China hasn’t returned a US underwater drone that its navy seized in “international waters” in the South China Sea last week. The incident has emerged as the latest thorn between China and the US, where President-elect Donald Trump has shown himself increasingly willing to

Amnesty International says the actions of Myanmar’s military may constitute “crimes against humanity” after allegations of violence against the Rohingya Muslim minority. The rights group’s latest report accuses Burmese forces of murdering civilians, rape, torture and looting,

DHAKA: A suicide bomber killed at least 30 Yemeni soldiers on Sunday (December 18) when he detonated his explosives at a gathering in the southern city of Aden, military officials and medics said. Many others were wounded in the attack that targeted a crowd of soldiers gathered to

DHAKA: An Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 aeroplane has crashed in remote Papua province in the east of the country, killing everyone on board. Three pilots and 10 other military personnel died, officials say. Air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna told MetroTV that bad weather

DHAKA: Five female security staff at Kandahar airport have been killed by unknown gunmen. They were travelling to work at the airport on Saturday morning when two attackers riding a motorcycle opened fire on their minivan, said Samim Akhalwak, a spokesperson for the Kandahar governor.

DHAKA: A suspected car bomb in Turkey has killed 13 soldiers aboard a bus and wounded 48 more. The Turkish army said the blast destroyed a bus carrying soldiers who had been allowed to visit a local market. An army spokesman said civilians may also have been injured, reports the

US President Barack Obama has said that he ordered Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “cut it out” in a conversation about email hacking ahead of the US election. Implying that the Russian president knew about the hacks, Obama said: “Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may shortly run for the presidency of his native South Korea. Ban’s term as the world’s top diplomat expires at the end of December. In his final press conference as UN chief, Ban said that after some rest he will return to

The United States must either stop accusing Russia of meddling in its elections or prove it, a spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was “indecent” of the United States to “groundlessly” accuse Russia of

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has vowed to take action against Russia for its alleged interference in the US presidential election campaign. “We need to take action and we will,” the president told NPR. Russia stands accused by the US of hacking the emails of the Democratic

DHAKA: India’s top court has ordered all liquor shops to shut down along state and national highways in an attempt to reduce drink driving and road accidents. The court told the government to stop issuing new licences and renewing existing ones after March 31. More than 146,000

DHAKA: Google’s video-streaming service YouTube has blocked North Korea’s state television channel. Korean Central Television’s page now bears a message saying the account has “been terminated for violating YouTube's Community Guidelines”. The channel is used mainly

DHAKA: US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton. Putin personally instructed how material hacked from US Democrats was leaked and

Incoming National Security Adviser of USA under Trump presidency Michael Flynn has quietly deleted a tweet with a link to a fake news story about Hillary Clinton’s involvement in sex crimes with minors. In the since-deleted tweet from Nov. 2, Flynn linked to a story on TruePundit.com

DHAKA: Beijing has warned the incoming US administration that any attempt to challenge the “One China” policy could impact on peace in the Taiwan Strait. Interference may also damage developing US-China relations, a spokesman said. Under the “One China” policy, the US has

DHAKA: Controversial Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted killing suspected criminals during his time as mayor of Davao City. “In Davao, I used to do it personally. Just to show the guys that, if I can do it, why can't you?” Duterte said, reports CNN. “And

Twelve people were arrested on Monday at a cinema in India, after they remained seated while the national anthem played. The cinemagoers, who were attending an international film festival in the city of Trivandrum in Kerala, were later freed but they face charges of “failure to obey

DHAKA: Syrian pro-government forces have been entering homes in eastern Aleppo and killing those inside, including women and children. The UN’s human rights office said it had reliable evidence that in four areas 82 civilians were shot on sight, reports the BBC. Meanwhile, the UN

DHAKA: There were emotional scenes in court on the first day of the blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s governor, a Christian of Chinese descent. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as Ahok, cried as he denied allegations he insulted Islam. Purnama is the first non-Muslim governor of

DHAKA: President-elect Donald Trump has announced the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, Rex Tillerson, as his choice for US secretary of state. Trump praised Tillerson in a statement as among the “most accomplished business leaders and international dealmakers” in the world.