DHAKA: A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan’s Hokkaido on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).No tsunami warning was issued by authorities for the quake which struck 51km southeast of Shizunai.The quake hit at 09.25am (Bangladesh time) off the

DHAKA: A car bomb blast has hit a police headquarters in south-eastern Turkey, killing five people and injuring at least 36.Quoting local media, BBC reported on Thursday.A woman and a baby were reported among the dead. Rescuers are searching through the rubble at the scene in Cinar

DHAKA: All 10 US Navy sailors detained by Iran after drifting into its territorial waters a day earlier have been freed.The US and Iran said on Wednesday, reports the BBC.The US Navy said the American crew returned safely and there were no indications that they had been harmed while in

DHAKA: A record number of asylum seekers in Britain are being left destitute, and planned legislation could plunge thousands more into poverty.The British Red Cross said on Wednesday, reports the Jerusalem Post.The charity said it had supported more than 9,000 refugees and asylum seekers

DHAKA: At least 14 people have been killed in a bombing outside a polio vaccination centre in the south-western Pakistani city of Quetta.Officials say, reports the BBC.Many of the casualties are thought to have been police guarding the clinic.Armed guards are routine for polio workers in

DHAKA: Putting aside a sudden crisis with Iran, President Barack Obama on Tuesday urged Americans in his final State of the Union address to reject the politics of tribalism and fear that have rocked the campaign to find his successor and to build a "clear-eyed, big-hearted" and

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama vigorously defended his legacy while striking an optimistic tone for the future his final State of the Union address.He pushed back against the negative tone of the current presidential race, arguing the US has the "strongest, most durable economy in the

DHAKA: Iran detained 10 US sailors after two small patrol boats reportedly drifted into Iranian waters in the Gulf, US officials say.They say the Riverine boats apparently developed mechanical problems and were taken to Iran's Farsi Island, reports the BBC. Tehran says the crew and the

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not rule out granting political asylum to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a long-time ally.In an interview with a German paper, he said political reforms were needed in Syria, including a new constitution.If the next poll was

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution to its civil war, though he acknowledged the process was likely to be difficult.Putin, who has thrown Russia’s support behind Syrian President

DHAKA: Citigroup Inc. chief economist Willem Buiter placed about a one-in-three chance on the UK voting to exit the European Union, as Prime Minister David Cameron struggles to wring concessions from his EU partners.Speaking to reporters in Dublin on Monday, Buiter said it’s ‘pretty

DHAKA: Hundreds of representatives from the army, parliament and ethnic armed groups are meeting for peace talks in Myanmar.It follows a ceasefire agreement, signed in October, between the outgoing government and eight armed groups.Aung Sang Suu Kyi, whose party won elections in November,

DHAKA: At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion in a district of Istanbul popular with tourists.The city authorities say, reports the BBC.The explosion occurred just after 10:00 local time (08:00 GMT) in the city’s historic Sultanahmet district, close to the Blue

DHAKA: A hospital supported by the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Yemen has been hit by a rocket killing at least four people.The charity says, reports Al Jazeera.The incident on Sunday, in the northern governorate of Saada near the Saudi Arabian border, also left another 10 people

DHAKA: Talks aimed at kickstarting negotiations for a final peace settlement in Afghanistan have begun in Pakistan.Monday’s meeting could revive a process that collapsed last summer after Afghanistan announced that Mullah Mohammad Omar, founder and leader of the Taliban, had died in a

DHAKA: The new leader of the government in the Spanish region of Catalonia has pledged to continue his predecessor Artur Mas’s plans to secede within 18 months.Carles Puigdemont was speaking in the regional assembly ahead of a vote that confirmed him in office by 70 votes in favor to 63

DHAKA: Mexico has formally started the process of extradition to the US of drug kingpin Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman.The authorities said Interpol officers served him papers at the Altiplano prison, near Mexico City.Guzman, 58, escaped from the maximum security jail in July and was

DHAKA: Arab foreign ministers on Sunday accused Iran of interfering in the affairs of other Middle East states and undermining regional security, as officials met at an emergency Arab League session to discuss escalating tensions in the region.The crisis between the Sunni Muslim kingdom

DHAKA: A ceremony has taken place in central Paris to remember those killed in the Charlie Hebdo attacks a year ago.President Hollande laid a wreath in the Place de la Republique, where a commemorative oak tree was unveiled, and a minute’s silence was observed, reports the BBC.In the

DHAKA: Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong have taken to the streets, demanding answers over the disappearance of a book editor and four of his colleagues.Sunday’s march is the largest since the publishers, linked to a shop selling political books critical of China’s communist party