DHAKA: Russia threatened several Eastern European and Central Asian states with retaliation if they voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution this week declaring invalid Crimea’s referendum on seceding from Ukraine.UN diplomats said, reports The Jerusalem Post.The

DHAKA: US Secretary of State John Kerry made a last-minute change of plans on Saturday to fly to Paris with the aim of setting up talks with his Russian counterpart on the Ukraine crisis.After leaving Riyadh early Saturday, the top US diplomat had been due to fly home to Washington via a

DHAKA: Crimea’s Tatars will on Saturday hold a vote on whether to push for self-rule in their historic homeland following its annexation by Russia.Ethnic Tatars from all over Crimea convened in the town of Bakhchisaray for an emergency Qurultai, or congress, to decide on the fate of the

DHAKA: The US has been talking with India and China among other countries as part of diplomatic efforts to isolate Russia but it has not yet asked them to impose any sanctions.An American official said on Saturday, reports The Times of India.‘We have been talking with other countries

DHAKA: Polish prime minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday the European Union should form an energy union to bolster its energy security and lessen its dependence on key gas supplier Russia whose annexation of Crimea has caused a tense stand-off with the West.Russia, which provides around

DHAKA: Myanmar said Saturday that Muslims would not be allowed to register as ‘Rohingya’ in its first census in three decades despite UN assurances, on the eve of a survey that has fanned sectarian tensions.The move came as Buddhists in an unrest-hit western state vowed to boycott the

DHAKA: Russia has absolutely no intention of ordering its armed forces to cross over the Ukrainian border and the divisions between Moscow and the West on the crisis are narrowing.Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday, reports The Straits Times.‘We have absolutely no

DHAKA: Taliban insurgents attacked the Afghan election commission’s heavily-fortified headquarters in Kabul on Saturday, one week ahead of voting and after a series of bloody attacks in the city.Quick-response teams rushed to the area as rockets and gunfire were unleashed from a nearby

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Thai opposition protesters marched through Bangkok Saturday calling for the resignation of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who faces a possible ban from politics for alleged negligence.The new show of strength by the anti-government movement came on the eve

DHAKA: General Motors is adding 824,000 more cars to an ongoing recall over defective ignition switches that have caused some engines to shut off and to disable airbags.The US car maker said it was recalling a variety of models made 2008-11, in addition to 1.6m cars made before 2007 that

DHAKA: Russia`s Vladimir Putin has telephoned President Barack Obama to discuss the US proposal for a diplomatic solution to the crisis in Ukraine.Obama suggested that Russia put a concrete response in writing, the White House said in a statement, report theBBC.According to the Kremlin,

DHAKA: A senior Bloomberg News journalist quit his role earlier this month, saying the "mishandling" by his bosses of a story critical of China was behind his departure, amid suggestions that the New York-based company is pushing a financial strategy for China that overshadows editorial

DHAKA: A Chinese ship is scouring a new area of the Indian Ocean for "objects" spotted in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, Australia says.The vessel has been at the scene trying to retrieve the items since first light, according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama says six million people have signed up for health insurance through his signature healthcare overhaul programme.Obama announced the figure in a conference call with supporters days before the end of the sign-up period for new enrolees.The figure falls

DHAKA: Scientists have created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast in a landmark for biological engineering.Previously synthetic DNA has been designed and made for simpler organisms such as bacteria, report the BBC.As a form of life whose cells contain a nucleus, yeast is related to

DHAKA: The Indian Air Force`s new C-130 J aircraft, has crashed near Gawlior in Madhya Pradesh after taking off from Agra. All five air force personnel on board were killed.The military transport plane,  India`s biggest, is also known as Super Hercules.  It crashed 72 kms or 115 miles

DHAKA: The Turkish government banned YouTube on Thursday, less than a week after Ankara made a similar blackout of the social networking site Twitter, which is estimated to have more than 10 million Turkish users.Neither website can be reached on Turkish Internet networks, report the

DHAKA: Thailand has spotted 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.The Boeing 777 is thought to have crashed on March 8 with the loss of 239 people, after flying thousands of kilometres off course, report the ABC

DHAKA: The UN Security Council has condemned North Korea`s launch of two ballistic missiles and said it was considering an "appropriate response".Council president, Luxembourg`s UN Ambassador Sylvie Lucas, described it as a violation of Security Council resolutions, report the BBC.North

DHAKA: Search teams shifted to a different part of the Indian Ocean Friday in their hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane after "a new credible lead," authorities said.An analysis of radar data led investigators to move the search to an area 1,100 kilometers (680 miles) to the