DHAKA: The death toll of Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport has reached 70, including women and children. Taliban fighters in a siege at Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport made the causalities.Official details about the number of casualties and the ongoing nature of the attack, which began on

DHAKA: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the recent remarks of Donald trump regarding Muslims.‘The State of Israel respects all religions and strictly adheres to the rights of all it’s citizens,’ Netanyahu said in a statement released on Wednesday evening, The

DHAKA: Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known US Muslims, appeared to join the chorus condemning the proposal by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to temporarily stop Muslims from entering the country.‘We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use

DHAKA: Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said he supported Muslims in his community and around the world.Muslims in the United States and abroad have been criticized in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.‘As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must

DHAKA: Time Magazine has named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its ‘Person of the Year’.The magazine cited her role in Europe’s crises over migration and Greek debt, reports the BBC.Merkel had provided ‘steadfast moral leadership in a world where it is in short supply’,

DHAKA: Gulf leaders have met for an annual summit in the face of plunging oil revenues, the war in Yemen and pressure for peace in Syria.The kings and emirs, gathering in Saudi Arabia, are expected to voice support for a bid to unify Syria’s opposition at separate talks due to get under

DHAKA: At least 11 people including children have died and 13 others remain missing after a boat carrying about 50 refugees sank in the eastern Aegean Sea.Greek authorities say, reports Al Jazeera.The coast guard said the accident occurred early on Wednesday when a wooden boat carrying

DHAKA: At least 46 security personnel, Taliban fighters and civilians have been killed in clashes in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.Officials say, reports the BBC.Several people were also taken hostage in the Taliban assault on Kandahar airport, which began on Tuesday.The airport

DHAKA: Australia has announced a surge in defence spending, a move that reflects concern over military expansion in the region.Military spending will grow by A$29.9b ($21.4b, £15.4b) over next 10 years, the 2016 Defence White Paper outlined, reports the BBC.The largest investment will be

DHAKA: Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook.Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was reported in the news media, reports the BBC.“I

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are holding their first one-on-one debate, as they vie to be the Democratic presidential pick.The TV debate in New Hampshire is their first since the Democratic race was whittled down to two this week, reports the BBC.The first state-by-state

DHAKA: One of al-Qaeda’s senior commanders was killed by a US drone strike in southern Yemen.A military source told Al Jazeera.Fighters belonging to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were preparing to receive the body of Jalal Baleedi, also known as Hamza al-Marqashi, after he

DHAKA: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 174 km southeast of Indonesia’s eastern island of Ambon Wednesday.The US Geological Survey said, reports NDTV.There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which the USGS initially said was 7-magnitude and which

DHAKA: Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric undermines US national security by boosting the Islamic State (IS) group.The Pentagon has warned, reports the BBC.The leading Republican presidential candidate has said Muslims should be banned from entering the US, in the wake of the deadly

DHAKA: Syrian rebels have begun evacuating from the last area they hold in the city of Homs under a ceasefire deal reached with the government.A monitoring group has said, reports the BBC.The deal means the entire city returns to government control.Those leaving are due go to areas of

DHAKA: The House of Representatives has voted to tighten visa-free travel to the US following the Paris attacks.The measures would bar people who travelled to Iraq and Syria after March 2011 from the visa waiver programme, reports the BBC.People who have visited Iran and Sudan - which the

DHAKA: Ten Taliban fighters have been killed after staging an attack on the heavily-fortified Kandahar airport compound in southern Afghanistan, officials told media.Simultaneously on Tuesday night, Taliban forces attacked both residential blocks housing government employees and the

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia is hosting a three-day meeting in Riyadh to try to unite the Syrian opposition before potential talks with the government of President Bashar al-Assad.There have been attempts to do this before, but this time international peace efforts are gaining momentum.There is a

DHAKA: Five people were lightly injured when a homemade explosive detonated at a bus stop in central Moscow.Authorities said on Tuesday, reports NDTV.The device went off Monday night on Pokrovka Street, a trendy area in central Moscow dotted with bars and restaurants.‘A hooliganism

DHAKA: A Syrian opposition meeting is due to begin in Saudi Arabia that will discuss ways to overcome their differences before potential talks with the government of President Bashar al-Assad.The talks, due to take place from Tuesday, are seen as the most serious effort yet to unify the