DHAKA: Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination.The evacuations came after an apparent change in wind direction, and as police confirmed the highly toxic chemical sodium cyanide was

DHAKA: At least 40 migrants have died on a boat in the southern Mediterranean, Italian authorities have reported.The Italian navy wrote on Twitter on Saturday that it was involved in a rescue operation to try and save the other migrants on board, reports Al Jazeera.It was initially

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed ‘profound grief’ for his country’s aggression during World War II, and vowed to ‘never again repeat the devastation of war’.‘I bow my head deeply before the souls of all those who perished both at home and abroad. I

DHAKA: Eurozone finance ministers have agreed on a new bailout deal for Greece after Athens backed the plan.European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the deal sent a message "loud and clear" - Greece will stay in the eurozone, reports bbc.comThe agreement demands tax rises

DHAKA: Eighty-five people are now known to have been killed in giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin on Wednesday, local officials say.At least 21 firefighters are among the dead, with another 721 people injured after the blasts at a warehouse storing hazardous materials, BBC

DHAKA: Greece's parliament has backed draft terms for a third bailout in five years after talks that lasted through the night and well into the morning.The proposed deal involves tax rises and spending cuts in return for a bailout of about €85bn (£61bn, $95bn).Greece Prime Minister

DHAKA: At least 13 people have been killed in a road accident in Jahrkhand of India after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in Saraikela Kharsawan district.A number of others injured in the accident have been admitted to a hospital in Jamshedpur, reports NDTV. The bus

DHAKA: Fires are still burning at the site of two massive explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin, some 36 hours after the blasts.A team of military chemical experts is testing for toxic gases at the scene and rescuers have been ordered to wear protective clothing, state media said.At

DHAKA: At least 44 people are now known to have died, and more than 500 injured, following two major explosions in China's northern port city of Tianjin, reports BBC.Twelve firefighters were among the dead, China’s official Xinhua news agency said as it reported a doubling of the death

AtDHAKA: least 52 people have been killed and 200 others injured in a massive truck bomb attack in Baghdad.Police and sources have told Al Jazeera.The attack on Thursday morning took place in a crowded vegetable market in Sadr City, a Shia district in the northeast of the Iraqi capital.Al

DHAKA: Massive explosions, equivalent to three and 21 tons of TNT, hit China’s northern city of Tianjin, leaving at least 17 people dead and over 400 injured Wednesday night.Quoting Chinese state media, BBC reported the blasts happened in a warehouse storing “dangerous and chemical

DHAKA: More than 60 people have been killed and scores injured in army and rebel attacks in different locations in Syria, activists said, hours before a visit to the Syrian capital by Iran’s foreign minister.Army artillery shelling and air strikes on Wednesday targeting Douma, 10-km

DHAKA: South Korea’s government says it is monitoring reports that North Korea’s vice-premier Choe Yong-gon was killed in May on the orders of Kim Jong-un.Choe was executed after he ‘expressed discomfort against the young leader’s forestation policy’, South Korea’s Yonhap news

DHAKA: A northern California wildfire has more than doubled in size since Monday despite cooler temperatures and higher humidity.The Jerusalem Valley fire erupted on Sunday near the community of Lower Lake, reports bbc.com.It has burned nearly 19 square miles, according to the California

DHAKA: Libya's internationally recognised Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said in a television interview that he would resign on Tuesday, after the station confronted him with questions from angry citizens criticizing his cabinet as ineffective."I officially resign and I will submit my

DHAKA: Hillary Clinton has agreed to hand over the private email server that she used as secretary of state to the FBI.Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Hillary runs for president, BBC reports. Critics say that her set-up was unsecure, contrary to government

DHAKA: An explosion at a crowded market in the north-east state of Borno in Nigeria has killed at least 47 people, officials say.As many as 52 people are believed to have been injured, a military source told Reuters news agency, BBC reported. The blast struck Jebo livestock market in

DHAKA: Saudi-backed forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government have announced the recapture of Abyan province in a southern offensive that has seen key gains against the Houthi rebels.Military officials who back President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that loyalist forces have

DHAKA:  Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.“The reactor No 1 at the Sendai nuclear power

DHAKA: Twenty-one people have died and 66 others were hospitalized with exhaustion as soaring temperatures and high humidity hit Cairo and other parts of Egypt.The health ministry has said, reports Al Jazeera.The victims, who all died on Sunday, succumbed as temperatures reached highs of