another 14 rescued after a migrant vessel capsized off the Turkish coast.The boat, which had been en route from the coastal resport of Bodrum to the Greek island of Kos, had been carrying refugees including Syrian and Iraqi nationals when it capsized

DHAKA: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi will appear in a trial court in Delhi Saturday in the National Herald case.They are likely to be accompanied by Gandhi’s daughter Priyanka and her son-in-law Robert Vadra, reports NDTV.The two are among six people -

DHAKA: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake has struck northeast of the Vanuatu chain of islands, the US Geological Survey said.The quake had a depth of 10 kilometres, it said, reports the abc.net.au.Nearby cities to the impact zone include Isangel, Port-Vila, We, Luganville and Dumbea.There were

DHAKA: The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution outlining a peace process in Syria.The 15-member council reached rare agreement on the issue in a session in New York on Friday, reports the BBC.The resolution endorses talks between the Syrian government and opposition

DHAKA: UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said there is "a pathway to a deal" on new terms for Britain's membership of the EU after talks with other leaders.Cameron set out his reform demands, which include controversial plans to curb access to benefits for migrants, at a dinner in

DHAKA: Southern Mexico was rattled by a magnitude-6.4 quake Thursday, but there were no reports of damage or injuries.The tremor was felt in the southern states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Tabasco and it prompted some tourists and residents to rush out of buildings in the colonial city of

DHAKA: Beijing authorities have issued a second pollution "red alert", little more than a week after its first ever such warning.The Chinese capital will endure dense smog from Saturday until Tuesday, the Beijing Meteorological Service said, reports the BBC.The National Meteorological