French President Emmanuel Macron told a grieving nation that he aims to restore the Notre Dame cathedral within five years after a monstrous fire tore through the historic monument on Monday.  “We will rebuild Notre-Dame because that is what the French expect,” Macron said of the

Selection Committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has just announced 15 members squad for the ensuing ICC World Cup Cricket tournament 2019 scheduled to start in England and Wales from end May. There have been interesting speculations in the print, electronic and social media for a

Indonesians have begun voting in one of the world's largest elections after a bitter campaign in which religion has played a prominent role. The presidential race is a re-match of the 2014 contest, with incumbent Joko Widodo taking on ex-general Prabowo Subianto. Both have made

French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt "even more beautifully" - and that he wants the work done within five years. A massive fire on Monday ravaged the 850-year-old Gothic building, destroying much of its roof and causing its steeple to collapse.

A Moscow court has sentenced a 63-year-old Norwegian, Frode Berg, to 14 years in a strict-regime labour camp for spying on Russian navy submarines. Berg, arrested in Moscow in 2017, denied the accusation. He formerly worked as a guard on the Norwegian-Russian border. Berg

A US local newspaper has won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of a mass shooting in its own newsroom. But there was no celebration as the Capital Gazette in Maryland learned on Monday it had won the most prestigious prize in American journalism. Staff quietly hugged in memory of five

Canadian police say a 60-year-old man is in custody after four targeted shootings that killed two men and two women in the city of Penticton, British Columbia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Supt. Ted De Jager says the suspect and the four victims knew each other but gave no details. 

After Yogi Adityanath and Mayawati, the Election Commission barred two more senior political leaders for violation of the Model Code of Conduct Monday (April 15) evening.   BJP's Union minister Maneka Gandhi, has been barred from campaigning for 48 hours for communal comments,

A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France's most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building's spire and roof have collapsed but the main structure, including the two bell towers, has been saved, officials say. Firefighters

Julian Assange used the Ecuadorean embassy in London as a "centre for spying", the country's leader has said. Lenin Moreno also said no other nation had influenced the decision to revoke the WikiLeaks founder's asylum, which he said followed violations by Assange. Speaking

Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead. Nearly 90,000 customers were without electricity in Texas,

Three people were killed when a Summit Air airplane crashed while taking off from Lukla Airport on Sunday morning. The incident occurred as the aircraft with registration 9N-AMH skidded off the the runway while preparing to take off and hit two helicopters parked at the Lukla-based

One man has been killed and three others wounded in a shooting outside a popular nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne. Three security guards from the Love Machine venue and a man queuing outside were shot in the incident on Sunday. "It would appear that shots have been

Armed police opened fire on a car that drove into the Ukrainian ambassador's official vehicle in London on Saturday morning. The incident occurred outside the Ukrainian embassy in Holland Park, Kensington. A spokesman for the Ukrainian embassy, said an unknown vehicle had

More than 70 British lawmakers have urged the government to make sure that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces Swedish justice if prosecutors there reopen a rape allegation against him. The lawmakers signed a letter late Friday urging Home Secretary Sajid Javid to "do everything you

More than 70 MPs and peers have signed a letter urging the home secretary to ensure Julian Assange faces authorities in Sweden if they want his extradition. The Wikileaks founder, who is now in UK custody, was arrested on Thursday after years in Ecuador's London embassy. Sweden

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he would take part in a third summit with Donald Trump - but only if the US brought the "right attitude". North Korean state media reported the comments by Mr Kim on Saturday. In a speech, he urged Mr Trump to pursue a deal that was "fair"

The head of Sudan's military council has stood down a day after leading a coup that toppled long-time leader Omar al-Bashir amid a wave of protests. Defence Minister Awad Ibn Auf announced his decision on state TV. He named as his successor Lt Gen Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan.

Passengers are stranded in India and around the world after Jet Airways suspended all international flights. Flights from London, Paris and Amsterdam are among those grounded amid fears about the survival of India's largest private airline. The airline cancelled all

A tsunami warning that was issued after an earthquake struck off the east coast of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, has now been lifted. The quake, which hit at a depth of 43km, had a magnitude of 6.8, the  US Geological Survey said. Authorities initially urged people to evacuate to