DHAKA: At least 22 people were killed by three truck bombs in a Kurdish-controlled town in northeastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.It said the death toll from the attack in Tel Tamer late on Thursday was likely to increase, reports the Jerusalem

DHAKA: A decision on a global climate deal will not be made until Saturday, international media report.It had been hoped a deal would be announced by Friday evening after French Foreign Minister and chair of the Paris talks, Laurent Fabius, said agreement was "extremely close".An

DHAKA: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $300m loan on Thursday to help clean Beijing’s notoriously polluted air, as it pledged to support Chinese government efforts to reduce coal use in and around the capital.Beijing officials issued their first “red alert” on Monday

DHAKA: The finance chief of so-called Islamic State has been killed in air strikes by the US-led coalition, a US military spokesperson has said.Muwaffaq Mustafa Mohammed al-Karmoush, aka Abu Salah, and two other senior leaders were killed in the strikes which took place in "recent weeks",

DHAKA: North and South Korea are holding high-level talks in the Kaesong joint industrial zone on the North Korean side of the border.It is the latest in a series of steps to improve relations after a tense standoff in August, reports the BBC.The confrontation began when two South Korean

DHAKA: US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was postponing his planned trip to Israel which had been scheduled for the end of December.Trump posted on his Twitter account that he was postponing the trip, and his scheduled meeting with Israel Prime

DHAKA: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared on Thursday to claim the country has developed a hydrogen bomb, a step up from the less powerful atomic bomb, but outside experts were skeptical.Kim made the comments as he toured the Phyongchon Revolutionary Site, which marks the feats of

DHAKA: The death toll of Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport has reached 70, including women and children. Taliban fighters in a siege at Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport made the causalities.Official details about the number of casualties and the ongoing nature of the attack, which began on

DHAKA: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the recent remarks of Donald trump regarding Muslims.‘The State of Israel respects all religions and strictly adheres to the rights of all it’s citizens,’ Netanyahu said in a statement released on Wednesday evening, The

DHAKA: Former boxing champion Muhammad Ali, one of the best-known US Muslims, appeared to join the chorus condemning the proposal by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to temporarily stop Muslims from entering the country.‘We as Muslims have to stand up to those who use

DHAKA: Facebook Inc chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said he supported Muslims in his community and around the world.Muslims in the United States and abroad have been criticized in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.‘As a Jew, my parents taught me that we must

DHAKA: Time Magazine has named German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its ‘Person of the Year’.The magazine cited her role in Europe’s crises over migration and Greek debt, reports the BBC.Merkel had provided ‘steadfast moral leadership in a world where it is in short supply’,

DHAKA: Gulf leaders have met for an annual summit in the face of plunging oil revenues, the war in Yemen and pressure for peace in Syria.The kings and emirs, gathering in Saudi Arabia, are expected to voice support for a bid to unify Syria’s opposition at separate talks due to get under

DHAKA: At least 11 people including children have died and 13 others remain missing after a boat carrying about 50 refugees sank in the eastern Aegean Sea.Greek authorities say, reports Al Jazeera.The coast guard said the accident occurred early on Wednesday when a wooden boat carrying

DHAKA: At least 46 security personnel, Taliban fighters and civilians have been killed in clashes in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.Officials say, reports the BBC.Several people were also taken hostage in the Taliban assault on Kandahar airport, which began on Tuesday.The airport

DHAKA: Australia has announced a surge in defence spending, a move that reflects concern over military expansion in the region.Military spending will grow by A$29.9b ($21.4b, £15.4b) over next 10 years, the 2016 Defence White Paper outlined, reports the BBC.The largest investment will be

DHAKA: Apple boss Tim Cook has hit back at the FBI over the handling of a court order to help unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino killer Syed Rizwan Farook.Cook told ABC his company first learned of the controversial request when it was reported in the news media, reports the BBC.“I

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are holding their first one-on-one debate, as they vie to be the Democratic presidential pick.The TV debate in New Hampshire is their first since the Democratic race was whittled down to two this week, reports the BBC.The first state-by-state

DHAKA: One of al-Qaeda’s senior commanders was killed by a US drone strike in southern Yemen.A military source told Al Jazeera.Fighters belonging to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were preparing to receive the body of Jalal Baleedi, also known as Hamza al-Marqashi, after he

DHAKA: An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck 174 km southeast of Indonesia’s eastern island of Ambon Wednesday.The US Geological Survey said, reports NDTV.There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties in the quake, which the USGS initially said was 7-magnitude and which