US President Donald Trump has said there is a "very substantial chance" a historic summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-un next month may not happen. He said the North must meet conditions for the summit to go ahead though if it did not, it might happen "later". Mr Trump was

DHAKA: Nine people were killed as police opened fire on protesters who went on a rampage demanding closure of a copper smelting plant in Tamil Nadu’s port city of Tuticorin on Tuesday (May 22). The AIADMK government has appealed people to be calm and a promised to take legal action

DHAKA: A flight of Saudi Airlines, flown from Medinah city for Dhaka, made an emergency landing in Jedda Airport, due to a technical glitch. The airlines’ authorities said that all the 141 passengers and 10 crews of the flight have been marked safe. The airplane, Saudi Arabian

DHAKA: Six jawans were killed on Sunday when Maoists blew up their vehicle with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Chhattisgarh of India, reports Hindustan Times quoting police. DIG (Dantewada Range) Ratan Lal Dangi said the Maoists triggered the blast between Cholnar and Kirandul

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been declared husband and wife, following a ceremony at Windsor Castle. The couple exchanged vows and rings before the Queen and 600 guests at St George's Chapel. Wearing a dress by British designer Clare Waight Keller, Ms Markle was met by

Millions of people around the world are set to watch the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor. Hundreds more have spent a night on the streets of Windsor to secure the best viewing spot. The couple will wed at noon at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, before

More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban state media say. Three people have survived but are in a critical condition, Cuban Communist Party newspaper Granma reported. The plane was carrying 110

At least eight people died when a gunman opened fire inside a school in Texas, according to local authorities. Police were called to Santa Fe High School just before 8am (2pm BST) after receiving reports of an "active shooter". Texas TV channel KHOU and the Houston Chronicle said

DHAKA: The US Senate has approved the CIA's first female director, despite her role in the spy agency's post-9/11 interrogation program, reports BBC. Gina Haspel's confirmation in a 54-45 vote follows a partisan fight among senators about the CIA's Bush-era use of

DHAKA: Malaysia’s leading opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, who was charged with sodomy and corruption, has been freed from jail. The court granted bail on Wednesday morning (May 16). New Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad sought a pardon for Anwar Ibrahim. However,

At least 12 people have died and several are feared trapped after a portion of an under construction flyover collapsed in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi on Tuesday (May 15).  Two pillars of the under construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi's Cantt area, bringing a huge slab of

DHAKA: US First lady Melania Trump underwent kidney surgery Monday at a military medical center near Washington, DC, according to a statement from her office. Trump had been experiencing an issue with her kidney that her office described as benign but requiring medical attention,

At least 41 Palestinians have been killed and 1,300 wounded by Israeli troops in clashes on the Gaza border, Palestinian officials say. The violence comes before the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, which has infuriated Palestinians, reports the BBC. They see it as clear US

DHAKA: Suicide bombers have attacked three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city Surabaya, killing at least nine people, police say. Dozens of others were injured in the attacks, which occurred within minutes of each other. No group has so far said it carried them out. TV

DHAKA: A knifeman killed one person and wounded four in a suspected terror attack in central Paris, reports BBC quoting French officials. The attacker was then shot dead by police in the Opéra district. Witnesses say they heard him shout "Allah Akbar". So-called Islamic State (IS)

DHAKA: At least 19 people, including four members of the security forces, were killed by an armed group near the main border gate with China, reports AL Jazeera quoting a spokesperson of the Myanmar government. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) launched three attacks on

DHAKA: Malaysia's ruling party has been ousted for the first time in the country’s 60-year history after an opposition alliance won a historic victory in national elections, reports The Independent. Opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad is set to be sworn in as prime minister within

North Korea has freed three US citizens from prison, according to a tweet from US President Donald Trump. The move is viewed as goodwill gesture ahead of a historic summit between Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un, reports the BBC. Trump said he would greet the men when they

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump says he will withdraw the US from an Obama-era nuclear agreement with Iran, reports BBC. Calling it "decaying and rotten", he said the deal was "an embarrassment" to him "as a citizen". Going against advice from European allies, he said he would

DHAKA: At least 16 miners were killed in a cave-in triggered by a gas explosion at a coal mine in western Pakistan, reports BBC quoting officials. Nine others were injured in the incident in Marwaarh, east of the city of Quetta in Balochistan. Teams have been sent in to try to