DHAKA: American journalist James Foley who was beheaded by Islamic militants wrote a letter to his family while in captivity and recited it to a fellow hostage, who conveyed the content to Foley’s family after his release.‘I remember so many great family times that take me away

DHAKA: Teheran will ‘accelerate’ arming Palestinians in retaliation for Israel deploying a spy drone over Iran, which was shot down. A military commander said on Monday, reports The Straits Times. ‘We will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any

DHAKA: Thailand’s coup leader was formally endorsed as prime minister by the nation’s revered king on Monday, in a step towards forming a government to oversee sweeping reforms in the politically turbulent kingdom. Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, 60, who ousted an elected

DHAKA: Militant group Boko Haram has said it has set up an Islamic state in the towns and villages it has seized in north-eastern Nigeria. Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau was speaking in a video released to congratulate his fighters for seizing the town of Gwoza earlier this month. It

DHAKA: French PM Manuel Valls has submitted the government’s resignation to president Francois Hollande and has been asked to form a new cabinet. The government was badly shaken on Sunday by criticism over its handling of the economy by economy minister Arnaud Montebourg. Moments

DHAKA: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who is leading the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in anti-government protests, has said that he will marry once his dream 'Naya Pakistan' was fulfilled. In his daily nightly address, Khan on Saturday night told this to thousands of his

DHAKA: Come October, Japan is giving foreign tourists a new - and tax-free - incentive to visit. Those buying confectionery, cosmetics and health goods will no longer have to pay tax on them from October 1, when these items are added to the country’s tax-free list. After welcoming a

DHAKA: Police in Brazil say rioters in a jail in the southern city of Cascavel have killed four fellow inmates and injured several others. Two of the victims were decapitated and others were pushed from the roof of the building, two of whom died, they said. At least 700 prisoners are

DHAKA: Fighters from Islamic State (IS) have taken control of a key Syrian government airbase, Tabqa. The activists of IS said that which reports the BBC. The Tabqa airbase was the last remaining stronghold of Bashar al-Assad's government in Raqqa province. State TV confirmed that

DHAKA: Ten people have been killed and 60 others injured in a stampede at a temple in Chitrakoot area — which falls in the northern Vindhya range of mountains spread over India’s Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.  Collector of Satna district has ordered a magisterial inquiry. Rope

DHAKA: A 6.9-magnitude quake struck southern Peru on Sunday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Sunday.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Mario Casareto, spokesman for Peru's fire agency. He said authorities were still surveying the region, including

DHAKA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has shaken northern California, reports the US Geological Survey.The USGS said it struck at 03:20 local time (10:20 GMT) four miles north-west of American Canyon, at a depth of 6.7 miles.Dozens of people were injured in the Napa area, at least

DHAKA: Islamic State militants have withdrawn from areas north of the Syrian city of Homs and have retreated east after coming under attack from rival Islamist fighters. A monitoring group said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Islamic State (IS), an Al-Qaeda offshoot, has advanced

DHAKA: Iran said on Sunday it had shot down an Israeli spy drone that was heading for its Natanz nuclear enrichment site. Iranian media reported, says The Jerusalem Post. ‘The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended to penetrate the off-limits nuclear

DHAKA: India’s army clashed with militants in Indian Kashmir close to the disputed border between India and Pakistan, leaving one Indian soldier dead. An Indian military official said Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Soldiers encountered the militants, who had crossed the de facto

DHAKA: Iran on Sunday unveiled two new missiles and two new drones it said have been added to its arsenal, in a ceremony attended by president Hassan Rouhani.  The Ghadir (Mighty), with a range of 300km, is a ground-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile, the official IRNA news agency said,

DHAKA: Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian civilians on Sunday to leave immediately any site where militants are operating, one day after Israel took the Gaza war to a new level by flattening a 13-storey apartment tower. Israeli aircraft first fired a

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into whether it is ‘appropriate’ for the US military to sell battle-grade hardware to local police. A senior US official said on Saturday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Sunday. The order follows widespread

DHAKA: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile on Saturday, officials said, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities or serious damage. The quake struck at 6.32pm about 108 kilometers north-west of the capital Santiago, at a depth of 35 kilometers, the US

DHAKA: Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came up with a fresh demand on Saturday asking that Nawaz Sharif should resign for a month and during this period the inquiry into alleged poll rigging by a judicial commission is completed.Only minutes after talks between