DHAKA: South Korea on Saturday confirmed nine more cases of the MERS virus, which has killed four people, but said it did not represent a spread of the outbreak as the infected were already in quarantine.The additional cases brought the total number of people infected with the virus to

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Scud missile fired on its territory by rebel forces in neighboring Yemen early Saturday as momentum gathers for peace talks in Switzerland next weekend.‘The Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted it with a Patriot missile,’ said a

DHAKA: A total of 331 people are now known to have died after a ship overturned in a storm in China’s Yangtze River last Monday.China state media said, reports the BBC.Salvagers righted the Eastern Star on Friday after officials said chances of finding anyone alive were slim.Just 14 of

DHAKA: Eight of the 10 men reportedly jailed for the attempted assassination of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were acquitted, it has emerged.In April, officials in Pakistan said that 10 Taliban fighters had been found guilty and received 25-year jail terms.But sources have now

DHAKA: Tariq Aziz, known as the face of Saddam Hussein’s regime on the world stage for many years, has died in an Iraqi prison.Aziz, 79, served as foreign minister and deputy prime minister and was a close adviser to the former leader, reports the BBC.He was sentenced to death by the

DHAKA: Rescue operations are underway to reach tourists trapped on one of South East Asia’s highest mountains after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck.Around 160 are stranded, some injured, on Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island, said the state’s tourism

DHAKA: Expats who leave Saudi Arabia on re-entry visas and fail to return before their expiry will be banned from re-entering the Kingdom for 3 years, the Passport Department has clarified.Col. Mohammed Al-Saad, director of public relations, said this while responding to queries of

DHAKA: Some 175 people have died in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, officials say.The fire on Wednesday night started as people in the city were trying to cope with two days of heavy rain, which has left many homeless and without power.The flooding hampered rescue

DHAKA: Chinese hackers are suspected of carrying out a "massive breach" affecting the data of millions of US government workers, US officials said.BBC reported on Friday.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) confirmed that almost four million current and past employees have been

DHAKA: Nestle India has said it is temporarily taking its bestselling instant noodle brand Maggi off the shelves in India, reports BBC.It comes amid concerns about safety as several states have been testing the product for higher-than-allowed levels of lead.They have also been testing for

DHAKA: Pope Francis has signed off on the miracle needed to make Mother Teresa a saint, giving the Albanian nun who cared for the poor in India one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors just two decades after her death.The Vatican said on Friday that Francis approved a decree

DHAKA: Ten armymen were killed during an ambush in Chandel district of India’s Manipur state Thursday morning.Twelve others were injured in the attack, which is suspected to be carried out by unidentified militant group, police said, reports NDTV.The 6 Dogra Convoy, coming from Motul

DHAKA: An explosion at a petrol station in the Ghanaian capital, Accra, has left at least 70 people dead.The country’s fire brigade said, reports Al Jazeera.Many of the victims had sought shelter at the station due to torrential rain.About a dozen people were taken to hospital after the

DHAKA: India Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s image started appearing for the Google search query ‘Top 10 criminals in India’.Internet giant Google on Wednesday apologized ‘for any confusion or misunderstanding’ caused after the premier’s images started appearing in image search

DHAKA: Relatives of some of the nearly 400 people missing after a cruise ship capsized on China's Yangtze River have staged a protest near the sinking site.Dozens of people broke through police cordons at the river in Jianli, Hubei province, demanding more information.State media say 65

DHAKA: More than 10,000 Islamic State (IS) fighters have been killed since an international coalition began a campaign against the group in Iraq and Syria.The US says, reports the BBC.Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told France Inter radio the coalition had seen ‘a lot of

DHAKA: The BBC apologized on Wednesday after a journalist erroneously posted a Twitter message saying Britain’s Queen Elizabeth had been taken to hospital after falling ill.The 89-year-old monarch, who will become the country’s longest serving sovereign in September, had in fact

DHAKA: India on Wednesday tested packets nationwide of Nestle India’s instant noodles after high lead levels were found in batches in the country’s north amid a mounting food-safety scare.An official said, reports The Straits Times.Food and consumer affairs ministry official G

DHAKA: The United States has called on Myanmar’s government to treat minority Rohingya Muslims as citizens to solve the root cause of the migrant crisis in Southeast Asia.On Wednesday, US Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard also urged all of Myanmar’s leaders to speak up on

DHAKA: A senior Thai army officer has turned himself in over his alleged involvement in the south-east Asia human trafficking disaster, marking the first arrest of a military official since the investigation started in May.Lieutenant General Manas Kongpaen, a senior adviser to the Thai