DHAKA: Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who worked with the poor in the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) is to be declared a saint on 4 September.Pope Francis has announced, reports the BBC.She founded a sisterhood that runs 19 homes, and won the Nobel Peace Prize.She died in 1997

DHAKA: Turkey's military says at least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in the air strikes it conducted in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara.Turkish F-16 and F4 jets raided Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK, positions across the border in Iraq yesterday, a day after the

DHAKA: Kim Jong-un has said North Korea will soon conduct tests of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.He said the tests would ‘enhance the reliance’ of the North’s nuclear attack capability, state media reported, says the BBC.The North has issued a series of increasingly

DHAKA: Myanmar’s parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as the next president, the first civilian to lead the country after more than 50 years of military rule.Htin Kyaw is a close ally of Aung San Suu Kyi, whose National League for Democracy (NLD) party swept to victory in historic elections

DHAKA: A senior commander of so-called Islamic State (IS) is dead, the Pentagon has confirmed.Defence officials said Omar Shishani died from injuries sustained in a recent US air strike in northeastern Syria.Earlier reports had suggested Shishani, a Georgian whose real name was Tarkhan

DHAKA: In a surprise move, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his military to start withdrawing the "main part" of its forces in Syria from Tuesday.He said the Russian intervention had largely achieved its objectives.The comments come amid fresh peace talks in Geneva aimed at

DHAKA: Eight people have died in a chemical accident in the basement of a Bangkok bank, officials have confirmed.The contractors were working on a fire safety system at the headquarters of the Siam Commercial bank on Sunday night, the bank said in a statement.They apparently suffocated

DHAKA: The United Arab Emirates has said that one of its warplane taking part in a mission against Houthi rebels in Yemen is missing.The country’s official news agency, WAM, announced the disappearance without giving further details.The Saudi-led coalition of which UAE is a part has

DHAKA: The party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered defeats in two of three states holding regional elections, exit polls suggest.They indicate the Christian Democrats lost support in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland Palatinate, but remain the largest party in

DHAKA: A car bomb has exploded in the Turkish capital Ankara, killing 34 people and wounding more than 100, the Turkey health ministry has said.The explosion happened in Guven Park in the Kizilay district, a key transport hub and commercial area.Several vehicles at the scene were reduced

DHAKA: France says Iran could face European sanctions over its recent launch of ballistic missiles.French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said sanctions would be taken ‘if necessary’, following talks in Paris with US and European counterparts, reports the BBC.Iran drew strong

DHAKA: China’s judicial authorities on Sunday said the country will continue to maintain ‘high pressure’ on corruption as authorities press on with an over three-year-old anti-graft drive.A total of 22 Chinese ex-officials at ministerial level or above, including former leader Zhou

DHAKA: Germans are set to vote in three regional elections seen as a test of support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s policy towards refugees.The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party (AfD) is expected to make gains amid unease over Merkel’s so-called ‘open door’

DHAKA: Libya’s UN-backed Presidential Council, based in Tunis, has called on the international community to stop dealing with any rival powers within Libya.BBC reported that the council nominated a unity government last month, but recognition of the cabinet has been delayed.Libya has

DHAKA: An artist of Brazil has blindfolded a hundred statues on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in red cloths as a gesture of protest amid deepening political crisis in the country.The anonymous artist said he wanted to protect national figures from Brazil's history from seeing the shameful

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has warned White House contenders to avoid raising tensions, a day after a rally by Donald Trump was called off amid clashes.President Obama said candidates should not resort to “insults” and “certainly not violence against other Americans”,

DHAKA: The Arab League has declared the Lebanese Shia Muslim movement Hezbollah a terrorist organization, a week after a similar move by Arab Gulf states.The Arab League, dominated by Sunni Muslim countries, said the decision had been near unanimous, reports the BBC.Hezbollah is a key

DHAKA: A survivor of the Auschwitz death camp is now the world’s oldest man, the Guinness World Records organization says.Yisrael Kristal was born near Zarnow in Poland in 1903 and lived through two world wars before moving to the Israeli city of Haifa.He was 112 years and 178 days old

DHAKA: Another piece of plane debris has been discovered on the coast of Mozambique, an Australian aviation official said on Friday.The newly revealed debris, found by a South African family vacationing in the east African country, will be examined by investigators to establish if it may

DHAKA: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for the repatriation of peacekeeping units whose soldiers face allegations of sexual abuse.The resolution is the first passed by the Security Council to tackle sex abuse claims against peacekeepers, reports the BBC.It was