DHAKA: The US has pledged $212 million in new aid to help rebuild Gaza at a donor conference in Cairo.The Palestinian government is appealing for a total $4bn to rebuild Gaza after the 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas.At least 100,000 Gazans lost their homes in the war and much of

DHAKA: As the Occupy Central movement enters its third week with no end to the impasse in sight, Hong Kong leader Leung Chun Ying has again ruled out resigning, saying that this ‘will not solve the problem’.He also indicated that a return to the table for talks with the protest

DHAKA: Three people were killed in rain-related incidents as cyclone named ‘Hudhud’ crossed the Visakhapatnam coast on Sunday uprooting trees and damaging power lines.‘Three deaths have been reported due to the impact of ‘Hudhud’ cyclone. Two died after trees fell on them

DHAKA: Heavy rain and strong winds have lashed Vizag as the cyclonic storm ‘Hudhud’ made a landfall on Andhra Pradesh coast. The outer edge of the cyclone crossed land at around 10am and the eye of the storm is expected to make a landfall at around noon. Several trees have been

DHAKA: Cyclone Hudhuh has hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh at Kailasagiri in the port city of Visakhapatnam. Winds are gusting at nearly 200 kms per hour, reports NDTV. Here are the latest developments: The worst phase of the cyclone has begun, says the navy, which has a huge base in

DHAKA: An Iranian police airplane flying to the country’s southeast has crashed, killing all seven people aboard, including a top police officer. The propeller Turbo Commander airplane crashed late on Saturday in the mountains outside of the provincial capital of Zahedan and searchers

DHAKA: The situation in Kobane in northern Syria remains "dangerous" says US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel. Fighting between Islamic State militants and Kurdish defenders continues, with more than 500 people reported dead in a month of conflict. Hagel said that US-led airstrikes had

DHAKA: At least 43 people were killed and more than 40 injured in three car-bomb attacks in Baghdad. The three attacks took place in Shia neighborhoods, the sources said. One explosion occurred at a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Shaula neighborhood in northern Baghdad, killing a

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, reports BBC. Putin's spokesman said about 17,600 soldiers on training exercises in the Rostov region would be pulled back. Russia has previously

DHAKA: Cyclone Hudhud, a "very severe cyclonic storm" closing in on Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, will make landfall around noon. It is expected to hit near Visakhapatnam with a windspeed of around 180 kilometres per hour or kmph. More than 1.5 lakh people have been evacuated from

DHAKA: Britain’s security services are monitoring thousands of terrorism suspects in London and are involved in operations on a daily basis.The capital’s mayor Boris Johnson said in an interview published on Saturday.‘In London we’re very, very vigilant and very, very

DHAKA: Many world leaders paid tribute to Malala Yousufzai on Friday after it was announced that she had been awarded Nobel Peace Prize, but Canadian prime minister offered the ‘ultimate praise’ by declaring that she would be granted citizenship of his country. Canadian prime

DHAKA: A large powerful typhoon moved slowly towards Japan’s Okinawa island chain on Saturday, packing heavy winds that disrupted flights and knocked out power. Typhoon ‘Vongfong’ is Japan’s strongest storm this year and its winds gusted up to 234 kph. Fourteen people in Okinawa

DHAKA: Bracing for Cyclone Hudhud that is currently on course to hit the Visakhapatnam coast by Sunday afternoon accompanied by wind speed of up to 155 kmph and very heavy rain, the Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to evacuate as many as 4.56 lakh people from the coastal

DHAKA: Iraqi officials have made an urgent appeal for military help in the western Anbar province, saying the area could fall to Islamic State (IS) militants.The jihadist group has been attacking the provincial capital Ramadi, and has seized army bases in the area.A US official told the

DHAKA: New York's JFK airport is to start screening to try to stem the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people.Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - the worst-hit countries - will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions.Checks at

DHAKA: The governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has asked for emergency clearance to siphon the remaining water out of the main reservoir serving Sao Paulo city, which has almost run dry.After nine months of unprecedented drought, 95% of the water has gone.Geraldo Alckmin,

DHAKA: More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in West Africa at the start of the year, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation. The WHO said on Friday that as of October 8, 4,033 people have died of Ebola out of a total of

DHAKA: South Korea says it has returned artillery fire after being shelled from North Korea, reports BBC.BDST: 1604 HRS, OCT 10, 2014

  DHAKA: The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzay of Pakistan with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.  Children must go to