DHAKA: India has successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, as part of a user trial by the army.The missile test was carried out from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR)

DHAKA: Germany plans to send about 650 troops to Mali to help with the peacekeeping mission in the restive West African state.German defense minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, Al Jazeera publishes this report on Thursday.‘We will shortly ask parliament to approve a mandate

DHAKA: Britain should join air strikes against the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria in Syria.UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said, reports Al Jazeera.Cameron attempted to persuade politicians to back action in parliament, arguing the Paris attacks have given new urgency to the

DHAKA: The surviving crew member of a Russian fighter jet shot down by Turkey has rejected Ankara’s explanation of the incident, saying there were no warnings given before the plane was attacked.Turkey said the fighter jet violated its airspace on its southern border with Syria, an

DHAKA: Two Palestinians were shot and killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday as deadly violence over the past two months continues.‘Yahya Taha, 21, from the village of Qattaneh ... died after he was shot and wounded in the head during clashes,’

DHAKA: The World Bank wants to raise $16bn to help Africa adapt to climate change.By boosting the continent’s resilience to global warming and increasing renewable energy it hopes the scheme will prevent millions of people from sliding into extreme poverty.The Africa Climate Business

DHAKA: The Turkish military has released an audio recording of what it says were warnings to a Russian warplane before it was shot down on the Syrian border.‘Change your heading south immediately,’ a voice is heard saying in English. Turkey said it had tried to rescue the SU-24

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