DHAKA: The Palestine government invited hundreds of world leaders to celebrate the raising of its flag for the first time at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 30.‘It will be a glorious day, a proud day for us. We expect hundreds of leaders to be with Palestine

DHAKA: The US has confirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping will be given a state welcome when he visits in September.Xi’s visit comes after President Barack Obama's trip to China in November last year.The White House said Xi would be hosted at the White House for a state dinner on 25

DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry has called his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in a bid to clarify the intent of Moscow’s military build-up in Syria.Kerry warned that continued support for President Bashar al-Assad ‘risks exacerbating and extending the conflict’, a

DHAKA: The Australian government has confirmed it has launched its first air strikes inside Syria against targets of the so-called Islamic State (IS).Australia is part of an international military coalition targeting IS strongholds in Syria and Iraq.Three air strikes were made on Monday,

DHAKA: Hundreds of migrants have spent the night at the closed Hungary-Serbia border, with many facing the choice of finding a new route to northern Europe.Serbian media said buses were now being redirected to Croatia, with migrants then planning to move on to Slovenia, Austria - and

DHAKA: The Hungarian government has declared a state of emergency to cope with the influx of refugees, as almost 10,000 people were detained for illegally crossing the border from Serbia.Police said, reports Al Jazeera.On Tuesday, police also detained at least 60 people claiming to be

DHAKA: Kuwait has sentenced seven people to death over the suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in which at least 27 people were killed.More than 220 people were wounded in the 26 June attack, which targeted the Imam Sadiq Mosque in a busy area to the east of Kuwait City.Another eight

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged continued military support for Syria’s Bashar al-Assad despite growing concerns over Moscow’s role in the war.Putin urged other countries to join Russia in sending ‘military-technical assistance’.He said the influx refugees to

DHAKA: North Korea says its main nuclear facility, the Yongbyon complex, has resumed normal operations.The country was improving its nuclear weapons ‘in quality and quantity’, state-run news agency KCNA reported, according to the BBC.Yongbyon’s reactor was shut down in 2007 but

DHAKA: Palestinians and Israeli forces clashed at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque for a third straight day, as Israeli forces were seen on the roof of the holy site. Suleiman Ahmad, the president of Jerusalem's Affairs Department, who is currently at the scene, told Al Jazeera that at least

DHAKA: At least six people were killed, and seven others were missing after a strong thunderstorm triggered flash flooding in southern Utah, a fire department official said.The floodwaters in the small town of Hildale on the Utah-Arizona border washed away two vehicles carrying a total of

DHAKA: Nepal’s Constituent Assembly has rejected calls to revert back to a Hindu state, deciding instead to keep its secular system brought in after the abolishment of the monarchy in 2008.The decision made during voting on a draft of the country’s long-delayed new constitution on

DHAKA: One million people may arrive in Germany seeking refugee status this year, up from the record 800,000 arrivals its government had earlier predicted.Germany vice chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said, reports Al Jazeera.‘There are many signs that Germany this year will take in not

DHAKA: Australia is to have a new prime minister after Tony Abbott was ousted as leader of the Liberal Party by cabinet minister Malcolm Turnbull.In the hastily-arranged party leadership ballot, Abbott, who had been plagued by poor opinion polls, received 44 votes to Turnbull’s

DHAKA: Jeremy Corbyn has announced most of the key jobs in his first shadow cabinet, with defeated leadership rival Andy Burnham becoming shadow home secretary.The new Labour leader named his campaign manager John McDonnell as shadow chancellor, while Hilary Benn remains shadow foreign

DHAKA: Germany is to reintroduce some form of controls on its border with Austria to cope with the influx of migrants.German and Austrian media report, according to the BBC.It is not clear what measures would be introduced.More than 13,000 migrants arrived into Munich alone on Saturday.

DHAKA: The UK’s opposition Labour Party has elected veteran left-wing MP Jeremy Corbyn to be its new leader, in one of the most controversial leadership votes in recent British political history.The announcement of Corbyn’s success brings to a close a bitterly fought contest, which

DHAKA: Libya’s rival governments have reached a ‘consensus’ on the main elements of a political agreement.A UN special envoy has told reporters, according to Al Jazeera.Bernardino Leon said in Skhirat, Morocco, on Sunday that the two sides were able to ‘overcome their

DHAKA: Clashes have erupted after a number of Israeli soldiers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem.Police and witnesses said, reports Al Jazeera.The Israeli security personnel used tear gas as they entered the compound to arrest what they called Palestinian ‘stone

DHAKA: This is a great month for eclipses and kicking it off right is the partial solar eclipse happening this Sunday, September 13.It will be visible only from South Africa, Antarctica and locations in Indian and Atlantic Oceans.It's the last solar eclipse of the year, and the next won't