DHAKA: Israel has imposed more security measures after new attacks in the occupied Palestinian territories, widening police stop-and-frisk powers that will effectively allow them to search anyone on the street.The Ministry of Public Security on Sunday said the government approved a bill

DHAKA: At least 250 slum dwellings were destroyed in a fire in the early hours today in East Delhi's Mangolpuri area. No casualties have been reported.The fire department received a call around 2 am about the blaze that also gutted a plastic godown, reports the NDTV.28 fire tenders have

DHAKA: The implementation of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the world powers has entered a new phase on Sunday.US officials said, reports Al Jazeera.According to a clause in the nuclear deal, the so-called Adoption Day was to happen 90 days after the agreement was approved by the

DHAKA: Palestinians have clashed with Israeli forces and settlers across the West Bank as violence continued to grip the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel.In the southern West Bank city of Hebron, Palestinian demonstrators marched from a local university to an Israeli

DHAKA: A suspected Russian air strike on a home in the countryside near the central city of Homs has killed 48 people from a single family.The bomb shelter where the family was hiding was hit by a rocket in the western city of Homs, Syrian activists told Al Jazeera on Sunday.Moscow has

DHAKA: Homes have been flattened, power lines toppled, and thousands of people have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept into the northern Philippines.Disaster agency officials said the storm was also whipping up coastal surges 4m high.The huge, slow-moving typhoon made landfall near

DHAKA: Homes have been flattened, power lines toppled, and thousands of people have fled their homes as Typhoon Koppu swept into the northern Philippines.Disaster agency officials said the storm was also whipping up coastal surges 4m high.The huge, slow-moving typhoon made landfall near

DHAKA: Eighty-four Church of England bishops have revealed that they wrote to David Cameron last month urging him to accept at least 50,000 refugees from Syria.Their letter said the PM’s decision to accept 20,000 by 2020 was not an adequate response and said most British people wanted

DHAKA: Thousands of migrants are crossing into Slovenia from Croatia after Hungary closed its border to them.Around 2,700 arrived in Slovenia on Saturday and more were expected overnight. Most aim to travel on to Austria, Germany and other countries, reports the BBC.Slovenia's army has

DHAKA: Polls are due to open in Egypt in the first round of long-delayed elections to choose a new parliament.They will be the first such elections since the previous chamber was dissolved by a court ruling in 2012, reports the BBC. The authorities say the poll is the final step in a

DHAKA: France is drafting a ‘presidential statement’ in order to advance a plan to station international observers at Jerusalem’s Temple Mount to ensure that the status quo at the site is preserved.French daily Le Figaro reported on Saturday, quoting French diplomatic sources, says

DHAKA: Two young children are reported to have been raped in the Indian capital of Delhi, drawing strong criticism from the city’s chief minister.Arvind Kejriwal accused the government and police of not doing enough to protect minors in the city.The latest attacks come after a

DHAKA: Israel has rejected a Palestinian plea to the United Nations for an international force to police the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem.The Israeli rejection of the plan was followed by two more incidents early on Saturday in which Palestinians were killed after

DHAKA: Australia is making key moves to legalize the growing of cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes.The government announced, reports Al Jazeera.Australia health minister Sussan Ley said on Saturday that changes to existing legislation that bans the growing of marijuana will be

DHAKA: Five people have been killed and nine wounded in an attack on a Shia gathering hall in eastern Saudi Arabia.The interior ministry says, reports the BBC.The killings, in Saihat in Eastern Province on Friday, come two days after the start of Ashura commemorations, a holy occasion for

DHAKA: Fresh violence has erupted between Israel and Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, with three Palestinians killed in clashes, Palestinians say.Two were killed in confrontations with Israeli troops over the Gaza border, medical sources said.Also, in the West Bank, a Palestinian

DHAKA: Hungary has closed its border with Croatia in an effort to stem the flow of migrants through the country en route to Western Europe.Croatia said it would begin directing migrants to Slovenia instead, reports the BBC.Hungary has been a major transit country for migrants, many of

DHAKA: At least 30 people have died after two explosions at a mosque near the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, an emergency official says.One suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside the mosque in the suburb of Mulai, a regional controller with the National Emergency

DHAKA: Israel has announced that it will begin banning alleged Palestinian attackers and their relatives from occupied East Jerusalem as increasingly harsh restrictions are being imposed on local Palestinians amid weeks of protests and clashes. The ongoing violence was triggered last

DHAKA: Russia's air force flew 33 sorties over Syria in the last 24 hours, striking 32 Islamic State targets, the Russian Defence Ministry says.The bombing campaign in Syria is forcing the jihadists to flee, reports the rt.com on Thursday.The 9K33 Osa short-range air defense launcher was