DHAKA: Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday.Gusts of up to 80mph are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards.There are fears of flooding, damage to

DHAKA: A French multiple sclerosis sufferer Sunday became the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest, successfully completing his landing before being taken to hospital as a precaution.‘I feel very happy. I am exhausted but very happy,’ Marc Kopp said from a hospital bed

DHAKA: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran is capable of converting low-grade uranium to weapons-grade within weeks.‘Iran is prepared to give up enriching uranium to 20 percent and therefore debate on this subject is unimportant,’ Netanyahu’s office

DHAKA: The BBC could face a cut in the TV licence fee or have to share it with other broadcasters unless it rebuilds public trust.A Tory minister has said, reports the BBC.Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps told the Sunday Telegraph the broadcaster must be ‘more transparent’ and

DHAKA: Teheran city officials have ordered the removal of some posters featuring anti-American slogans, a sign that Iran is seeking better relations with the United States as the two sides hold talks over its nuclear programme.A Teheran municipal official said some anti-American

DHAKA: Syria handed over a detailed plan to destroy its chemical stockpile on time, international watchdog OPCW said Sunday.‘On 24 October 2013, the Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the OPCW its formal initial declaration covering its chemical weapons programme,’ the watchdog said in

DHAKA: Ten cars rigged with explosives blew up in predominantly Shia Muslim areas in and around Baghdad on Sunday, and a suicide bomber attacked soldiers queuing up for their pay in northern Iraq, killing 49 people in total.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the

DHAKA: As part of preparations to meet challenges from China and Pakistan, India is planning to lay 14 strategic railway lines close to borders with these two countries to help in easier and faster movement of troops.The railway lines are besides 73 roads being constructed along the Line

DHAKA: Ten car bombs exploded across Baghdad province early on Sunday, killing at least 37 people, police and medics said.Nine of the blasts hit predominantly Shia Muslim districts, with the deadliest attack in the town of Nahrawan, south of the capital, where two car bombs exploded in

DHAKA: Police in Saudi Arabia said that they have arrested 12 women for challenging the ban on driving.Five of the women drivers were apprehended in the capital Riyadh, five in the Eastern Province, three in Ahsa and two in Dammam, and two in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.The police said,

DHAKA: At least five people were killed and 24 injured when a series of blasts rocked Patna ahead of BJP’s Hunkar rally on Sunday.Bihar DGP GP Abhyanand has confirmed 8 explosions. Most of the blasts occurred in and around the Gandhi Maidan.People were seen rushing the injured to the

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama was personally informed of mobile phone tapping against German chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002.German media reported on Sunday, says The Straits Times.Bild am Sonntag newspaper quoted US intelligence sources as saying that

DHAKA: Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in south-east India that have killed dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages.As of Saturday, 39 people had died in flood-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

DHAKA: A senior Iranian official has denied reports the Islamic republic has temporarily stopped enriching uranium to the 20 percent level.The state news agency IRNA said on Saturday, gulfnews.com publishes this report on Sunday.‘Iran’s nuclear activities are unchanged and enriching

DHAKA: Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw has said he would step down as a member of parliament at the 2015 general election.Straw, 67, was foreign secretary under prime minister Tony Blair as Britain went to war in Iraq in 2003.The lawmaker for the Labour Party, now in

DHAKA: Six car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, leaving at least 19 people dead, security officials say.The bombs were placed in parked cars and detonated over a 30-minute period in busy streets, mainly in Shia areas, reports the BBC.In the deadliest attack, two bombs

DHAKA: Japan’s prime minister Shinzō Abe warned China on Sunday against forcibly changing the regional balance of power, as reports said Tokyo had scrambled fighter jets in response to Chinese military aircraft flying near Okinawa.Verbal skirmishing between Asia’s two biggest

DHAKA: The US has been spying on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s mobile phone since 2002, according to a report in Der Spiegel magazine.The German publication claims to have seen secret documents from the National Security Agency which show Merkel’s number on a list dating from

DHAKA: Russian president Vladimir Putin is planning a possible state visit to Egypt in order to take advantage of frayed ties between Washington and Cairo and possibly gain access to Egypt’s Mediterranean ports.The Sunday Times reported, says The Jerusalem Post.The United States

DHAKA: The Turkish immigrant credited with inventing the doner kebab has died in Berlin aged 80.Kadir Nurman set up a stall in West Berlin in 1972, selling grilled meat and salad inside a flat bread.He had noticed the fast pace of city life and thought busy Berliners might like a meal