DHAKA: A Chinese satellite probing the mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 "observed a suspected crash area at sea," a Chinese government agency said -- a potentially pivotal lead into what thus far has been a frustrating, fruitless search.China`s State Administration

DHAKA: The Group of Seven most developed economies on Wednesday said a Moscow-backed referendum in Crimea on switching over to Kremlin rule would have ‘no legal effect’ and called on Russia to back down.The G7 – Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States

DHAKA: New York City emergency crews are responding to reports of an explosion and building collapse that has reportedly injured 11 people.Smoke is billowing from the scene of the incident in East Harlem.Residents reported hearing a blast in the five-storey apartment building at 116th

DHAKA: The former Libyan prime minister, Ali Zeidan, has defied a travel ban and fled the country hours after parliament removed him from office in a no-confidence vote.Zeidan was in Malta for two hours late on Tuesday on a refuelling stop before going to ‘another European country’,

DHAKA: Crimea will soon take ownership of Ukrainian state companies on its territory, its first deputy prime minister said on Wednesday, pushing forward with steps to cement the region’s independence before a referendum on joining Russia.Crimea, a southern Ukrainian region which is home

DHAKA: A scandal that initially landed former French leader Nicolas Sarkozy in hot water has boomeranged on to the Socialist government which now stands accused of ‘political espionage’ and threatens a star minister.Several leading members of France’s right-wing opposition, itself

DHAKA: At least four soldiers were killed when an avalanche struck a base camp in northern Pakistan.The military said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.The incident happened in the snow-covered Astore area which falls in the territory of Gilgit-Baltistan, also claimed by India as

DHAKA: False alarms, swirling rumours and contradictory statements have made the wait all the more agonising for the families of the 239 people on board the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.As the search dragged into its fifth day, here are some of the key areas of confusion:Did the

DHAKA: Iranian president Hassan Rouhani arrived in Muscat on Wednesday for a visit dedicated to talks with leaders of the Islamic republic’s historic ally in the Gulf on regional tensions and bilateral cooperation.Rouhani was greeted on arrival at the royal airport in Muscat by Oman’s

DHAKA: Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is making a rare trip outside the capital to meet people displaced by the country’s three-year-old civil war.Syria state media reported on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.‘President Assad is inspecting conditions for the displaced in

DHAKA: A joint naval exercise of US, Bulgarian and Romanian naval forces in the Black Sea has started.The Bulgarian navy said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.The USS Truxtun, a US guided-missile destroyer with about 300 crew and part of the US Sixth Fleet headquartered in Italy,

DHAKA: The international search for a missing Malaysian airliner has been expanded into the Andaman Sea, hundreds of kilometers to the northwest of the original search radius.An official said on Wednesday, reports The Straits Times.‘Yes, above Sumatra is the Andaman Sea,’ Malaysian

DHAKA: Russia`s leaders are refusing all negotiations with their Ukrainian counterparts, Ukraine`s acting President Oleksandr Turchynov has said.Turchynov told that Ukraine would not intervene militarily in Crimea, even though a secession referendum there was a "sham".Meanwhile interim

DHAKA: Libya`s General National Congress has passed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and designated the defence minister as acting prime minister.Parliamentarians voted to oust Zeidan as anger grew with the government`s failure to stop eastern rebels from

DHAKA: The funeral is to take place in the Turkish capital Istanbul of a teenaged boy who died nine months after being injured during anti-government protests.Berkin Elvan`s death on Tuesday led to protests in cities across the country, reported BBC.President Abdullah Gul has appealed for

DHAKA: The northern Australian city of Darwin has been hit by a major blackout, forcing schools to close and knocking out traffic lights.The power cut, which was caused by a tripped circuit at a sub-station, began in the early hours of Wednesday.It affected all of Darwin, closing

DHAKA: Malaysia`s air force chief has denied remarks attributed to him that a missing Malaysia Airlines plane was tracked by military radar to the Strait of Malacca, far from its planned route.Rodzali Daud said such reports in local media were untrue, but it was possible the plane had

DHAKA: Military radar suggests the missing Malaysia Airlines plane turned west, away from its planned route, before vanishing.Malaysia’s air force says, reports the BBC.Flight MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing on Saturday, after taking off with 239 people on board.The

DHAKA: Ousted Ukrainian leader Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday said that he was still the country’s legitimate president and commander-in-chief, predicting he would be able to return to Kiev soon.‘I remain not just the sole legitimate president of Ukraine but also commander-in-chief,’

DHAKA: The second passenger who boarded Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 with a stolen passport was also an Iranian.Interpol said in a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, reports The Straits Times Interpol asked the media and the public to confirm if it was 29-year-old Delavar Seyed