DHAKA: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has ordered an investigation after a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage left at least 719 people dead and 863 injured, according to state media.Prince Mohamed bin Nayef, who chairs the Saudi Hajj committee, ordered the probe during a meeting on

DHAKA: Pope Francis told Congress on Thursday that the United States should reject a ‘mindset of hostility’ to immigrants, directly addressing a thorny subject that is dividing the country and stirring debate in the 2016 presidential campaign.In a historic first speech by a pope to a

DHAKA: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that President Bashar al-Assad should be involved in any Syrian peace talks amid pressure from the rising number of refugees from Syria.Merkel made the comment on Thursday after a European Union summit on the asylum seeker crisis, reports Al

DHAKA: At least 717 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage.Saudi Arabia’s civil defense directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise, reports Al Jazeera.The directorate said at least 805 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which

DHAKA: At least 453 people have been killed in a stampede at the annual Hajj pilgrimage.Saudi Arabia’s civil defense directorate said, as the death toll continued to rise, reports Al Jazeera.The directorate said at least 719 other pilgrims were injured in Thursday’s stampede, which

DHAKA: European Union (EU) leaders have pledged another €1bn ($1.1bn) to help UN agencies support Syrian refugees in the Middle East, as part of renewed efforts to tackle the EU’s migrant crisis.More help will be extended to Syria’s neighbors, where millions have fled since the

DHAKA: At least 310 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca.Officials in Saudi Arabia say, reports the BBC.Another 450 people were injured in the incident at Mina, which occurred as two million pilgrims were taking part

DHAKA: At least 220 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca.Officials in Saudi Arabia say, reports the BBC.Another 450 people were injured in the incident at Mina, between Mount Arafat and Mecca's Grand Mosque.The

DHAKA: At least 29 people attending Eid prayers were killed Thursday when a bomb went off inside a crowded mosque in the Yemeni capital.Officials fear the death toll from the attack at the Al Bilaili in Sanaa will rise because dozens of worshipers suffered severe injuries.No one

RIYADH: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is set to celebrate Eid ul-Azha, the festival of sacrifice, on Thursday. Thousands of Muslims will start for Eidgah just after the Fajr prayers. The Eid congregations in the country will begin around 6:00am, sources said.Prayers will also be held in

DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to reassure US business leaders, in a wide-ranging speech covering China’s economic reforms and cyber crime.Speaking in Seattle at the start of his state visit to the US, Xi said foreign firms were welcome in China, and that Beijing would

DHAKA: Pope Francis has called for further action on climate change saying that it was ‘a critical moment of history’, on the first day of his visit to the US.Speaking to a crowd of more than 11,000 people on the White House South Lawn, the pontiff said the problem could ‘no longer

DHAKA: Burkina Faso’s interim President Michel Kafando, who was taken hostage during a coup a week ago, said he was back in power and had restored a civilian transitional government.‘I have returned to work,’ he said in a brief speech to journalists at the foreign ministry in the

DHAKA: Pope Francis has begun his tour of the US, where he is expected to greet millions of American Catholics and address thorny issues like climate change and income inequality.US President Barack Obama welcomed the pope as he landed on Tuesday - a rare honor for a foreign dignitary,

DHAKA: Burkina Faso coup leaders have agreed to return to their barracks and said they would restore the deposed president to power, signing a deal with the army that apparently defuses a tense standoff sparked by last week’s coup.The breakthrough came on Tuesday night after marathon

DHAKA: More than 700,000 women and girls are being held in prisons around the world.The number has risen 50% since 2000, outstripping the growth among men, the study from the London-based Institute for Criminal Policy Research said, reports the BBC.Just three countries - the US, China and

DHAKA: Ever wondered who holds the key of the sacred Kaaba, which is considered the house of God by around 1.6 billion Muslims around the world?The Al Shaibi family from Saudi Arabia have been the key keepers of the Kaaba for more than 16 centuries - before Islam and until this day.The

DHAKA: Chinese President Xi Jinping reached Seattle at the start of his first state visit to the US.The China premier Xi will spend three days meeting business and technology leaders in Seattle, before heading to Washington for talks with President Barack Obama, reports the BBC.Cyber

DHAKA: A young Palestinian woman shot and wounded by Israeli troops after she reportedly attempted to stab a soldier at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank has died.Sources have told Al Jazeera.The woman, named as a 19-year-old university student, was wounded at the checkpoint near the

DHAKA: Egypt has evicted and demolished the homes of 3,200 families in the Sinai peninsula in violation of international law.Human Rights Watch says, reports the BBC.The military has been razing homes along the border with the Gaza Strip to create a ‘buffer zone’ and eliminate