DHAKA: Russia warned on Saturday that it would react if the European Union imposed fresh economic sanctions against it over the situation in Ukraine. ‘As for the new list of sanctions from the European Union, if they are passed, there will undoubtedly be a reaction from our side,’

DHAKA: Imprisoned in Vietnam? You may still be able to keep in touch with friends and family via social media network Facebook, according to a local news report.Vietnam's prison inmates are using Facebok on smartphones that have been smuggled in, reported the Dan Tri newspaper on

DHAKA: The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume in about two weeks, with Australia and Malaysia splitting the cost to the tune of A$60 million each.Australian prime minister Tony Abbott said on Saturday, reports The Straits Times.‘It will commence in about a

DHAKA: Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Saturday said Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit scheduled for this month had been postponed due to anti-government protests in Islamabad.‘In view of the current political situation in Pakistan, the governments of China and Pakistan

DHAKA: Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by West Africa's Ebola outbreak - has announced a four-day lockdown to try to tackle the disease, BBC reports.From 18 to 21 September people will not be allowed to leave their homes, a senior official said.The aim of the move is to

DHAKA: The US has announced that Nato allies have agreed to form a coalition to fight the Islamic State, with Barack Obama stating the group's "savage nihilism" must be confronted.The US president said on Friday that the US and its key allies would be mount a sustained effort to push

DHAKA: A ceasefire agreed by the Ukrainian government and pro-Russia rebels in the east appears to be holding.No fighting was reported overnight after the deal was struck in Minsk, capital of Belarus, on Friday.Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says there should now be talks about a

DHAKA: An unresponsive private plane has crashed in the sea off Jamaica, officials on the island have said.The Jamaican Defence Force said the plane went down about 14 miles (22km) north-east of Port Antonio.The US had earlier scrambled two F-15 fighter jets when the plane failed to

DHAKA: Leader of Somali Islamist group al-Shabab, Ahmed Abdi Godane, killed by US attack earlier this week. Quoting Pentagon sources, BBC reports the matter on Friday. BDST: 2153 HRS, SEP 05.2014

DHAKA: Five coal miner was died and 29 trapped miners were rescued after a gas blast caused by a small earthquake in Bosmia on Friday. The survivors were pulled one by one out of the Raspotocje mine in Zenica after spending the night more than 500m (1,600ft) below ground, reports the

DHAKA: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday sought the support of all parties in Parliament as the political logjam continued after several rounds of talks. “I hope the opposition will continue on its path of supporting the government,” Sharif said on the fourth day of the

DHAKA: The Nato military alliance has agreed on a new ‘spearhead’ force amid growing concern at the Ukraine crisis and the rise of Islamic State militants. The move was announced at a meeting of Nato leaders in Wales. Talks on a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine have begun, but more

DHAKA: Iran’s Supreme Leader has approved co-operation with the US as part of the fight against Islamic State in northern Iraq. The sources told BBC on Friday. Ayatollah Khamenei has authorised his top commander to co-ordinate military operations with the US, Iraqi and Kurdish forces.

DHAKA: A brother and sister have been reunited for the first time in six decades after they were separated as young children. Allan Healy spent years looking for his long-lost sibling Margaret Mitchell - but was only able to track her down thanks to Facebook. After the pair were

DHAKA: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday met his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and finalised a long-awaited deal to allow the export of uranium to New Delhi for use in power generation.The deal will be formally signed during a meeting this evening, when PM Abbott plans

DHAKA: In big relief for thousands of prisoners waiting for their trial in jail, the Indian Supreme Court Friday said they can be released if they have served half the sentence for the offence they have been charged with.The court today asked all judicial officers to visit jails and

DHAKA:  Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko has raised hopes that a deal could be struck with Russia to end fighting in the east of his country.Ukraine, Russia and pro-Russia rebels are set to begin afternoon talks in Belarus. However, there are new reports of shelling near the town

DHAKA: Denying the report published on removal of the Roza Mubarak, the Sacred Chamber in which the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be on him), the Presidency of the two holy mosques said the Roza Mubarak will not be removed from Madinah. Ahmed Al-Mansouri, the

DHAKA: Indian serial killer Surinder Koli, who has been sentenced to death for the brutal killing of a 14-year-old girl, will be hanged in Meerut Jail there on September 12, jail authority declared on Thursday."The hanging will be carried out on September 12...all the rules and

DHAKA: At least 40 people have been killed in rain-related incidents across Punjab in Pakistan since Wednesday night, police and rescue sources said on Thursday.However, fifteen deaths were reported from Lahore and a total of seven from the districts of Sialkot and Gujranwala,