DHAKA: Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected leader of Britain’s Labour Party, claimed more than a decade ago that Osama bin Laden was framed for 9/11.Corbyn wrote in a 2003 article for the London-based Morning Star newspaper that the United States and Britain made it look like bin Laden,

DHAKA: A coalition of separatists who promised independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia has won the regional parliamentary elections.With 99 percent of Sunday’s vote counted, the ‘Together for Yes’ group of secessionists had 62 seats in the 135-member parliament.If they join

DHAKA: Clashes have erupted for a second day in a row at Al-Aqsa, after Israeli security forces stormed the mosque and fought with Palestinian worshippers.Witnesses on the ground in occupied Jerusalem told Al Jazeera that the Israeli police entered the mosque shortly before 7:00am local

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded US support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying US-trained rebels were leaving to join Islamic State (IS) with weapons supplied by Washington.In an interview with US networks recorded ahead of a meeting with

DHAKA: The Iraqi military has officially announced it is to begin sharing ‘security and intelligence’ information with Russia, Syria and Iran to help combat the advances of the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria group.A statement issued by the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said the

DHAKA: Seventeen Syrian refugees, including five children, have drowned after their boat sank in Turkish waters on its way to Greece.Local media report, says Al Jazeera.The Turkish coastguard on Sunday recovered the bodies from the wooden boat that had set off from the Turkish holiday

DHAKA: Iran’s supreme leader has called on Saudi Arabia to apologize for Thursday’s deadly stampede during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks came after a speech by President Hassan Rouhani at the UN in which he called for an investigation.Saudi

DHAKA: France has carried out its first air strikes in Syria against the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria group.The announcement from President Francois Hollande’s office on Sunday came after a year of hesitation, reports Al Jazeera.Hollande had resisted the raids in Syria, saying

DHAKA: Iran President Hassan Rouhani has used a speech at the UN to call for an investigation into Thursday’s stampede at the annual hajj pilgrimage to Makkah.The incident is the deadliest to hit the hajj in 25 years, with 769 people dead, more than 130 of them from Iran, reports the

DHAKA: Israeli security forces have entered Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem amid fresh clashes in the area.Witnesses told Al Jazeera that Sunday’s confrontation between Israeli forces and Palestinians began after officers entered the compound.As of 0700 GMT, hundreds of

Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to establish a $2bn (£1.3bn) fund to assist developing countries and to significantly increase investment.Addressing a UN summit on development goals, Mr Xi said investment would reach $12bn over the next 15 years.He also said China would cancel

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have said they will take new steps to address cybercrime.Speaking at a joint news conference at the White House, Obama said they had agreed that neither country would engage in cyber economic espionage.The deal covers the

DHAKA: The Pentagon has said that a group of US-trained Syrian fighters had handed over ammunition and equipment to the Nusra Front, al-Qaeda’s affiliate in the country, purportedly in exchange for safe passage.The acknowledgement contrasted with earlier denials by the US Defense

DHAKA: Swiss prosecutors say they are investigating Sepp Blatter, the head of football’s world governing body Fifa, on suspicion of criminal mismanagement.The attorney general’s office said he was suspected of signing a contract that was ‘unfavourable to Fifa’ and making a

DHAKA: Pope Francis has urged a large gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York to respect humanity’s ‘right to the environment’.He also called on financial agencies not to subject countries to ‘oppressive lending systems’ that worsen poverty, reports the

DHAKA: More than 60 people have been injured and 200 houses damaged after a powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia.A disaster agency official said and warned the number of victims could rise, reports Al Jazeera.People were woken up and ran out of their homes when the

DHAKA: China’s President Xi Jinping is set to unveil a landmark pledge on climate change and curbing harmful emissions.White House officials have said, reports the BBC.The moves come after Xi arrived in Washington DC for the next leg of his week-long US tour.Xi and US President Barack

DHAKA: Pope Francis, speaking at New York’s St Patrick’s Cathedral, has expressed ‘closeness’ with the world’s Muslims after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede outside the Islamic holy city of Mecca.Speaking during a packed evening prayer service on Thursday, the

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin will hold their first face-to-face meeting in nearly a year on Monday in New York.Officials from both countries say, reports the BBC.The meeting comes amid tension over Russia’s military build-up in Syria and

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has ordered an investigation after a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage left at least 719 people dead and 863 injured, according to state media.Prince Mohamed bin Nayef, who chairs the Saudi Hajj committee, ordered the probe during a meeting on