DHAKA: The impacts of global warming are likely to be "severe, pervasive and irreversible", a major report by the UN has warned.Scientists and officials meeting in Japan say the document is the most comprehensive assessment to date of the impacts of climate change on the world.Members of

DHAKA: A day after raising the possibility of further nuclear tests, North Korea has engaged in provocative live-fire exercises near the South Korean maritime border, leading to an exchange of fire between the two neighbors.Semi-official South Korean news agency Yonhap reported Monday

DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced no breakthrough on Ukraine, following four hours of "frank" talks with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.Kerry said he told Lavrov that the US still considered Russia`s takeover of Ukraine`s Crimea region to be "illegal and

DHAKA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) said on Sunday it will set up a Family Assistance Centre (FAC) for families of passengers on board a missing flight, as Malaysia prime minister Najib Razak vowed full commitment to the search operation.‘The FAC will become the focal point for all

DHAKA: The first round of Egypt’s presidential poll has been set for 26-27 May, the electoral authorities say, days after army chief Gen Sisi resigned and announced his candidature.State TV said nominations would be accepted from Monday until 20 April.Abdul Fattah al-Sisi led the

DHAKA: Attacks in Sunni-majority areas of Iraq killed nine people on Sunday, exactly a month ahead of parliamentary polls that remain in disarray after the mass resignations of election commissioners last week.The violence came hours after seven soldiers were shot dead at a checkpoint in

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin wants to carry on the frequent ‘tough but constructive’ contacts he has had with chancellor Angela Merkel on the Ukraine crisis.Putin’s spokesman has told German TV, reports The Straits Times.Dmitry Peskov told ZDF television that the

DHAKA: Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Sunday that the Ukraine crisis underscored the need to protect the right of nations to map out their own future.In an op-ed entitled ‘The right to choose’, the outgoing secretary general called Russia’s actions in Crimea a violation of

DHAKA: Six people were killed on Sunday in clashes between groups backing rival candidates in Turkey’s municipal elections, which turned into a referendum on the rule of prime minister Tayyip Erdogan.Security officials said four people were killed in a gun fight between two families in

DHAKA: Leading scientists and officials completed a fresh climate report on Sunday expected to lay bare the grim impact of climate change, with warnings that global food shortages could spark violence in vulnerable areas.Part of a massive overview by the United Nations’

DHAKA: An official photograph of Prince George with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge has been released ahead of their tour of Australia and New Zealand.The eight-month-old is pictured in his mother’s arms while Prince William holds their dog, Lupo.In the image, taken by royal

DHAKA: Japan and North Korea on Sunday held the first formal government-level talks in more than a year following a shift in Pyongyang’s handling of past abductions of Japanese citizens.The two-day meeting in Beijing came after diplomats held informal talks on the sidelines of a

DHAKA: The search for a Malaysian airliner intensified on Sunday, 22 days after it vanished with 239 people on board, as relatives of Chinese passengers arrived in Malaysia to demand answers about their fate.Eight ships, the largest number so far - and 10 planes from six countries were

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of census-takers fanned out across Myanmar on Sunday to gather data for a rare snapshot of the former junta-ruled nation that is already stoking sectarian tensions.Groups of schoolteachers and local officials began the 12-day population survey, the first since

DHAKA: North Korea said on Sunday it ‘will not rule out’ a new nuclear test as it defended its recent mid-range missile launch which triggered widespread international condemnation.‘(We) will not rule out a new form of a nuclear test aimed at strengthening our nuclear deterrence,’

DHAKA: People in Turkey are voting in local elections that analysts say could determine the political future of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.They are the first elections since mass protests erupted last June and a corruption scandal hit the government, reports the BBC.Erdogan is

DHAKA: At least 70 people are reported to have died from Ebola hemorrhagic fever in Guinea, according to a statement from the West African nation`s health ministry.Officials say there are at least 111 suspected cases of the viral disease, which spreads in the blood and shuts down the

DHAKA: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet Sunday evening in Paris to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, according to the State Department.Kerry and Lavrov are expected to discuss efforts to diffuse tensions surrounding the situation in

DHAKA: The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 resumed Sunday, but stormy weather may cause problems, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said.A Chinese aircraft took off at 6:20 a.m. local time (6:20 p.m. ET). Other aircraft, including a South Korean P-3 Orion and a U.S.

DHAKA: Jaswant Singh, 76, has been expelled by the BJP for refusing to change his mind about running as an independent candidate for Parliament from Barmer in Rajasthan. Jaswant Singh has been expelled for six years. In 2009, he had been removed from the party because it felt his book