DHAKA: A dawn attack on a checkpoint in eastern Ukraine has left at least 14 soldiers dead, in the worst loss of life for government forces to date. Heavily armed militants attacked the checkpoint in the Volnovakha area, in one of four attacks reported overnight in eastern Ukraine. It

DHAKA: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday went for a walk in the morning within Tihar jail premises, where he is lodged in a defamation case, and met his wife and some AAP leaders who had come to visit him. Kejriwal slept well through the night and woke up early,

DHAKA: Reported remarks by the Prince of Wales likening some Nazi actions to those of president Vladimir Putin are ‘outrageous’ the Russian embassy says. Deputy ambassador Alexander Kramarenko is due to meet Foreign Office officials to ask for official clarification, reports the BBC.

DHAKA: Caretaker premier Niwuttamrong Boonsongpaisan’s whereabouts are not yet known after the armed forces seized power on Thursday. Niwuttumrong did not attend the meeting hosted by army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha at the Royal Army Club earlier on Thursday, which was intended to

DHAKA: Congress should opt for 'ruthless introspection' and only those experienced in field work should be given leadership roles. Party leaders said on Thursday, reports The Times of India. Congress leader Milind Deora, who had yesterday said that Rahul Gandhi’s advisers did not have

DHAKA: Russia’s defense ministry says it already has sent several trains carrying weapons and planeloads of troops out of the regions near Ukraine. It said four trainloads of weapons and 15 Il-76 heavy lift transport planes left the Belgorod, Bryansk and Rostov regions on Tuesday. It

DHAKA: Taliban fighters kidnapped 27 police officers during an assault on a northeastern province in Afghanistan, authorities said on Thursday, part of the extremist group's spring offensive ahead of the withdrawal of foreign troops at the end of this year. Gen. Fazeluddin Ayar, the

DHAKA: Thailand’s army chief says the military has been taking control of government. In a televised statement, the army chief said the military would restore order and push through political reforms. The BBC's Jonah Fisher, in Bangkok, says the move appears to confirm that a

DHAKA: Two pandas from China have arrived in Malaysia as Beijing looks to build ties amid regional tensions. The eight-year-old pandas will be housed in a 1.6 hectare air-conditioned complex at the national zoo. China agreed to loan them to Malaysia to mark 40 years of diplomatic ties

DHAKA: The United States has deployed a drone and 80 troops to Chad to help with regional efforts to rescue more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped in neighbouring Nigeria. Officials said on Wednesday, The Times of India publishes this report on Thursday. ‘These personnel will support the

DHAKA: Arvind Kejriwal’s first night in Tihar was spent in jail number 4, where Anna Hazare was briefly lodged after his arrest in 2011. Although the Aam Aadmi Party leader was detained several times as an activist, this is the first time he has been handed a stay in jail by a court,

DHAKA: Syrian forces have broken a year-long rebel siege of a prison in the northern city of Aleppo. UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights say forces entered the complex, although this has not been confirmed. Thousands of inmates are held in the prison, which has been the scene

DHAKA: India’s ultra-religious group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has resumed its training camps after a long break when it diverted its cadre towards the goal of accomplishing regime change in Delhi. In the Sangh’s scheme of things, training activities are supposed to be a

DHAKA: A Russian diplomat is to meet a Foreign Office official to discuss comments reportedly made by the Prince of Wales about President Vladimir Putin. Prince Charles is said to have likened some Nazi actions in Europe to Putin’s policies, during a conversation with a former Polish

DHAKA: The leader of Thailand’s pro-government ‘Red Shirt’ movement called Thursday for a national referendum to resolve a political deadlock that prompted the army chief to declare martial law. Jatuporn Prompan said he made the proposal a day earlier during closed-door talks

DHAKA: A 25-year-old woman who went missing 10 years ago in California has told police she was forced to marry her captor and have his child. The unnamed woman contacted police shortly after communicating with her sister on Facebook, officers said. Isidro Garcia, 41, was arrested on

DHAKA: Attackers have crashed two cars into shoppers at a market in the Xinjiang capital, Urumqi, and thrown explosives, killing 31 people, Chinese reports say. One of the vehicles exploded in the attack, which happened on Thursday morning. More than 90 people were hurt, state-run Xinhua

DHAKA: India’s Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi’s first official visit as head of government will likely be to Dhaka, where he is expected to sign the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The issue was discussed at length during

DHAKA: The Netherlands will send a top diplomat to Saudi Arabia to prevent the country from imposing trade sanctions in protest at anti-Islamic stickers printed in the colours of the Saudi flag by a Dutch far-right politician. The foreign ministry said, reports The Straits Times. The

DHAKA: In a historic judgment, the Meghalaya high court has said that Bangladesh nationals who have settled in this northeastern state before March 24, 1971 should be treated as Indians and they be enrolled in the voters list. The judgment was based on a petition by over 40 refugees who