DHAKA: A strong earthquake has struck off an island chain south of Tokyo, but officials say there is no danger of a tsunami.Japan’s Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit Tuesday evening and measured a preliminary magnitude of 6.9. It said it was located very deep, about 480

DHAKA: Pakistan’s prime minister called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reached nearly 700.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had received orders from Nawaz Sharif to undertake immediate response measures.The

DHAKA: Indian prosecutors said on Tuesday they have formally charged eight men over the rape of an elderly Catholic nun that shocked the country earlier this year.The nun, who is in her 70s, needed surgery after the attack in March when a gang of robbers broke into the convent school

DHAKA: Pakistan’s prime minister called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reaches 500.The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had received orders from Nawaz Sharif to undertake immediate response measures.The army has

DHAKA: China is mounting a serious effort to challenge US military superiority in air and space, forcing the Pentagon to seek new technologies and systems to stay ahead of its rapidly developing rival.Deputy defense secretary Robert Work said on Monday, reports The Straits Times.The

DHAKA: The Afghan parliament has been attacked by Taliban fighters in Kabul, with a series of explosions and gunfire forcing politicians to evacuate.Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse, reporting from Kabul, said five people were killed, in addition to the seven fighters who launched the

DHAKA: A coordinated Taliban attack on the Afghan parliament in Kabul has ended with all six gunmen killed.The interior ministry says, reports the BBC.Attackers detonated a huge car bomb outside the building, before racing into parliament itself, reports said.Police evacuated the

DHAKA: China inaugurated a new land crossing into Tibet on Monday for Indian pilgrims who wish to visit one of the holiest sites in both Hinduism and Buddhism, state media said, as the two countries seek to set aside differences and improve ties.The first group of pilgrims entered Tibet

DHAKA: Multiple explosions have taken place around the Afghan parliament in the capital Kabul.A security official told the media gunfire was also heard outside the building. Live television footage showed lawmakers being evacuated amid smoke, reports the BBC.It is not immediately clear

DHAKA: A Europe-wide police team is being formed to track and block social media accounts linked to Islamic State (IS).A recent US study found there were at least 46,000 accounts on Twitter linked to the militant group, many of which help to recruit new IS members, reports the BBC.The

DHAKA: Thousands of people have rallied in front of parliament in Athens, in support of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who presented new proposals to European leaders on Sunday aimed at ending his country’s debt crisis.Greece is set to join summit of European leaders in Brussels

DHAKA: A devastating heatwave gripping Sindh for several days has taken a toll of at least 136 people in the province. Most of them were pronounced dead at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), officials said on Sunday.The officials said the city would not see any let-up on

DHAKA: A court in Germany is set to consider a request from Egypt to extradite Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour, who was detained at Berlin airport at the request of the Egyptian government.Egypt asked Germany and Interpol on Sunday to extradite Mansour, but prosecutors have said they

DHAKA: A journalist has been allegedly killed by mining mafia after he refused to withdraw a court case in Madhya Pradesh. According to the police, Sandeep Kothari was kidnapped and set on fire, reports the NDTV.The burnt body of Kothari, was found at a farm in Nagpur, he was allegedly

DHAKA: The world’s second tallest building, Shanghai Tower, will soon open in the Chinese financial capital with a twist — a 120-degree twist, to be exact.A softened triangular ‘outer skin’ is literally twisted around a circular core, sending the glass and steel tower spiraling

DHAKA: Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on her party on Sunday to push for a landslide victory at crucial elections expected later this year as she celebrated her birthday with supporters.The comments came after the Nobel Peace Prize winner - who turned 70 on Friday - cut

DHAKA: At least 42 people have been killed in violence across Syria, including 20 rebel fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group in a suburb of the northern city of Aleppo.The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights on Sunday said that at least 11 people were

DHAKA: Two small sports aircraft were stolen from Tyumen Oblast in Siberia, Russia.The country’s TASS news agency said, reports The Straits Times.The first plane, a Yak-52, was forced to land due to technical problems at an airport in the city of Yalutorovsk.The culprit then took a

DHAKA: A roadside bomb killed at least 19 Afghan civilians including nine children in a southern province, while Taliban fighters in the north captured a key district on the frontline of the battle for Kunduz city.Officials said on Sunday, reports The Times of India.Violence has spiralled

DHAKA: 41 more people have died in the Mumbai spurious liquor tragedy Sunday, taking the total number of deaths to 94. Another 37 people continue to be critical in hospitals; the victims had consumed spurious liquor on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at Laxmi Nagar slum in Malwani