DHAKA: South Korea’s health ministry on Saturday reported 12 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), bringing the total to 138, and said a 14th person had died in the outbreak.The 12 new cases, including an ambulance driver who transported a previous patient, follow four

DHAKA: 22 people have died after a van fell into a barrage near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district early Saturday.Eight women and seven children are among the victims. Only a 12-year-old child survived the accident and is admitted in hospital.The van, carrying

DHAKA: Hackers with suspected links to China appear to have accessed sensitive data on US intelligence and military personnel, American officials say.Details of a major hack emerged last week, but officials have now given details of a potential second breach, reports bbc.comIt is feared

DHAKA: At least nine fighters were killed in clashes on Friday between Islamic State and another Islamist force in the eastern Libyan city of Derna.Fighting had first erupted in Derna - a long-time gathering point for jihadists - on Tuesday after a leader in the Islamist umbrella group

DHAKA: Across the globe more than 150 million children between age five and 14 are involved in child labour, while India is home to the highest number of working children in the world.On ‘International Day Against Child Labor’ on Friday, attempts are under way to put a stop to it. In

DHAKA: The Malaysia Police has discovered more mass graves of human trafficking victims, who were kept in cages during period of ransom negotiations with the families, and later were tortured to death if ransom is not paid.Malaysia English daily The Sun on Friday reports the gruesome

DHAKA: Germany has dropped an investigation into alleged tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel's phone by the US National Security Agency (NSA).The office of federal prosecutor Harald Range said the NSA had failed to provide enough evidence to justify legal action, reports the BBC.The

ISLAMABAD: Authorities on Thursday ordered the international aid group Save the Children to leave the country saying the charity was “working against the country”, police and government officials said.Government administration officials accompanied by police arrived at the charity’s

DHAKA: Colombia's Farc rebels have shot dead three police officers and cut off power to almost half a million people, the military has said.The twin attacks come despite continuing peace talks between the government and the left-wing group, reports bbc online.The negotiations aim to end a

DHAKA: A Malaysia Airlines plane reportedly dumped fuel before making an emergency landing at Melbourne Airport due to an engine fire.Flight MH148, which was headed to Kuala Lumpur, appeared to circle the airport a number of times before landing.The Metropolitan Fire Brigade has confirmed

DHAKA: At least 20 Druze villagers have been shot dead by the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front in north-western Syria, activist and opposition groups say.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said elderly people and a child were among those killed in Qalb Lawzah in Idlib province on

DHAKA: Rupert Murdoch is preparing to step down as chief executive of the media-entertainment conglomerate 21st Century Fox and hand the job to his son James.CNBC television reported Thursday, reports The Straits Times.The report, citing ‘numerous sources close to the Murdoch family’,

DHAKA: China’s ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang has been jailed for life, the most senior politician to face corruption charges under Communist rule.He was found guilty of bribery, abuse of power and ‘intentionally disclosing national secrets’, China’s official Xinhua news agency

DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday handed over the Bangladesh Liberation War Honour to ailing BJP leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Modi visited Vajpayee's residence in New Delhi and handed over the award to the former Prime Minister's foster daughter Namita Bhattacharya and

DHAKA: UN peacekeepers regularly barter goods for sex with people in the countries the world body is meant to be helping.A draft UN report says, reports the BBC.The document by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) says it has found that hundreds of women in Haiti and

DHAKA: At least 30 people were killed and scores have gone missing in landslides triggered by the continuous rainfall at six different VDCs of Taplejung in Nepal Wednesday night.Among the deceased, there are nine people of Sanchahang Themsohang's family and a family guest in Liwang VDC of

DHAKA: Tunisia’s navy rescued more than 350 illegal migrants off its coast and was searching for hundreds more on Wednesday after they tried to sail from neighboring Libya to the Italian island of Lampedusa.The local Red Cross said boat smugglers often use Tunisia’s proximity to the

DHAKA: Pope Francis has created a new Vatican tribunal section to hear cases of bishops who fail to protect children from sexually abusive priests.The announcement came years after victims groups started urging the Vatican to establish clear procedures to make bishops more accountable for

DHAKA: The US is to send up to 450 military advisers to Iraq to help train local forces fighting Islamic State.President Obama made the decision following a request from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi, the White House said.The troops will be deployed to the Taqaddum military base in

DHAKA: Hundreds of thousands of people risk starvation in South Sudan where resurgence in fighting and deepening food shortages has left some with nothing to eat except water lilies.The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.Violence