DHAKA: As many as 37 Assyrian Christians who were among about 200 seized by the Islamic State (IS) militants in February in northeastern Syria, got released from the militant group.Two human rights monitoring groups said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Elders from Arab tribes had

DHAKA: Leaders of political rivals Taiwan and China have met for the first time in more than 60 years for talks that come amid rising anti-Beijing sentiment on the self-ruled island and just weeks ahead of elections.China’s President Xi Jinping and his Taiwanese counterpart, Ma

DHAKA: At least ten people have been killed in suspected Russian air strikes on a market in a Damascus suburb.Baraa, a Syrian activist in Douma, told Al Jazeera on Friday that Russian air strikes had hit the Kouatly market in Douma, just outside of the capital.‘For the past half an hour

DHAKA: Israeli forces have shot dead a 72-year-old Palestinian woman amid clashes across Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories.On Friday afternoon, Israeli troops fatally shot Thawarat Ashrawi as she drove her car into a petrol station in Halhul, a town in the Hebron-area of the

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to suspend all Russian flights to Egypt after a recommendation by his chief of intelligence for a halt until the cause of the crash of a passenger jet in the Sinai Peninsula is determined.Friday’s suspension came after several days of

DHAKA: A former aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin has been found dead in Washington DC, Russian state media say, reports the BBC.Mikhail Lesin, 57, Russia's former press minister and a one-time head of the powerful Gazprom-Media Holding group, died on Thursday, the RIA-Novosti and

DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou are set to hold historic talks in Singapore.It is the first time since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 that the leaders from both sides have met, reports the BBC.China views Taiwan as a breakaway province, which

KOLKATA: Police arrested two members of militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in connection with the Burdwan blast in West Bengal last year.Acting on tip off, they were rounded up from Shipahijala district of Tripura in India Thursday midnight.Of the arrestees, one was

DHAKA: Germany has unveiled plans to speed up the asylum process, after the governing coalition resolved a rift on the issue.Chancellor Angela Merkel said they would create up to five special centres for asylum-seekers deemed to have little chance of staying, reports the BBC.Merkel's

DHAKA: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared that her party has the momentum for victory in Sunday’s elections, but warned against ‘ongoing fraudulent actions’ that could disrupt the electoral process.At a press conference on Thursday ahead of the November 8

DHAKA: Harjit Sajjan, a former police officer and veteran of three military deployments to Afghanistan, was named Canada’s new minister of defense on Wednesday, bringing first-hand expertise to one of the country’s top cabinet positions.‘It's an honour to serve in cabinet as

DHAKA: A major rescue operation is under way to save dozens of people thought to be trapped in rubble after a factory collapsed in Lahore, Pakistan.At least 17 people died when the factory, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday, reports the BBC.Cranes and bulldozers are

DHAKA: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation.They shared their opinions on the Syria crisis in light of ministerial meetings in Vienna last week.Both sides confirmed they were willing to

DHAKA: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, giving sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally.His spokesman said, reports Bangkok Post.‘(The) Maldives declares state of emergency for a

DHAKA: A plane has crash-landed near South Sudan’s airport shortly after taking off. Conflicting reports suggest that up to 40 people have been killed on board and on the ground.The crashed plane may have had about 20 crew and passengers, two of which survived, according to the South

DHAKA: A car bomb targeting a policeman’s club in the Egyptian city of El Arish killed six people and wounded 10 on Wednesday.Egypt security sources said, reports The Jerusalem Post.Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, claimed responsibility for the attack, which it

DHAKA: Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Syria, will hold talks with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, as diplomatic efforts gather fresh momentum in the wake of Vienna talks on Friday.‘The main subject will be the political process in Syria and starting a genuine

DHAKA: China president Xi Jinping (left) will discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou.The presidents of Taiwan and China will stage a historic summit in Singapore on Saturday to discuss cross-strait issues, reports the stuff.co.nzIt will be the first ever

DHAKA: Astronomers from NASA have confirmed that the world will be in complete darkness from Sunday, November 15 to Monday, November 30. The darkness will occur from 3:00 AM on the 15th and will end at 4:45 PM on the 30th.The cause is an astronomical event between Venus and Jupiter.

DHAKA: A packed bus, with passengers also traveling on its roof, has plunged over a cliff and killed at least 30 people in central Nepal.Officials have said, reports Al Jazeera.Police said they were investigating the accident which occurred on Tuesday about 80km northwest of the capital,