DHAKA: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged European Jews to move to Israel after a Jewish man was killed in an attack outside Copenhagen’s main synagogue. ‘Israel is your home. We are preparing and calling for the absorption of mass immigration from Europe,’

DHAKA: A newly built house in northern India collapsed early on Sunday killing 13 residents as they slept, the latest in a string of building cave-ins. Police said, reports The Straits Times. The roof of the house suddenly gave way in Uttar Pradesh state, trapping the residents, four of

DHAKA: Two civilians were killed by rockets fired by rebels shortly after the start of a ceasefire in east Ukraine on Sunday, a pro-Kiev official said, but most of the frontline had fallen silent. An elderly man and woman died after Grad missile fire hit the town of Popasna in the

DHAKA: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak is under mounting scrutiny for cracking down on opponents, troubles in a strategic development fund and questions over his family assets, with even ruling party conservatives questioning his leadership. The 61-year-old leader took the helm

DHAKA: Around a dozen ethnic rebels have been killed in a firefight with Myanmar troops and a further eight captured after renewed clashes in northern Myanmar near the Chinese border.State media said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.Myanmar’s military has for several days carried

DHAKA: The Pope has appointed 20 new cardinals, boosting the number of men from developing countries in the group that will elect his successor.The new cardinals include the first prelates from Myanmar, Tonga and Ethiopia.Fifteen are under 80, making them eligible to vote for the next

DHAKA: Police in Denmark say one man has been killed and two police officers wounded in an attack on a Jewish synagogue in central Copenhagen.The man had been shot several times in his head, police told reporters early on Sunday.Norreport, a large metro and train station nearby, was

DHAKA: A woman died after suffering serious injuries in a shark attack on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Saturday.The woman, aged around 20, sustained bite wounds to her leg during the incident which took place as she swam in the sea close to the beach in southwestern

DHAKA: Pakistan and China have agreed on the need for maintaining strategic balance in South Asia.The decision came after the discussion of top officials from both sides on bilateral and regional issues during Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s visit here, reports the Times of

DHAKA: Ukraine’s president has said a truce agreed with pro-Russian rebels in the east must be honored, as he ordered the army to stop fighting.Petro Poroshenko also warned the rebels against continuing attacks on the besieged strategic town of Debaltseve.Fighting appeared to have

DHAKA: Bahraini police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shia protesters who took to the streets Saturday on the fourth anniversary of an uprising that deeply divided the key US ally. Police deployed heavily as men and women carrying Bahrain’s red and white flag alongside

DHAKA: Myanmar rebels Saturday said the national army had launched fresh air strikes following the government’s rare admission that dozens of its soldiers had died in a dramatic resurgence of conflict in a remote region bordering China.Unrest in Kokang, Shan State, which erupted on

DHAKA: AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday took oath as the eighth chief minister of Delhi at the Ramlila Ground.He took the oath exactly a year after he quit from the post on the lokpal issue.After taking oath, Kejriwal addressed a massive crowd, unveiling the priorities of his

DHAKA: Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday will be sworn in as Delhi’s new chief minister along with six ministers who make up what is possibly India’s youngest cabinet with an average age less than 40.Kejriwal is likely to keep the finance, water and power ministries, which are central

DHAKA: Iran’s supreme leader has sent a secret but noncommittal letter to United States President Barack Obama in response to American overtures, amid talks to strike a nuclear accord.The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Saturday.The

DHAKA: Arvind Kejriwal will take oath as Delhi’s chief minister at around Saturday noon at the Ramlila grounds, a sprawling public park which has been prepared for the big event.Everyone is invited, reports NDTV.Kejriwal has recited poetry in radio ads to invite Delhi’s aam aadmi

DHAKA: Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed have left prison in Egypt following their release on bail. They spent more than a year behind bars. On Thursday a court ordered their release pending a retrial this month, reports The BBC. According to the report, they are

DHAKA: At least 11 people have died after three coaches of a train derailed in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, railway officials say.The accident took place near Anekal, about 40km (25 miles) from the state capital, Bangalore, on Friday morning, reports bbc.com.Officials said

DHAKA: Despite a peace deal and a looming cease-fire deadline, Ukraine said Friday that eight soldiers were killed and 34 wounded overnight. Vladislav Seleznyov, spokesman for the Ukrainian army general staff, said in comments that much of the fighting had taken place in Debaltseve, a

DHAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticised US President Barack Obama for his silence over the murder of three Muslim students in the US.He said politicians were responsible for events in their countries and had to clarify their stance over them, reports The