DHAKA: Global average temperatures in 2015 are likely to be the warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).Data until the end of October showed this year's temperatures running "well above" any previous 12 month period, reports the BBC.The researchers say

DHAKA: European countries cannot accept any more refugees, the French prime minister has been quoted as saying.Quoting Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the BBC reported Manuel Valls said stricter control of the EU’s external borders would determine the bloc’s fate.Europe's border controls have

DHAKA: Tunisia's president declared a 30-day state of emergency across the country and imposed an overnight curfew for the capital Tuesday after an explosion struck a bus carrying members of the presidential guard, killing at least 12 people and wounding 20 others.The government described

DHAKA: Pakistani Rights activist Asma Jahangir has criticised the government for demonstrating “disproportionately high passion” against the execution of Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mojaheed.“Why is the hanging of two Bangladeshis more important for the government than

DHAKA: Australia Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has told parliament that his country won't be sending troops to fight Islamic State.It would be 'unreasonable and unwise', as well as in violation of Australia's agreement with Iraq, to send in ground forces, he said.'That is not the policy

DHAKA: Turkish warplanes have reportedly shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria.Russia's Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying that a Su-24 had crashed in northern Syria, and that its two pilots had ejected, reports the BBC.Turkish

DHAKA: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan joined the outcry against intolerance, saying he was “alarmed” by a number of incidences and his wife Kiran Rao even suggested that they should probably leave the country.He also supported those returning their awards, saying one of the ways for

DHAKA: Up to 16 people were hospitalized after a shooting in a New Orleans park where hundreds of people had gathered for the making of a music video, local media reported, citing police.The shooting occurred around 7 p.m. local time (0100 GMT on Monday) in Bunny Friend Park in the city's

DHAKA: Conservative Mauricio Macri has been confirmed as the winner in Argentina's presidential elections after his ruling party opponent conceded.With almost all votes counted, Macri led Daniel Scioli by 51.5% to 48.5%, reports the BBC.He danced on stage at a victory rally at his Buenos

DHAKA: Many people are still missing after a landslide at a jade mine in Myanmar's northern Kachin state, state media said.At least 104 bodies have now been recovered, with some estimates saying more than 100 people are still missing, reports the BBC.The incident happened in Hpakant on

DHAKA: At least 90 people have died in a huge landslide in a remote jade mining area of northern Myanmar, officials said Sunday, as search teams continued to find bodies in one of the deadliest disasters to strike the country's shadowy jade industry."We found 79 dead bodies on November 21

DHAKA: A Turkish Airlines flight from New York was diverted to Canada after a bomb threat, Canadian officials say.According to BBC report, the Turkey-bound flight with 256 people on board landed safely at Halifax International Airport in eastern Canada. Canadian police are investigating

DHAKA: A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 50 people.The state of Kachin produces some of the best jade in the world, but landslides are not uncommon, reports the BBC. Most of the dead are thought to be people who tried to make a living by climbing on waste

DHAKA: Central Brussels is almost empty after restaurants and bars shut early amid fears of a Paris-style attack, hours after Belgium raised its terror alert.Soldiers patrolled the streets as a manhunt continued for the fugitive Salah Abdeslam, who was thought to be armed with a suicide

DHAKA: The three-month closure of Nepal’s main border crossing with India has led to a dangerous shortage of essential medicines and other supplies, including oxygen.The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) said on Saturday.The landlocked Himalayan nation imports more than 50 percent of its

DHAKA: A 10-day state of emergency has been announced in Mali following an attack on a hotel by suspected Islamist militants in the capital, Bamako, in which gunmen killed 19 people.President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has also declared three days of mourning.Announcing the death toll, the

DHAKA: A late-night fire at a coal mine killed 21 people and left one missing in China's northeastern province of Heilongjiang.State-run Xinhua news agency said on Saturday the fire at the Xinghua mine in the city of Jixi was brought under control, and 21 bodies were recovered from the

DHAKA: Belgium has placed Brussels at the highest terror alert level, citing a "serious and imminent threat that requires taking specific security measures as well as specific recommendations for the population."The announcement by the Crisis Centre of the Belgian Interior Ministry is

DHAKA: Egypt and Russia signed an agreement on Thursday under which Russia will build a nuclear power plant in Egypt.Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in comments on state television, reports The Jerusalem Post.Sisi did not give any value or time-frame for the project but said it

DHAKA: The International New York Times is going to cease printing and distributing its print edition in Thailand at the end of the year, attributing the decision to the rising cost of operating in the Southeast Asian country.The newspaper, known until 2013 as the International Herald