DHAKA: A convoy of Iranian ships headed toward Yemen is now moving away from the war-torn country, days after the US deployed warships to the Yemeni coast.Two US defense officials say, CNN reports on Saturday.One of those American ships, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, has

DHAKA: At least 970 people are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble, officials say.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara.The US Geological Survey said, reports the

DHAKA: I am right now in a secure open space near my office in Kathmandu. Everyone here is sacred. I can hear the sounds of approaching helicopters and ambulance sirens. Right in front me I can see a temple has been reduced to rubble.Just some time ago, I was in my office in Tripureshwar

DHAKA: At least 876 people are known to have died in a powerful earthquake in Nepal, with many more feared trapped under rubble.Officials say, reports the BBC.The 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara, the US Geological Survey

DHAKA: A 7.8 magnitude earthquake centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu rocked Nepal with devastating force early Saturday, killing nearly 700 people – and probably more – in Nepal’s capital city.Authorities said, reports CNN.Historic buildings in Kathmandu lay in rubble on the

DHAKA: At least 686 people have died after strong earthquake, says Nepal government, reports NDTV.Moreover, at least 29 people have been killed and dozens more injured in India in a powerful earthquake that struck neighboring Nepal, according to The Times of India.A government official in

DHAKA: A massive 7.9-magbutuide earthquake hit Bangladesh, Nepal and north and north-east India on Saturday noon.United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake originated at Lamjung, 81 kilometer north-west of Kathmandu, capital city of Nepal, at 12:11:25pm Bangladesh time.The jolt

DHAKA: Nepal’s home affairs ministry says more than 150 people have died in the capital, Kathmandu, following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake.However, a massive 7.9 magnitude earthquake has hit Nepal with devastating force less than 50 miles from the capital, Kathmandu, the US Geological

DHAKA: A historic tower built in the 19th century collapsed in the Nepali capital of Kathmandu following a severe earthquake on Saturday.At least 50 people were trapped in the tower, local media reported, says The Straits Times.The Dharara Tower, built in 1832, was a historic landmark

DHAKA: An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude and only 2 km deep struck east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday causing buildings in the capital Kathmandu to collapse, injuring many and leaving a pall of dust over the city.Witnesses said, reports The Straits Times.At least two people were

DHAKA: Indians are less happy people compared with its neighbors Bangladeshis and Pakistanis, according to a UN-sponsored study quoted by the media on Friday.Even than, people of war-torn countries like Ukraine, Palestine and Iraq are happier than the Indians.India comes in at the 117th

DHAAK: An earthquake measuring 7.7 in magnitude struck 80 km east of Pokhara in Nepal on Saturday, about half way between the town and the capital Kathmandu.The United States Geological Survey said, reports The Straits Times.Witnesses said some buildings in Kathmandu had collapsed.There

DHAKA: A leading Pakistani human rights activist has been killed in a drive-by shooting in Karachi after hosting a talk on allegations of torture in the province of Balochistan.Sabeen Mehmud was shot dead as she drove home with her mother, who was also attacked.She had been the subject of

DHAKA: The earthquake hit central New Zealand, rattling Wellington and Christchurch.An earthquake measuring 6.3 has hit central New Zealand, rattling Wellington and Christchurch.The quake, centred in the Nelson region, occurred at a depth of 80 kilometres, 45 kilometres east of the

DHAKA: Militants in the Gaza Strip fired a rocket at Israel as it celebrated its independence day on Thursday, the first such attack this year, causing no injuries or damage, Israeli authorities said.Air raid sirens sounded in the late evening in the southern border town of Sderot and

DHAKA: It’s the House of Cards meets The Americans. Dogged by controversies throughout their career over dodgy links to many dubious associates, Hillary and Bill Clinton are suddenly in the midst of another raging storm that could potentially damage the former First Lady and former

DHAKA: The US government has said it is ‘tremendously sorry’ for killing two hostages held by al-Qaeda during a counterterrorism operation in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan earlier this year.The White House said on Thursday that American Warren Weinstein and Italian

DHAKA: European leaders are to triple funding for search-and-rescue operations aimed at migrant boats in the Mediterranean following crisis talks in Brussels.The EU will also look at ways to capture and destroy smugglers’ boats and deploy immigration officers to non-EU countries,

DHAKA: EU leaders gathering in Brussels on Thursday will consider launching a military operation against human traffickers in Libya, in a bold effort to halt the deadly flow of refugees trying to reach Europe by sea.As survivors laid bare the full horror of last weekend’s catastrophic

DHAKA: Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed Yemen on Wednesday despite an announcement by Riyadh that it was ending its campaign of air strikes, while renewed fighting erupted on the ground between rebels and forces loyal to the exiled president.The hostilities illustrated how difficult