DHAKA: More than 5.5 million people worldwide are dying prematurely every year as a result of air pollutionA new research says, reports the BBC.Most of these deaths are occurring in the rapidly developing economies of China and India.The main culprit is the emission of small particles

DHAKA: ‘Thank you Russia! Thank you Hezbollah! Thank you Iran!,’ shouts the man, as he passes us in the busy square.Nearby, a photograph of Bashar al-Assad beams down from the front of the town hall, and banners in support of the Syrian President hang outside the main mosque, reports

DHAKA: Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill have called for restored Christian unity between the two churches at historic talks in Cuba.The meeting was the first between a Pope and a Russian Church head since the Western and Eastern branches of Christianity split in the 11th

DHAKA: The Independent is to become the first national newspaper of England to move to a digital-only future, owners ESI Media have announced.The move will capitalize on The Independent’s position as the fastest growing UK quality newspaper website, and will ensure a sustainable and

DHAKA: Three people have died in Venezuela from complications related to the Zika virus, President Nicolas Maduro said.There have been 319 confirmed cases of the Zika virus in the nation, reports the state-run newspaper Correo Del Orinoco on Thursday.Venezuela's deaths come as Latin

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton wants Bernie Sanders to know she's got President Barack Obama's back.Much of the debate lacked the bitterness of earlier forums as Clinton and Sanders laid out differences on policy questions, reports the CNN.But the confrontation during the PBS "NewsHour"

DHAKA: World powers have agreed to seek a nationwide "cessation of hostilities" in Syria to begin in a week's time, after talks in Germany.The halt will not apply to the battle against jihadist groups Islamic State (IS) and al-Nusra Front, reports the BBC.Ministers from the International

DHAKA: Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity.They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of two black holes more than a billion light-years from Earth.The international team says the first detection of these

DHAKA: Dozens of people have been killed in a riot at a prison in northeastern Mexico, according to local media.At least 50 people died after a riot broke out in the early hours of Thursday local time in the prison of Topo Chico, in the state of Nuevo Leon.Milenio TV images showed police

DHAKA: North Korea has vowed to cut two key communication hotlines with the South, amid rising tensions after Pyongyang’s recent rocket and nuclear tests.It comes after Seoul suspended its operations at the jointly-run Kaesong industrial complex in the North, reports the BBC.Kaesong is

DHAKA: Nato is ready to patrol the Aegean Sea to deter people-smugglers taking migrants from Turkey to Greece, US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says.The announcement followed a request from Nato members Turkey, Germany and Greece, reports the BBC.Nato defence ministers are meeting in

DHAKA: A US push for an immediate ceasefire in Syria has run into Russian opposition ahead of talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations on the conflict.Russia proposed a 1 March ceasefire, but the US believes Moscow is giving itself and the Syrian regime three weeks to crush rebels,

DHAKA: A 20-year-old man allegedly shot and decapitated his grandparents inside an Oklahoma City home that doubled as a day care.Investigators who came to the house for welfare check Tuesday afternoon found three children huddled inside an attached garage. The children were unharmed,

DHAKA: The US Senate has voted unanimously in favor of tougher sanctions against North Korea, after the country’s recent nuclear and rocket tests.It targets anyone who directly or indirectly helps Pyongyang’s weapons proliferation or human rights abuses, reports the BBC.On Thursday,

DHAKA: A surge in fighting in Syria’s Aleppo province has displaced about 50,000 people, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned.The humanitarian situation is deteriorating rapidly, the ICRC added, with water supplies to Aleppo city cut, reports the BBC.The Syrian

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama's plans to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from US power plants have been stalled by the US Supreme Court.The court ruled that the president's Clean Power Plan could not go forward until all legal challenges were heard, reports the BBC.Designed to cut

DHAKA: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders cruised to early victories in the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday, while Ohio Gov. John Kasich is projected to win a tight contest for second in the GOP race.Trump, a brash billionaire reality TV star who has never run for

DHAKA: At least nine people were killed and scores more injured, police say, after two passenger trains collided in the German state of Bavaria.The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km south-east of Munich.The trains’ operator said both trains had partially

DHAKA: Two passenger trains have collided in the German state of Bavaria, with police saying at least four people have been killed and scores injured.The head-on crash happened near Bad Aibling, a spa town about 60km south-east of Munich.One of the trains was derailed in the crash and

DHAKA: The US will help South Korea deploy an advanced missile defence system as soon as possible.Officials from the Pentagon said the shield will help South Korea offset the growing threat posed by North Korea following its launch of a long-range rocket on Sunday, reports the BBC.North