DHAKA: Japan on Friday lifted sanctions on Iran, falling in line with major world powers after the United Nations atomic energy agency confirmed last weekend that Tehran had fully taken steps to curb its disputed nuclear programme.Iran emerged from years of economic isolation when the

DHAKA: A man accused by a public inquiry of being one of the killers of ex-Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has branded the report's conclusions "nonsense".Andrei Lugovoi said the inquiry presented "invention" and "supposition" and its chairman had "gone mad", reports the BBC.The inquiry

DHAKA: Archaeologists say they have unearthed the earliest evidence of human warfare to be scientifically dated, at a site in northern Kenya.The 10,000-year-old remains of 27 people found at a remote site west of Lake Turkana show that they met violent deaths.They were left to die there

DHAKA: Vigils have been held in Peshawar and elsewhere in Pakistan for at least 21 people killed in a university attack.Four suspected attackers also died in Wednesday’s assault on Bacha Khan University in Charsadda.Military spokesman Lt Gen Asim Bajwa said that major breakthroughs had

DHAKA: A court in India’s Kerala state has found a millionaire guilty of murdering his security guard after deliberately ramming his car into the man.Mohammed Nisham drove his Hummer into his guard Chandrabose, pinning him against the wall, before attacking him with a metal rod last

DHAKA: Satellite images confirm that the oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been destroyed by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).St Elijah’s stood on a hill near the northern city of Mosul for 1,400 years.But analysts said the images, obtained by the Associated Press, suggested

DHAKA: At least 21 people have been killed, including students and a professor, as gunmen attacked a university in northwest Pakistan.A provincial minister says, reports Al Jazeera.The assault began on Wednesday morning at the Bacha Khan University in Charsadda, about 140km from the

DHAKA: Pakistan on Tuesday conducted a successful flight test of the indigenously developed Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) – Ra’ad.The military’s media wing said in a statement, Dawn publishes this report on Wednesday.The flight test of the cruise missile, which is also known as

DHAKA: Donald Trump’s Republican presidential bid has received the backing of Sarah Palin, the populist ex-governor of Alaska who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008.‘Are you ready to stump for Trump?’ Palin asked cheering supporters at a campaign rally in Iowa,

DHAKA: Gunmen have attacked a university in Charsadda in northwest Pakistan, with reports a gun battle is still under way.The attackers tried to storm their way into Bacha Khan university, injuring at least three people, reports said, according to the BBC.However, a Pakistan Edhi

DHAKA: The Islamic State group's propaganda magazine has confirmed the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November.The group published an obituary for the jihadist, whose real name was Mohammed Emwazi, in its online magazine Dabiq, reports the BBC.In November,

DHAKA: Libya’s Presidential Council has announced a new government of national accord aimed at uniting the country’s warring factions under a UN-backed plan.The Tunis-based council had pushed back the deadline for naming the government by 48 hours, amid reports of disputes over the

DHAKA: The world’s oldest man Yasutaro Koide has died at the age of 112 in the Japanese city of Nagoya.Local officials say, reports the BBC.Yasutaro Koide, who was born on 13 March 1903, was officially named the oldest man by Guinness World Records in August this year.At the time he was

DHAKA: Humanity is at risk from a series of dangers of our own making, according to Professor Stephen Hawking.Nuclear war, global warming and genetically-engineered viruses are among the scenarios which he singles out.And he says that further progress in science and technology will create

DHAKA: After over three, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) unblocked the popular video-sharing website, YouTube, for the Internet users in Pakistan.However, digital rights groups and other stakeholders, who had originally opposed the blocking of the website, still have concerns

YEMEN: At least 35 people were killed and dozens injured in airstrikes throughout Yemen since Sunday, the Defense Ministry said.The deadliest strike targeted police in a densely populated downtown area of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, reports CNN.Yemen has become a proxy battleground for

DHAKA: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Monday a small increase in the Australian troop commitment to the NATO-led force supporting the Afghan central government during a surprise visit to Kabul.Australia, which lost 41 soldiers in Afghanistan during its more than

DHAKA: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will visit Italy and France next week on his first trip to Europe since the lifting of sanctions against his country.A diplomatic source said on Monday, reports The Jerusalem Post.The source said Rouhani would be in Italy on January 25-26 and leave

DHAKA: Candidates for the Democratic race for the White House have clashed on gun control and healthcare in their liveliest TV debate so far.Hillary Clinton attacked Bernie Sanders' record on gun control, and said his healthcare plan risked derailing recent legislation, reports the

DHAKA: The US and French scientists have launched a new satellite capable of measuring the height of the world’s oceans to within 4cm.The $180m mission, named Jason-3, is expected to provide them with vital data to track long-term changes to climate and the ocean’s role in global