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

DHAKA: Iraqi forces are battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group on separate fronts, ramping up operations to retake Baiji and Ramadi, two of the conflict's worst flashpoints.The Baiji area has seen almost uninterrupted fighting since ISIL swept across Iraq last

DHAKA: EU states have approved an action plan for Turkey that it is hoped will ease the flow of migrants to Europe.Nearly 600,000 migrants have reached the EU by sea so far this year, many of them travelling from Turkey to Greece before seeking to head north, reports BBC.Turkey made a

DHAKA: Iran has given the UN nuclear watchdog what it needs to assess whether Tehran’s past activities had anything to do with nuclear weapons.The agency said on Thursday, reports The Jerusalem Post.It is being considered as a further step towards implementing an agreement between

DHAKA: The United States is to extend its military presence in Afghanistan beyond 2016.Administration officials say, reports the BBC.President Barack Obama will outline the plans later. They are expected to include keeping 5,500 troops in the country when he leaves office in

DHAKA: One of India's greatest mysteries is likely to be resolved soon as the Centre has agreed to make public all files related to freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The decision came after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the family members and well-wishers of Netaji at