DHAKA: A group of Taliban suicide bombers has attacked a local government headquarters in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province, killing 10 people, as the country's new president was preparing to be sworn in.A fighter detonated an explosives laden vehicle at the entrance of a

DHAKA: Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani is set to be inaugurated in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul.It comes after six months of deadlock amid a bitter dispute over electoral fraud and a recount of votes.Under a US-brokered unity deal Ghani takes over the presidency and

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has acknowledged that US agencies underestimated the threat posed by the Islamist insurgency in Syria.In a frank TV interview, he said that al-Qaeda had been beaten in Iraq by US forces working with Sunni tribes.But they took advantage of the power vacuum

DHAKA: Thousands of people have remained on the streets of Hong Kong for another day of pro-democracy protests, defying tear gas and ignoring appeals to leave.Overnight, riot police advanced on crowds who ignored official warnings that the demonstrations were illegal.Protesters are

DHAKA: Authorities in India’s Gujarat state arrested at least 40 people after late-night clashes between Hindus and Muslims in the city of Vadodara and suspended mobile phone internet and bulk text messaging services for four days. Officials said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.

DHAKA: The bodies of 31 hikers have been found near the top of Japan’s Mount Ontake a day after a sudden volcanic eruption. The hikers were not breathing and their hearts had stopped. The search for a total of 45 missing climbers has now been called off for the night. The volcano,

DHAKA: Moscow wants to improve ties with Washington and is not interested in a continued ‘sanctions war’ with the West. Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said, The Jerusalem Post publishes this report on Sunday. In an interview with Russia’s Channel 5 TV, Lavrov said

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has said ‘unprecedented challenges’ facing Yemen since Shia Muslim rebels took over the capital could threaten international security, and called for swift action to deal with instability in its southern neighbour. The world’s largest oil exporter, which shares

DHAKA: Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Sunday that the government will launch a new round of consultations on electoral reform shortly, following a weekend of violent clashes between police and pro-democracy activists calling for greater freedoms. Leung was speaking as police

DHAKA: Russia on Sunday successfully launched a Proton-M rocket carrying a satellite into orbit in the first such launch since one of the rockets fell back to Earth soon after liftoff in May. The Proton-M rocket lifted off on schedule from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12.23

DHAKA: The difficult process of disarming Philippine Muslim rebels after a decades-long insurgency has started, negotiators said on Sunday, with the decommissioning of a first batch of firearms expected before year-end. Philippine government and Muslim rebel negotiators started meeting

DHAKA: Rescuers have found 30 lifeless hikers near the peak of Mount Ontake, after Saturday’s sudden volcanic eruption.The hikers were not breathing and their hearts had stopped, reports said. Final confirmation of death in Japan always comes via a medical examination.About 250

DHAKA: Narendra Modi has used his first speech to the UN as India's prime minister to renew his country's call for reform of the Security Council (UNSC).UN institutions which reflected the imperatives of the 20th Century will not be effective in the 21st and should become more

DHAKA: Syrian militant group al-Nusra Front has denounced US-led air strikes as "a war against Islam".In an online statement, the al-Qaeda-linked group called on jihadists around the world to target Western and Arab countries involved, reports BBC. It comes as the US and other nations

DHAKA: A group linked to al-Qaeda has pledged retaliation over the ongoing air strikes in Syria as the US-led coalition widens its assault on ISIL targets in Syria and British warplanes fly their first combat missions over neighbouring Iraq.In its first reaction to the military

DHAKA: The leader of Hong Kong's Occupy Central pro-democracy movement has announced the launch of a mass disobedience campaign.Benny Tai addressed thousands who had gathered outside government headquarters in central Hong Kong, reports BBC.It comes a day after the arrests of more than 60

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for maintaining stable situation in Bangladesh. He also expressed hope that the progress of Bangladesh would continue through this stability. The UN secretary general came

DHAKA: In his first address to the United Nations General Assembly, made in Hindi, India prime minister Narendra Modi said he was ready to engage in serious bilateral dialogue with Pakistan in a ‘peaceful atmosphere, without the shadow of terrorism’. The PM also said, ‘It is up to

DHAKA: Japan and Mexico will contribute troops to UN peacekeeping, a top UN official said Friday following a top-level meeting aimed at shoring up blue-helmet missions worldwide. Sweden announced plans to send 250 troops to join the UN force in Mali and China said it would send a

DHAKA: Two British jets were flying over Iraq and were ready to hit targets on Saturday, their first mission since parliament authorized strikes against Islamic State militants. Britain’s defense ministry said, reports The Jerusalem Post. A Reuters witness at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus