DHAKA: At least two people were killed and injured many others injured in multiple explosions in China’s western region of Xinjiang. The regional authorities said on Monday which reports the NDTV.The explosions happened at about 5 pm on Sunday in at least three places of Luntai

DHAKA: A UN-brokered peace deal between Houthi rebels and Yemen's government has been signed while the Houthis have taken control of government buildings and a state radio and TV station in the capital, Sanaa.Al Jazeera's Mohamed Vall, reporting from Sanaa, said Sunday's deal called

DHAKA: The US space agency’s (NASA) latest Mars satellite has arrived successfully in orbit above the planet.Hurtling through space for the past 10 months, the Maven craft slammed on the brakes by firing its thrusters.The 33-minute burn removed sufficient speed to allow the satellite to

DHAKA: Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide.The People's Climate March is campaigning for curbs on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN climate summit in New York next week.In

MARDEKA SQUARE, FROM KUALA LUMPUR: The UAE Exchange is providing swift service for making transaction money from any part of the world. The company joined in the two-day long ‘The Remittance and Investment Fair-2014’ for Bangladeshis in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur which is

MARDEKA SQUARE, FROM KUALA LUMPUR: The Remittance and Investment Fair-2014 for Bangladeshis in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur began on Sunday.People from all walks of life gathered in the first day of the fair, said a spot account of the fair.  The two-day long fair is being

DHAKA: Yemeni prime minister Mohamed Basindwa has resigned amid escalating clashes in the capital between Shia Houthi rebels and pro-government forces.Reports say, according to the BBC.Fighting intensified in Sanaa, casting doubt on the viability of a truce deal announced by a UN envoy on

DHAKA: Ashraf Ghani was declared Afghanistan’s next president on Sunday after winning the June 14 election.Officials said adding that it will be ending months of disputes over allegations of massive fraud that tipped the country into a political crisis, reports The Straits

DHAKA: A peace deal between Houthi rebels and government loyalists in Yemen appears to be in jeopardy.The Houthis have taken control of government buildings and a radio station in Sanaa, and a major army base north of the capital, reports Al Jazeera.Al Jazeera’s Mohamed Vall,

DHAKA: Thousands of Russians were expected on Sunday to protest against the Kremlin’s aggression against Ukraine, in the first major anti-war rally since fighting in the former Soviet country erupted in April.Organisers hope thousands of protesters, including many prominent

DHAKA: Alex Salmond, the defeated leader of Scotland’s nationalists, on Sunday accused UK prime minister David Cameron and other London politicians of tricking Scottish voters out of independence by making a false ‘vow’ about granting them new powers.Salmond, who is stepping

DHAKA: Pope Francis, in his strongest criticism of religious militants to date, said on Sunday that no religious group which used violence and oppression could claim to be ‘the armour of God’.Pope Francis made his comments during a one-day visit to Albania, an impoverished Balkan

DHAKA: A bomb blast killed two Egyptian policemen and two civilians near the foreign ministry in central Cairo on Sunday.A security official said, reports The Straits Times.State television reported that a police officer and a conscript were killed in the blast in the crowded area on

DHAKA: A deal to form a government of national unity in Afghanistan has been signed at a ceremony in Kabul.The signing, broadcast live on national TV, comes after months of wrangling following presidential elections in April and June.Under the deal, Ashraf Ghani becomes president while

DHAKA: Thousands of Hong Kong students will begin a week-long boycott of classes on Monday, the start of what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against Beijing’s refusal to grant the city full universal suffrage. China dashed hopes last month for

DHAKA: Boko Haram militants attacked a rural market in the north-east Nigerian town of Mainok, killing dozens of people, BBC reports.Gunmen shot at traders and customers as they raided the busy market for food supplies on Friday.The number of casualties is not yet clear, with some

DHAKA: Some 66,000 refugees - mainly Syrian Kurds - have crossed into Turkey in 24 hours as Islamic State militants advance in northern Syria, BBC reports. Turkey opened its border on Friday to Syrians fleeing the Kurdish town of Kobane in fear of an IS attack.The UN refugee agency said

DHAKA: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and actor Leonardo di Caprio will join thousands in a march for climate action in New York on Sunday.The Manhattan demonstration is part of a global protest, with over 2,000 marches taking place around the world.Ban will also tackle the issue with

DHAKA: Nato's most senior military commander has said the ceasefire between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists currently exists 'in name only'. Gen Philip Breedlove said the numbers of artillery rounds fired recently was comparable to periods before the truce came into effect two weeks

DHAKA: Security has been tightened in Saint Peter’s Square after intelligence services intercepted a possible plan to attack the Vatican, Italian media reported on Saturday, increasing fears that Pope Francis could be in danger. A foreign security service alerted Italy this week after