DHAKA: European leaders have named the Polish prime minister, Donald Tusk, as the next EU president and Italian foreign minister Federica Mogherini to head its diplomatic service, as the bloc faces a series of challenges topped by Ukraine. Tusk, who speaks only halting English and no

DHAKA: Residents of a besieged Iraqi town say they have prepared graves for their families and will kill their wives and children if the city falls to the Islamic State group.The Shia Turkmen of Amerli, a town in the north of Iraq, are resisting Islamic State fighters who have

DHAKA: The US military has attacked Islamic State positions around the besieged Iraqi town of Amerli, where thousands of Shia Turkmen have been cut off from food and water for nearly two months by the group.John Kirby, the US department of defence spokesman, said on Sunday that

DHAKA: The European Union has given Russia one week to reverse course in Ukraine or face new sanctions. European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said the EU was working urgently on further restrictive measures. Earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said his country was

DHAKA: Eight persons were reportedly killed and 308 others got injured following clashes between police and protesters in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, on Saturday night though police confirmed death of one.The clashes happened there over protesters’ march towards the prime

DHAKA: A cargo plane with six Ukrainians and one Russian on board crashed in Algeria’s far south early on Saturday. An Algerian transport ministry official said, reports The Straits Times. The Ukrainian Antonov-12 plane en route to Equatorial Guinea could have crashed for technical

DHAKA: Most of 24 trapped Nicaraguan gold miners have been freed after a mine collapse. Officials said, the BBC report says on Saturday. The miners were slightly dehydrated but otherwise in good health said Deputy Interior Minister Carlos Najjar. It is not known if the remaining miners

DHAKA: Amid Pakistan army’s mediation efforts, protesters have stepped up pressure on the embattled government with cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri setting yet another deadline of 24 hours for prime minister Nawaz Sharif to quit.In a late night development, Qadri’s camp was visited by a

DHAKA: European Union leaders gather in Brussels Saturday to hammer out a robust response to Russian incursions in east Ukraine and to appoint new candidates to key EU posts, including a replacement for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.The 28 heads of state and government

DHAKA: Soldiers in the southern African kingdom of Lesotho have seized the police headquarters in an apparent coup attempt.Officials say, reports the BBC.Sports minister Thesele Maseribane told media that troops had also surrounded State House, a key government building.There are reports

DHAKA: Seven persons were killed and a two-year-old child injured when a car ran over three persons before crashing into a divider near a hotel in Greater Noida in india, on Friday.NDTV reports on Saturday.Six persons, including the two-year-old child, were returning from Noida in a

DHAKA: At least six people were killed and dozens wounded when a suicide car bomber and Taliban gunmen attacked an office of the Afghan intelligence agency in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Saturday.Afghanistan officials said, reports dawn.com.‘The attack was carried out by a

DHAKA: The West African country of Senegal has confirmed its first Ebola case one week after closing its border with Guinea over fears that the deadly outbreak could spread.Senegal is the fifth country in the region where the virus has spread, CNN reports.Senegal’s health minister,

DHAKA: US secretary of state John Kerry has called for a global coalition to combat Islamic State fighters’ ‘genocidal agenda’ after president Barack Obama admitted he had no strategy to tackle the group. Kerry’s call followed a decision by Britain to raise its terror alert level

DHAKA: At least 21 people were killed and around 100 wounded when Syrian army planes bombed a town in northern Syria that is controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants.A group monitoring the war said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.Syrian military helicopters dropped barrel bombs

DHAKA: High-level talks are due to take place in Oman ahead of the 24 November deadline for a comprehensive deal on Iran’s nuclear programme. US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU negotiator Catherine Ashton. They will be

DHAKA: The only son of Benazir Bhutto, Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister, has told tens of thousands of supporters that he would fight for his party's revival in an appearance intended to mark the official launch of his political career. "The fountainhead of our power is the

DHAKA: Hong Kong police have clashed with protesters again, with the government saying 20 people were injured in a fourth night of violence after nearly three weeks of pro-democracy rallies. Dozens of police with shields and helmets pushed into a crowd of protesters gathered at

DHAKA: US-led forces which are bombing Islamic State militants in Syria killed ten civilians in two recent air strikes.A group monitoring the violence said on Saturday, reports The Jerusalem Post.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said seven civilians were killed when an air strike

DHAKA: A youth delegation from Bangladesh called on the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday (October 18), said a press release from Indian High Commission to Dhaka.The news release added, welcoming the delegation, the President said this is the