DHAKA: A new human being, the first case this winter in the southern province of Guangdong in China, was found infected of deadly H7N9 avian influenza virus.A 31-year-old woman surnamed Deng, from the provincial city of Dongguan, was confirmed on Friday to have been infected with the

DHAKA: At least 81 people were killed and 150 others injured as two bombs exploded outside the central mosque of north Nigeria's biggest city, Kano, just as residents were packing into the area for Friday prayers.The blasts occurred outside the Emir's Palace Mosque.Witnesses said they

DHAKA: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has passionately urged other EU leaders to support his ‘reasonable’ proposals for far-reaching curbs on welfare benefits for migrants.Cameron said lower EU migration would be a priority in future negotiations on the UK’s membership

DHAKA: Austrian police have arrested 13 people suspected of radicalizing young people and recruiting them to fight in Syria.The prosecutors said this which reports BBC on Friday.Reports in the Austrian media said 500 police were involved in searches at mosques, flats and prayer rooms in

DHAKA: An Afghan mother took bloody revenge on the Taliban militants who gunned down her son, killing 25 and injuring five of them during a seven hour gun battle on Wednesday. Reza Gul watched helplessly as her son died while he manned a village checkpoint with his small team of

DHAKA: A bomb blast in a Nigerian bus station left at least 40 people dead Thursday. The recent blast brings the death toll in northern Nigeria, on the border with Cameroon, to at least 118 people in the past 72 hours.Nobody has claimed responsibility for the latest deadly attack, but

DHAKA: A bomb blast in a Nigerian bus station left at least 40 people dead Thursday. The recent blast brings the death toll in northern Nigeria, on the border with Cameroon, to at least 118 people in the past 72 hours.Nobody has claimed responsibility for the latest deadly attack, but

KOLKATA: The gradual falling of dry leaves and cold wind blowing from the North inform the people that the winter is knocking at the door.You cannot ignore the scenery of marigold, chrysanthemum and dahlia through thin fog in the morning. It seems that the whole nature is getting

DHAKA: A brief meeting between prime minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif appears to have salvaged a summit of South Asian leaders, with all eight countries clinching a last-minute deal to create a regional electricity grid.Thursday’s pact, to be signed

DHAKA: One British citizen was among five people killed in Thursday’s suicide attack on a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital.The interior ministry said in a statement, reports The Times of India.The other four killed in the blast were Afghans, the statement said.The

DHAKA: Six people, including three civilians and three army soldiers, were killed in a fierce gunbattle between the security forces and militants near the international border in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.Police said, reports The Times of India.Militants dressed in army uniforms

DHAKA: Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong was banned from a large area in Mong Kok as a condition of bail on Thursday after he was arrested during scuffles with police as they cleared one of the largest protest sites that have choked the city for weeks.Wong and activist lawmaker

DHAKA: Greek labour unions staged a 24-hour strike on Thursday that cancelled hundreds of flights, shut public offices and severely disrupted local transport, in the first major industrial action to cripple the austerity-weary country in months.Private sector union GSEE and its

DHAKA: India’s environment court has slammed the government over the capital’s horrendous air pollution, which it said was ‘getting worse’ every day, and ordered a string of measures to bring it down.The National Green Tribunal directed all vehicles older than 15 years be

DHAKA: The younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been referred to as senior party official for the first time in state media. Kim Yo-jong, who is in her mid to late twenties, was identified as a vice-director of a department within the powerful Central Committee, KCNA

DHAKA: An explosion has hit a British embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul, causing some injuries. An embassy spokesman says, reports the BBC. The blast was heard across eastern parts of the city on Thursday morning. It is not clear whether the embassy vehicle was the target of

DHAKA: Thailand’s finance minister has told the BBC that elections to bring an end to military rule might not take place until 2016, a year later than planned. Sommai Phasee said he had discussed the date with prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led the coup which overthrew the

DHAKA: A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hits the territories of 150km north-west of Kota Ternate city in North Maluku province in Indonesia.The jolt is recorded in the area at 20:33pm local time.The US Geological Survey publishes the report on Wednesday.But they did not mention any

DHAKA: Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with Gaza on Wednesday for the first time since its closure in late October after a bombing in the Sinai Peninsula.Officials said, reports The Straits Times.The crossing, which is the only access point to the Palestinian territory not

DHAKA: Pope Francis called on European countries to help immigrants fleeing from the Middle East and Africa not to allow the Mediterranean Sea to become a huge cemetery.Channel 10, reports, The Jerusalem Post says.In a speech before the European Parliament in Strasbourg, Francis added