A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel at a busy junction in Somalia's capital Mogadishu causing widespread devastation that left at least 53 dead, reports Daily Sabah. "Initial reports from emergency departments indicate more than 20 bodies picked up off the street and many more

DHAKA: Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged Myanmar to make sure the Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled in the last two months can go home, and not go to camps, reports Economic Times. Myanmar government needs to "create conditions that will allow the refugees to return

DHAKA: Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Thursday (October 12) said she has created a committee that will oversee all international and local assistance in violence-stricken Rakhine state, reports Press Herald. More than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from the state to

DHAKA: Bangladesh has ranked 88 among 119 countries in Global Hunger Index (GHI) marking two-level progress than of the preceding year, reports International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI). The GHI is calculated by taking into account four key parameters: shares of

DHAKA: The number of people confirmed dead in wildfires sweeping northern California has climbed to 31 and warning has been issued that conditions would worsen further, reports BBC. Hundreds of people remain missing as at least 22 fires rampaged across the state's famous wine

The US is pulling out of the UN's cultural organisation Unesco, accusing it of "anti-Israel" bias. The agency is known for designating world heritage sites such as Syria's Palmyra and the US Grand Canyon, reports the BBC. The state department said it would establish an

DHAKA: The Security Council of the United Nations will sit again on Friday (October 13) to discuss the Rohingya issue.   An informal meeting was called on Myanmar to hear former UN secretary general Kofi Annan provide details of a report on the plight of Rohingya Muslims, who are the

Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out half a million Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday (Oct 11). In a report, based on 65 interviews with

Wildfires raging across Northern California have killed at least 17 people, as hundreds of firefighters battle the flames and keep thousands of people away from the blaze's path. Most of the fires were ignited Sunday, driven by winds of more than 50 mph and dry conditions. With no

DHAKA: Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and other regional leaders have signed a declaration of independence from Spain, following the disputed referendum, reports BBC. However, they say the move will not be implemented for several weeks to allow talks with the government in Madrid.

DHAKA: Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least 10 people, reports BBC. Mass evacuations have taken place and at least 1,500 buildings have been destroyed.  Seven people were killed in Sonoma county, authorities

The 2017 Nobel Prize in economics has been awarded to the US academic Richard Thaler of the University of Chicago for his contribution to behavioural economics. The Guardian reports, the prize, worth 9m Swedish kroner (£845,000), is not among the Nobel Foundation’s official awards

DHAKA: Hurricane Nate has made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River in Louisiana of United States, reports BBC quoting US National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 85mph (137km/h), is moving north, and a second landfall is expected on the

DHAKA: EU President Donald Tusk has said that Myanmar must take back the Rohingya refugees who entered Bangladesh fleeing atrocities in Rakhine State. The EU chief said this after talks with Indian leaders in New Delhi on Friday (October 06). “The EU continues to assume its

DHAKA: Rallies are expected in Spain against Catalonian independence, after the disputed referendum of Sunday (October 1), reports BBC. Demonstrations are planned in the capital Madrid and other cities, with supporters calling for a similar rally in Catalonia's capital Barcelona.

DHAKA: Donald Trump's government issued a ruling that allows employers to opt out of providing free birth control to millions of Americans, reports BBC. The rule allows employers and insurers to decline to provide birth control if doing so violates their "religious beliefs" or

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia's King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin signed a slew of arms and energy deals, reports Al Jazeera. The agreement was announced on Thursday (October 5) as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted King Salman - the first sitting

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia's King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin signed a slew of arms and energy deals, reports Al Jazeera. The agreement was announced on Thursday (October 5) as Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted King Salman - the first sitting

Myanmar's military crackdown that has caused a half-million Rohingya Muslims to flee to Bangladesh could destabilize the region and invite international terrorists, the State Department said Thursday (Oct 5). But Patrick Murphy, a senior U.S. official for Southeast Asia, would not

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has been awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. It won the prestigious honour for its "work to draw attention to the catastrophic consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to a achieve