DHAKA: Russia will begin building two nuclear reactors in Iran next week, a top Iranian atomic energy official said Tuesday.The news comes a year after Tehran signed a contract with Moscow to construct a further two reactors at the existing Russian-built Bushehr power plant in southern

DHAKA: The Greek parliament voted in a resolution recognizing the state of Palestine on Tuesday making it the latest European legislative body to recognize Palestine statehood.The voting took place during a special parliamentary session attended by Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian

DHAKA: At least nine pupils have been killed by a mortar shell that hit a girls’ school in the Syrian northeastern city of Deir Ezzor, according to state media and a monitoring group.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed the death of the female pupils and said 20 others were

DHAKA: Ten people were killed as a small plane of the Border Security Force (BSF) crashed near the Delhi airport this morning.All on board, including three BSF officers and seven technicians, were killed, reports NDTV.The plane, a Super King aircraft, was flying to Ranchi. The crash took

DHAKA: At least three people were killed after a small plane of the Border Security Force (BSF) crashed into a wall near the Delhi airport in India on Tuesday morning.Ten people, including three BSF officers, were on the plane, a Super King aircraft flying to Ranchi, reports NDTV.The

DHAKA: Guatemalan authorities reportedly detained 33 undocumented migrants from Nepal and Bangladesh who were found being transported in a bus on the outskirts of the capital and presumed to be trying to make it to the United States.The group, all men, was arrested on Sunday in the east

DHAKA: Rescuers have pulled out the first body from the Shenzhen landslide in China, as signs emerge that several survivors are trapped alive in the rubble.Quoting Xinhua the BBC said the body was dug out early on Tuesday.The massive landslide engulfed 33 buildings in an industrial

DHAKA: A group of Kenyan Muslims travelling on a bus ambushed by Islamist gunmen protected Christian passengers by refusing to be split into groups, according to eyewitnesses.A local governor told Kenyan media that they told the militants “to kill them together or leave them alone”.At

DHAKA: Spain's ruling Popular Party won the most votes in Sunday's national election but was short of a majority in parliament to run government, according to results.Negotiations to form a coalition government could likely take weeks, reports the usatoday.comWith 99.6% of the vote

DHAKA: The centre of another district in the southern Afghan province of Helmand has fallen to the Taliban, officials say.The militants are reported to have taken over the police headquarters in Sangin, with fighting continuing in other parts of the district, reports the BBC.Earlier, the

DHAKA: Hundreds of rescue workers are looking for survivors after a landslide hit 33 buildings in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.Seven people were pulled from the rubble with minor injuries but 91 people are still missing, according to state television.Authorities said 900 people

DHAKA: The youngest convict in the notorious 2012 Delhi gang rape case has been released from a correctional centre.His lawyer has told the BBC.Legal challenges failed to prevent the release. The victim’s parents were among those detained later at a rally.The rapist, who cannot be named

DHAKA: An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert.The airline’s chief says, reports the BBC.Frederic Gagey told a news conference that the suspected package turned out to have been made of paper and a timer.The pilots

DHAKA: Some 22 buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.About 900 people have been evacuated, with four people pulled alive from rubble with minor or no injuries, the local government said.No fatalities have been

DHAKA: The number of Kurdish fighters killed during a large-scale military offensive in Turkey's restive southeast has jumped to 102.A security source said on Sunday as the operation entered its fifth day.At least two soldiers and five civilians have also been killed in the clashes, the

DHAKA: Turkey says it will pull more of its troops out of northern Iraq, following a partial withdrawal earlier this week.The foreign ministry said it acknowledged a ‘miscommunication’ with Iraq over the deployment of its forces, reports the BBC.It comes a day after US President

DHAKA: Candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidency have begun their last debate of the year in New Hampshire.Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton remains a frontrunner, reports the BBC.Her main rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, apologised for his

DHAKA: Israel will ease its blockade on the Gaza Strip as part of reconciliation with Turkey.The Turkish newspaper Sabah Daily, which is affiliated with the ruling party of Turkey, said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Additionally, Israel will also compensate the victims of the

DHAKA: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi were Saturday granted bail in the National Herald case, minutes after they arrived at the Patiala House court.Four others - including other top Congress leaders and Gandhi family associates - accused in the case

DHAKA: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stopped his ministers from giving anti-India statements so that the peace process is not hit.An official said, reports The Times of India.A close aide to Sharif said on Friday that the ministers and senior officials had been asked not to