DHAKA: The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to "redouble" action against Islamic State, following last week's deadly attacks in Paris.The French-drafted document urges UN members to "take all necessary measures" in the fight against IS, reports the BBC.IS said it

DHAKA: An attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at Radisson Blue Hotel in the Malian capital is over, US officials say.The National Security Council condemned the "heinous attack" in Bamako, reports the BBC.Mali said the gunmen had "no more hostages" and were

DHAKA: Gunmen went on a shooting rampage at the luxury Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Bamako on Friday, seizing 170 guests and staff in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said.At least three hostages have been killed, said Mali's security ministry.Quoting local TV, NDTV

DHAKA: At least three hostages were killed following the attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali’s capital Bamako on Friday morning.Malian Special Forces have been storming the hotel, reports the BBC.At least seven Chinese people were staying at the hotel, according to

DHAKA: US freed Jonathan Pollard, a US Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, given life sentence in 1987 for spying for Israel.The decision from the US Parole Commission to release Pollard, 61, came around the same time as a sharp disagreement between the US and the

DHAKA: Gunmen have launched an attack on the Radisson Blu Hotel in the centre of Mali’s capital Bamako.Two people have “locked in” 140 guests and 30 employees in an ongoing hostage-taking, the hotel chain said in a statement on Friday, reports enca.com.Automatic weapons fire could

DHAKA: A string of US governors have said they will refuse the resettlement of Syrian refugees in their home states in the wake of the deadly Paris attacks, prompting accusations of Islamophobia.At least 16 state governors from the Republican party said on Sunday and Monday that they

DHAKA: Some 11 million children in eastern and southern Africa face hunger, disease, and water shortages as a result of the strongest El Nino weather phenomenon in decades.The United Nations children’s fund said, reports Al Jazeera.Severe drought and floods are causing malnutrition and

DHAKA: Aung San Suu Kyi called for "national reconciliation" talks with Myanmar's president and the nation's powerful army chief on Wednesday (Nov 11) as her pro-democracy party sat poised for a landslide election victory.With power beckoning after her National League for Democracy (NLD)

DHAKA: British Prime Minister David Cameron has outlined his four goals for reforming the UK's membership of the EU, including restrictions on benefits for people coming to the UK.He said Britain faced a "huge decision" in the in/out referendum promised before the end of 2017, reports the

DHAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday called for reforms and said a new constitution should be created during the next four years under the single-party government of the AK Party.‘The November 1 election ushered in four years of stability and confidence,’ Erdogan

DHAKA: Iran has nearly doubled its death toll from last week's Hajj stampede to 464, saying there was no hope of finding pilgrims missing in the wake of the tragedy."Seven days after this tragic accident... the status of all (pilgrims) injured has been completely cleared and reported,"

DHAKA: Afghan officials say they have regained control of key areas of the northern city of Kunduz from the Taliban.An operation launched overnight saw forces recapture government landmarks and inflict heavy casualties on the militants, officials said.There has been no word from the

DHAKA: More than 350 inmates have escaped after an attack by Afghan Taliban insurgents on the main prison in eastern Ghazni province early on Monday, an Afghan official said.Mohammad Ali Ahmadi, deputy provincial governor of Ghazni said that insurgents wearing military uniforms launched a

DHAKA: At least 10 people died when an explosion occurred near a packed rickshaw stand in Multan Sunday evening, DawnNews reported.Rescue 1122 official Dr Kaleem confirmed that 10 people have died in the blast while 57 people have been injured. According to details, the explosion happened

DHAKA: Security forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says.The tourists were travelling in four vehicles that entered a restricted zone in the Wahat area of the Western Desert, a ministry

DHAKA: At least 28 refugees - half of them children - have drowned after a wooden fishing boat sank off the Greek Island of Farmakonisi.The Greek coastguard has said, reports Al Jazeera.Four babies and 10 young children - five boys and five girls - were among 112 people on the stricken

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of people have taken part in a "day of action" in several European cities - and in Australia - in support of refugees and migrants.There have also been counter-demonstrations in some countries.Europe is struggling to cope with an enormous influx of people, mostly

DHAKA: Karl Marx admirer and Israel critic Jeremy Corbyn was elected leader of Britain’s opposition Labor party on Saturday, while Tom Watson, known for his role in the parliamentary investigation into phone hacking by UK newspapers, won the deputy leadership contest.Corbyn won 59.5

DHAKA: Iran has discovered an unexpectedly high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine.The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday.The comments cast doubt on previous assessments from some Western analysts who said the