DHAKA: A brother of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has died in hospital after being attacked with an axe on Thursday.Police have said, the BBC publishes this report on Saturday.Priyantha Sirisena suffered severe head injuries in his hometown of Polonnaruwa, north-east of the

DHAKA: The Malaysian police have arrested two politicians and a political activist as they seek to thwart a Saturday protest march demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.An opposition parliamentarian said, reports The Straits Times.Tian Chua said he also would

DHAKA: Somali government forces are fighting to regain control of a hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, which has been stormed by al-Shabab militants.Ten people have been killed in the gun battle at the Maka al-Mukarama hotel, including the Somali ambassador to Switzerland, Yusuf Bari Bari,

DHAKA: Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition are bombing Yemen for a third night, targeting Shia Houthi rebels as they advance in and around the port of Aden.The rebel advance has sparked street battles with forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi, who fled Aden and is now at an

DHAKA: At least two people are thought to be missing after an explosion sent flames tearing through a Manhattan building.The blast, the result of faulty utility work, caused three buildings to collapse on Thursday, injuring 22 people, four critically, reports BBC. Officials are trying to

DHAKA: Arab foreign ministers agreed a draft resolution on Thursday to form a unified military force, the Arab League's secretary general said at a meeting in Egypt.The agreement came after warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies struck Shi'ite Muslim rebels fighting to oust Yemen's

DHAKA: At least two persons were killed and 13 others wounded in an explosion near Murghi Khana bus stop in Karachi's Quaidabad area on Friday morning.Most of the victims were policemen, reports the DAWN.com.The explosives, which were planted on a motorcycle, detonated as a bus of the

DHAKA: At least 19 people have been injured after an explosion caused two buildings to collapse in Manhattan in New York City.On Thursday afternoon, more than 200 fire-fighters converged to battle the resulting blaze that affected four buildings.Mayor Bill de Blasio said there were no

DHAKA: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is preparing to leave Earth for a very long time -- and to make US spaceflight history.On Friday at 3:42 pm ET, Kelly will ride a Russian Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station and stay there nearly a year, twice as long as any US astronaut has

DHAKA: Egypt is providing political and military support for an operation launched by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies against Houthi fighters in Yemen.The state news agency said on Thursday, reports The Jerusalem Post.It quoted the foreign ministry as saying coordination was under

DHAKA: The co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 people aboard appears to have brought the A320 Airbus down deliberately.   The Marseille prosecutor said on Thursday, reports The Jerusalem Post.   German Andreas Lubitz, 28, left in sole

DHAKA: Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi remains in his base in Aden and is in high spirits after ally Saudi Arabia and other countries began attacking the Houthi group opposed to his rule, an aide said.   ‘This operation has restored people’s determination’ to fight the

DHAKA: Iran demanded an immediate halt to Saudi-led military operations in Yemen on Thursday and said it would make all necessary efforts to control the crisis there.   Iranian news agencies reported, says The Jerusalem Post.   Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies on Thursday

DHAKA: Chinese president Xi Jinping worked to mend relations with Sri Lanka on Thursday as state-run media warned the island nation’s new government against shutting off billions in investments from Beijing.   Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena is on his first state visit to

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has launched a military operation, including air strikes, in Yemen against Houthi Shia rebels.   The Saudi ambassador in the US has said, reports the BBC.   Adel al-Jubeir said Saudi Arabia acted to ‘defend the legitimate government’ of president Abdrabbuh

DHAKA: Posters of ‘missing’ Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi posters have been put up in various parts of Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.Rahul Gandhi has been on a leave of absence for the last few weeks, just when the crucial Budget Session of Parliament began, reports The Times

DHAKA: A United States drone strike killed 11 Pakistani Taliban militants in northeastern Afghanistan, including six or seven senior commanders, intelligence officials said on Wednesday, hours after a strike killed at least nine militants in the same area.The drone attack, late on

DHAKA: In an emotional journey, the body of Lee Kuan Yew was conveyed via a gun carriage from the Istana to Parliament House on Wednesday morning, where Singaporeans can pay their last respects till Saturday.Thousands lined the streets along the route from about 7.30am for the ceremony

DHAKA: A mother has been arrested after officials found two of her children dead inside her freezer in Detroit of the US state of Michigan.Court officials carrying out an eviction order on Tuesday discovered the bodies of an 11-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, reports BBC. Police did

DHAKA: A Dornier aircraft of the Indian Navy, which was on a routine training mission with three personnel on board, crashed last night about 25 nautical miles South West of Goa.While one personnel has been rescued, two officers - a Captain and an Observer - are still missing, reports