DHAKA: Three teams carried out the attacks in the French capital, which killed 129 people and left more than 350 wounded, the Paris chief prosecutor says."We have to find out where they came from... and how they were financed," Francois Molins told reporters, reports the BBC.He said seven

DHAKA: A provisional toll from Paris attacks on Friday put the number of dead at 128 while another 99 were in critical condition.A source at the prosecutor’s office said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Gunmen strapped with suicide bombs attacked restaurants, a concert hall and a

DHAKA: The US president and other world leaders have condemned a series of coordinated attacks in the French capital Paris that has left more than 128 people dead and scores injured.In a statement late on Friday evening, Barack Obama said the attacks were an ‘outrageous attempt to

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of central Seoul Saturday in a massive protest against the conservative government’s drive for labor reform and state-issued history textbooks.Police sprayed water on the crowd, estimated to number about 50,000, as some protesters

DHAKA: Exactly five years to the day since Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, her opposition party has won the majority of seats in historic elections in Myanmar.The pro-democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner is due to meet on November 15 some of the country’s most

DHAKA: In an official statement Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris on Friday that killed more than 150 people.Earlier on Saturday, the militant group IS released an undated video threatening to attack France if bombings of its fighters continue, reports The

DHAKA: The near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 153 people and wounded more than 200 were an ‘act of war’ organized by Islamic State (IS).France’s President Francois Hollande said, reports the BBC.He said the attacks, carried out by eight gunmen and suicide

DHAKA: A magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck off the southwestern coast of Japan, the US Geological Survey says.The USGS put the epicentre of the shallow quake about 160km from the town of Makurazaki, reports the sbs.com.auThe Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami

DHAKA: French President Francois Hollande says he is closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency after several dozen people were killed in a series of unprecedented terrorist attacks.Hollande, in a televised address to his nation, said the nation would stand firm

DHAKA: On a night when thousands of Paris residents and tourists were reveling and fans were enjoying a soccer match between France and world champion Germany, horror struck in an unprecedented manner. Terrorists -- some with AK-47s, some reportedly with bombs strapped to them -- attacked

DHAKA: Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy has won a landslide election victory, officials say.With more than 80% of contested seats now declared, Aung San Suu Kyi's party has more than the two-thirds it needs to choose the president, ending decades of military-backed

DHAKA: The Kremlin says secret plans for a Russian long-range nuclear torpedo - called "Status-6" - should not have appeared on Russian TV news.The leak happened during a report on state-run Channel One about President Vladimir Putin meeting military chiefs in the city of Sochi.One

DHAKA:  At least 37 people have been killed and 181 wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in a residential area of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, officials say.The bombers blew themselves up in a busy street in the southern suburb of Burj al-Barajneh, a stronghold of the Shia Islamist

DHAKA: Sweden has announced the introduction of temporary border checks to control the flow of migrants into the country.Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the step had been decided after police warned a surge in new arrivals posed a threat to public order, reports The controls

DHAKA: A Russian document circulating at the United Nations has proposed a constitutional reform process in Syria, lasting 18 months, to be followed by presidential elections.The document does not say whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should remain in power during that time.It says

DHAKA: Myanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party on its success in polls.His spokesman told the BBC.With about 47% of seats declared, the National League for Democracy (NLD) has taken over 90% of the vote.Suu Kyi has written to the leadership

DHAKA: The Chinese and Thai air forces will this month hold their first joint exercises, China’s defense ministry said on Wednesday, in another sign of army-led Thailand’s increased engagement with Beijing.The ‘Falcon Strike 2015’ drills will take place at the Korat Royal Thai Air

DHAKA: France and Iran will sign several agreements, including in the air transport sector, during a visit by President Hassan Rouhani to Paris next week.The French presidency said on Tuesday, The Jerusalem Post publishes this report on Wednesday.‘Several accords will be signed by

DHAKA: A strong, 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile on Tuesday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage.The Chilean emergency office said, reports The Jerusalem Post.The US Geological Survey said the quake, initially reported as magnitude 6.8 and then 6.6,

DHAKA: The Maldives government announced Tuesday an end to a state of emergency, which was imposed last week after an alleged attempt to assassinate President Abdulla Yameen.‘Maldives lifts State of Emergency with immediate effect,’ the foreign ministry said on Twitter, reports