DHAKA: Michelle Obama mixed her message of education for girls with one of empowerment for black women, declaring ‘Black girls rock!’ at the annual awards show of the same name.The first lady was the most heralded participant at the 5th annual event, which honored Jada Pinkett Smith,

DHAKA: Islamist Boko Haram insurgents launched two deadly attacks on voters in northeast Nigeria that killed six people. Police and a security source said the militants attacked in an election in which insecurity is a major issue, reports the Jerusalem Post.One attack was in Ngalda, Yobe

DHAKA: Syrian rebels, including al-Qaeda’s affiliate in Syria, have captured the northwestern city of Idlib for the first time from forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad.The activists and the rebels have said this, reports the Aljazeera.The ‘Fattah Army’ coalition - including

DHAKA: A series of explosions rocked an arms depot in Yemen’s second city of Aden Saturday, killing at least 14 people as looters swarmed the facility.Witnesses and an official said this which reports the NDTV.The blasts were heard across the city and pillars of smoke rose from the

DHAKA: Singapore is preparing to bid farewell to its founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who died on Monday aged 91.Lee’s coffin will be carried in a procession across the streets of Singapore, and taken to a state funeral attended by world leaders, report the BBC.The statesman’s body will

DHAKA: Bangladesh newspaper Banglar Kantha organized a memorial service at its office along Rowell Road tonight, where about 30 Bangladeshi workers recited poems they wrote about Lee Kuan Yew.A banner made for the service described the late Lee as ‘a leader who devoted his life to

DHAKA: Nigeria’s president Goodluck Jonathan turned up Saturday to accredit himself and his wife Patience for his re-election bid but problems with new voting technology forced to him to temporarily abandon his plans.The incumbent leader, who is seeking a second term of office, arrived

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