DHAKA: Prosecutors at the Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) will open a preliminary inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, the first formal step that could lead to charges against officials there and in Israel, the court has said. They will

DHAKA: Belgian police have arrested 13 people during a dozen raids overnight, foiling a plot to kill police officers in public roads and in police stations.The prosecutors have said this that reports the Aljazeera.Two suspects were shot dead during a gun battle during one of the police

DHAKA: A photographer of French news agency Agence France Presse (AFP) wounded in Pakistan on Friday after being shot during protests against the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo outside the French consulate in Karachi.“AFP photographer Asif Hasan suffered wounds resulting from

DHAKA: At least 11 people in fierce fighting in east Ukraine as government forces and pro-Russian rebels battled for control of an airport.The officials said on this on Friday, reports the Times of India.A military spokesman, Andriy Lysenko, said six soldiers killed and 18 others

DHAKA: The United States will send 400 troops to train moderate Syrian rebels this spring.Pentagon spokesman Major James Brindle confirmed the planned deployment early Friday morning. Last month, President Barack Obama signed into law a massive defense policy bill that endorsed his plan

DHAKA: Police detained 12 suspects in the Paris region over last week’s attacks in the French capital that killed 17 people.Police conducted raids in five towns in the Paris region, reports the BBC.Last week’s violence began with an attack by two gunmen on Charlie Hebdo magazine,

DHAKA: The UK and US are to carry out "war game" cyber attacks on each other as part of a new joint defence against online criminals.The first exercise, a staged attack on the financial sector, will take place later this year, Downing Street said.The "unprecedented" arrangement between

DHAKA: Pope Francis has defended freedom of expression following last week's attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo - but also stressed its limits.The pontiff said religions had to be treated with respect, so that people's faiths were not insulted or ridiculed.To illustrate his

DHAKA: French president Francois Hollande has vowed that his country will protect all religions, saying that Muslims are the main victims of fanaticism.Speaking at the Arab World Institute, he said Islam was compatible with democracy and thanked Arabs for their solidarity over

DHAKA: Sri Lanka’s former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has agreed to step down as head of his party, clearing the way for the country’s new president to take full control.An aide said on Thursday, reports The Straits Times.President Maithripala Sirisena had been the general secretary of

DHAKA: Pope Francis is heading to the Philippines for a five-day visit keenly awaited by the nation’s 80 million Roman Catholics. The highlight will be a huge open air Mass in the capital, Manila, on Sunday, reports the BBC.Other engagements include a visit to Tacloban to meet

DHAKA: An earthquake of slight intensity, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, shook the border region between Bangladesh and the Indian state of Mizoram Thursday morning, said India Meteorological Department (IMD). The quake jolted at 07:03:01 Indian Standard Time, which had its

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama and British PM David Cameron have vowed to defeat the "distorted ideology" of terrorism, ahead of talks in Washington.The UK and US leaders said they would not allow anyone to "muzzle free speech" after Islamist gunmen killed 17 people in terror

DHAKA: Police rescued 37 babies and a 3-year-old girl after busting a child trafficking ring in eastern China's Shandong province, reported the state-run China Central Television.The newborn babies, many suffering from HIV/AIDS and malnutrition, were sold for between 50,000 yuan to

DHAKA: At least 10 people have been killed after a bus carrying prisoners lost control on an icy motorway and collided with a train in Texas of United States, officials say.Sheriff Mark Donaldson said the bus skidded off an overpass and slid down an embankment before hitting the

DHAKA: Charlie Hebdo has made a defiant return with a new issue that sold out across France in record time, as Al-Qaeda posted a video claiming last week's deadly attack on its cartoonists.The satirical weekly once again featured what the artists said was the Prophet Muhammad on its

DHAKA: Italy’s 89-year-old president Giorgio Napolitano stepped down on Wednesday after almost nine years in office, a statement said, forcing prime minister Matteo Renzi into a politically delicate balancing act to appoint a successor.Napolitano had always been expected to step down

DHAKA: The UN refugee agency has urged the international community to help alleviate the ‘desperate living conditions’ of 620,000 Syrian refugees living in camps in Jordan.One in six of them live in extreme poverty, a UN study says, according to the BBC.It warned that unless the

DHAKA: Al-Qaeda in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ in a video posted online, saying it was ‘vengeance’ for the French weekly’s cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.‘We, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, claim responsibility for this operation

DHAKA: French satirical newspaper ‘Charlie Hebdo’ drew ire with the cover of its latest issue, re-enflaming a debate that pits free speech against religious sensitivities that has embroiled Europe since 12 people were killed during an attack on its Paris office one week ago.The new