DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday commemorated the 77th anniversary of the official start of war with Japan, condemning those who "ignore the iron facts of history" in an oblique jab at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.   Xi and a cast of hundreds of soldiers and schoolchildren

DHAKA: Seventeen coal miners have died after being trapped by a weekend gas explosion in northwestern China, an official news agency reported Monday. The miners were trapped Saturday by the explosion at a mine 120 kilometers (70 miles) from Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, the

DHAKA: A doctor says 16 Vietnamese military personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash close to Hanoi, the capital. The official Vietnam News Agency says the Russian-made chopper crashed Monday about 15 minutes after takeoff on a parachute training exercise. A doctor at a military

DHAKA: Kelly Parker was thrilled when she landed her dream job in 2012 providing tech support for Harley-Davidson's Tomahawk, Wisconsin, plants. The divorced mother of three hoped it was the beginning of a new career with the motorcycle company. The dream didn't last long. Parker claims

DHAKA: An Israeli air strike killed six Hamas militants on Monday, the Hamas armed wing said, in what would be the biggest single hit against the Islamist group since an eight-day war in 2012. The IDF had no immediate comment on the reported attack which came after at least a dozen

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin ‘can be dangerous’ and will always push other political leaders as far as he can, former United States secretary of state Hillary Clinton told a German newspaper on Sunday. ‘A man like Putin always goes to the limits. He always tries to find

DHAKA: The Dalai Lama on Sunday reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to halt violence against Muslims, in a speech to tens of thousands of devotees to mark his 79th birthday. In front of the massive crowd that included Hollywood film star Richard Gere in northern

DHAKA: Israeli police have arrested a group of Jewish extremists in connection with the kidnap and murder of a Palestinian teenager who was burned to death in a suspected revenge killing. The brutal killing on July 2 has triggered four days of violent clashes which began in east

DHAKA: The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite fears that social media postings have fanned ethnic hatred. The dispute between candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah over alleged fraud

DHAKA: Malaysia will send more equipment to the southern Indian Ocean to join the search for Flight MH370 which went missing four months ago. A minister said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said a Malaysian navy ship equipped with a multi-beam

DHAKA: Israeli aircraft attacked 10 sites used by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to persistent rocket strikes from the enclave. The Israeli military said, reports The Straits Times. Rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing facility were among the

DHAKA: Pakistan’s new chief justice was sworn in on Sunday after signalling an end to years of judicial activism which have seen various Supreme Court decisions on political issues. Nasir-ul-Mulk, 63, the supreme court’s most senior judge, took over as chief justice after his

DHAKA: German chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in China on Sunday for her seventh visit since 2005, with economic ties topping the agenda and a high-powered business delegation in tow. Merkel touched down early Sunday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, where she met local officials,

DHAKA: The first appearance of self-proclaimed ‘caliph’ Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a video shot in an Iraqi mosque illustrates the extent of his jihadist group’s control and confidence. Experts say, reports The Straits Times. Baghdadi, whose Islamic State (IS) group holds territory

DHAKA: Hundreds of Taliban fighters rushed to disguise themselves with new haircuts in the weeks before a Pakistani army assault, it has emerged, as refugees revealed details of life under the militants - and their taste for imported luxuries. Azam Khan was one of the top barbers in

DHAKA: The US State Department says it is ‘profoundly troubled’ by reports that a US teenager was beaten while in Israeli police custody in East Jerusalem. Tariq Khdair, 15, from Florida, is a cousin of Mohammed Abu Khdair, the Palestinian 16-year-old whose abduction and murder has

DHAKA: Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two separate attacks in coastal Kenya overnight. The interior ministry said on Sunday, reports The Jerusalem Post. ‘There were two attacks in Lamu and Tana River last night. In Lamu we have nine people dead and in Tana River we have 20. The

DHAKA: Japan is set to approve its first arms export following relaxation of its self-imposed ban, as the nation aims to boost its global military and economic presence.A report said on Sunday, according to The Straits Times.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries plans to export a

DHAKA: The Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign slogan may have been Abki baar, Modi sarkar, but, as Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi jocularly told Arun Jaitley in Parliament's Central Hall, the reality is "Abki baar, Jaitley sarkar". Jaitley, 61, is at the centre of politics in New

DHAKA: Gunmen killed at least 13 people in raids on two separate areas on the Kenyan coast. The Red Cross said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Four people lost their lives at the Hindi trading centre in Lamu county, near the scene of attacks in which 65 people were killed last