DHAKA: Data from the second ‘black box’ flight recorder belonging to the Germanwings plane that crashed in the Alps suggests that the co-pilot deliberately accelerated its descent.The French investigators said Andreas Lubitz modified the automatic pilot system several times to

DHAKA: Twelve-year-old Maryam Siddiqui is a rank holder at the exams in school. But recently, the class VI student has aced a written competition based on the Bhagwad Gita. The Muslim girl has won the first position among over 3,000 participants at the 'Gita Champions League' contest,

DHAKA: The death toll in the attack by al-Shabab Islamist militants on a university in north-eastern Kenya has risen to 147.Kenyan government officials say, reports the BBC.They added that the operation to secure the Garissa University College campus was now over, with all four attackers

DHAKA: An outline agreement on the future shape of Iran’s nuclear program has been reached after marathon talks with six major powers in Switzerland.The European Union and Iran announced the deal after eight days of negotiations in Lausanne.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini

DHAKA: Somali Al-Shabaab militants said they were still holding many hostages inside a Kenyan university campus, nearly two hours after Kenya interior minister Joseph Nkaissery said the siege was nearing its end.‘We still control the scene and have many hostages,’ Abdiasis Abu Musab,

DHAKA: At least 70 Kenyan students were massacred on Thursday when Somalia’s Shebab Islamist group attacked a university, the interior minister said, in the deadliest attack since US embassy bombings in 1998.‘We are mopping up the area,’ Interior Minster Joseph Nkaiserry told

DHAKA: Al-Shabab gunmen have attacked a college campus in the town of Garissa in northeast Kenya, shooting indiscriminately in dormitories and killing at least 15 people and wounding 65 others, police said.Witnesses said explosions and heavy gunfire rocked Garissa University College early

DHAKA: A major sandstorm has hit the United Arab Emirates, blotting out Dubai's famous skyline.High winds have whipped up desert sands, severely reducing visibility and causing residents to suffer breathing difficulties.The storm has led to flight diversions from Dubai's International

DHAKA: Houthi fighters and allies backed by tanks have advanced onto a key district in the main southern city of Aden, despite a week of air strikes by Saudi-led coalition forces.At least 19 people were killed in intense clashes between the rebels and local militia and residents loyal to

DHAKA: Masked gunmen have attacked a university in the town of Garissa in northern Kenya as ongoing gunfire could be heard from the university premises.Witnesses said explosion and heavy gunfire rocked Garissa University College early Thursday and ambulances were already at the

DHAKA: Thailand’s military government has announced it is lifting martial law, 10 months after it was imposed.It was introduced in May 2014, shortly before the army staged a coup, reports the BBC.Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced the move in a televised statement and has said

DHAKA: At least 54 sailors were so far confirmed dead as a Russian trawler has sunk off the Kamchatka peninsula of the country.Some 63 people have been rescued, many suffering from hypothermia, according to a maritime rescue centre in Russia’s Far East.The Dalniy Vostok freezer trawler

DHAKA: Islamic State (IS) militants have entered the Palestinian refugee camp Yarmouk in Damascus, activists and Palestinian officials say.Clashes erupted between the militants and groups inside the camp, with IS seizing control of large parts of the camp, reports said, according to the

DHAKA: The world’s oldest living person, Japan’s Misao Okawa, has died from heart failure at the age of 117.She died in a nursing home in Osaka, the city she was born in on 5 March 1898.She is survived by three children, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, reports the

DHAKA: Palestine Wednesday officially joined the International Criminal Court, ICC, becoming the 123rd member of the court and fourth Arab country in addition to Jordan, Djibouti and Tunisia, reports WAM, an emirates news agency. The State of Palestine had submitted their instruments of

DHAKA: Progress has been made in talks on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian and Iranian officials say.Negotiations between six world powers and Iran are set to resume on Wednesday, overrunning a deadline for a deal.Russia’s foreign minister said ‘all key aspects’ had been agreed,

DHAKA: The winner of Nigeria’s presidential poll, Muhammadu Buhari, has hailed his victory as a vote for change and proof the nation has embraced democracy.Buhari also praised outgoing president Goodluck Jonathan as a ‘worthy opponent’ who peacefully relinquished power.Gen Buhari

DHAKA: Artillery shelling in Yemen’s Aden has killed 26 people as Houthi fighters and forces loyal to Yemen President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi battled over control of the southern port city.Medical officials said the deaths on Tuesday came as Saudi-led coalition fighter planes continued

DHAKA: Myanmar’s President Thein Sein has witnessed the signing of a draft ceasefire agreement between the government and 16 rebel groups.The agreement, which came after seven rounds of talks, is a significant step towards ending decades of conflict, reports the BBC.Negotiators from the

DHAKA: At least 15 people have been killed in landslides following floods in Indian-administered Kashmir.Rescue workers said they had recovered the bodies from the debris of a landslide which buried homes in Chadoora town, reports the BBC.Some 200 families have been evacuated after