DHAKA: Additional European nations have reportedly said to follow suit of Sweden and unilaterally recognize Palestinian statehood if peace talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority are not relaunched.A Wall Street Journal report published late Friday cited senior US and

DHAKA: The news that US president Barack Obama sent a letter to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khakemei has met been met with approval by the high political echelon in Iran.An Iranian official told Asharq Al-Awsat, reports The Jerusalem Post.The Iranian official, who

DHAKA: Asia Pacific countries agreed on Saturday to cooperate on the extradition of corrupt officials, enhance asset recovery efforts and establish an anti-corruption transparency network to share intelligence on graft.The network, called the Apec Network of Anti-Corruption

DHAKA: It's only for women over 30, who must be off the road by 8:00pm and cannot wear makeup behind the wheel. But it's still a startling shift. The Saudi king's advisory council has recommended that the government lift its ban on female drivers, a member of the council told on Friday,

DHAKA: The US is set to send 1,500 more non-combat troops to Iraq to boost Iraqi forces fighting Islamic State (IS) militants, the White House says. The Pentagon said the troops would train and assist Iraqi forces, reports BBC. President Barack Obama authorised the deployment following

DHAKA: Two reactors at Japan’s Sendai nuclear plant are set to become the first to be restarted since the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear facility.The governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture gave his approval, marking the final hurdle for the restart, which is now likely

DHAKA: China and Japan have agreed to try to reduce tensions over a disputed chain of islands in the East China Sea.Beijing officials said a crisis management mechanism had been set up to prevent the situation from worsening.The strategically important islands, known as Diaoyu by China

DHAKA: A report by human rights researchers at Harvard Law School has found that military activities carried out by Myanmar’s powerful Minister of Home Affairs when the country was still under dictatorship could constitute war crimes.The report released on Friday and said there is

DHAKA: Would-be jihadists have been travelling on cruise ships to reach conflict areas in the Middle East, Interpol has said.The international police body said some of those trying to join militant groups in Iraq and Syria had used cruise lines to get to countries including Turkey.It

DHAKA: A strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey (USGS) says. ABC quoting USGS said the quake, which was initially reported at 6.9 magnitude before being revised lower, hit at a depth of 65 kilometres in the New Britain

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama is said to have written a secret letter to Iran's supreme leader describing a shared interest in fighting Islamic State.The letter, reported by the Wall Street Journal, urges Ayatollah Ali Khamenei toward a nuclear agreement.The US chief stresses any

DHAKA: Over 100,000 people march through Brussels in the first mass protests against the government's plan to cut the budget.Belgian riot police have fired tear gas and water cannon during clashes with demonstrators while an estimated 100,000 people marched through Brussels in the

DHAKA: Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev said on Thursday he would seek to defend Vladimir Putin’s policies when he travels to Germany for ceremonies commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall this week.Gorbachev, who is praised for his decision not to use force to quell

DHAKA: The Japanese and Chinese governments are making final arrangements for talks between Japan prime minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese president Xi Jinping, to be held on the sidelines of the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing next week.Japan government

DHAKA: A four-day rail strike, billed as the longest in German history, has hit passenger trains and threatens to disrupt celebrations marking the 1989 fall of the Berlin Wall.The stoppage by the 20,000-member GDL union hit intercity and regional services alike on Thursday and is due

DHAKA: The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says she will not take action over Israel’s deadly commando raid on a Gaza-bound ship in 2010.Fatou Bensouda said this was despite a ‘reasonable basis to believe that war crimes... were committed’.But she said the ICC

DHAKA: The head of the UN mission charged with fighting Ebola has told the BBC he does not yet have the resources necessary to defeat the deadly disease.Tony Banbury said more help was urgently needed, despite significant contributions from Britain, China, Cuba and the US.He was

DHAKA: The European Union in a statement on Thursday, once again, reiterated their position against death penalty and asked the Bangladesh government to stay all pending executions.The statement said, “We are closely following judicial proceedings in Bangladesh. The European Union

DHAKA: Countries in the Asia-Pacific region are set to endorse a plan for a China-based information-sharing network to combat corruption. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday, says The Straits Times. The network, known as Act-Net, will be based at the training arm of the

DHAKA: Decrypted communications between Indian Mujahideen (IM) and al-Qaida and testimony from suspects have triggered alarm among intelligence officials in New Delhi: the groups appear to be working together to launch major attacks in the region. The officials said that plots they had