DHAKA: At least 43 people were killed and more than 40 injured in three car-bomb attacks in Baghdad. The three attacks took place in Shia neighborhoods, the sources said. One explosion occurred at a checkpoint at the entrance of al-Shaula neighborhood in northern Baghdad, killing a

DHAKA: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered thousands of troops stationed near the Ukrainian border to return to their bases, reports BBC. Putin's spokesman said about 17,600 soldiers on training exercises in the Rostov region would be pulled back. Russia has previously

DHAKA: Cyclone Hudhud, a "very severe cyclonic storm" closing in on Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, will make landfall around noon. It is expected to hit near Visakhapatnam with a windspeed of around 180 kilometres per hour or kmph. More than 1.5 lakh people have been evacuated from

DHAKA: Britain’s security services are monitoring thousands of terrorism suspects in London and are involved in operations on a daily basis.The capital’s mayor Boris Johnson said in an interview published on Saturday.‘In London we’re very, very vigilant and very, very

DHAKA: Many world leaders paid tribute to Malala Yousufzai on Friday after it was announced that she had been awarded Nobel Peace Prize, but Canadian prime minister offered the ‘ultimate praise’ by declaring that she would be granted citizenship of his country. Canadian prime

DHAKA: A large powerful typhoon moved slowly towards Japan’s Okinawa island chain on Saturday, packing heavy winds that disrupted flights and knocked out power. Typhoon ‘Vongfong’ is Japan’s strongest storm this year and its winds gusted up to 234 kph. Fourteen people in Okinawa

DHAKA: Bracing for Cyclone Hudhud that is currently on course to hit the Visakhapatnam coast by Sunday afternoon accompanied by wind speed of up to 155 kmph and very heavy rain, the Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to evacuate as many as 4.56 lakh people from the coastal

DHAKA: Iraqi officials have made an urgent appeal for military help in the western Anbar province, saying the area could fall to Islamic State (IS) militants.The jihadist group has been attacking the provincial capital Ramadi, and has seized army bases in the area.A US official told the

DHAKA: New York's JFK airport is to start screening to try to stem the Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 4,000 people.Passengers from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea - the worst-hit countries - will have their temperatures taken and have to answer a series of questions.Checks at

DHAKA: The governor of the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has asked for emergency clearance to siphon the remaining water out of the main reservoir serving Sao Paulo city, which has almost run dry.After nine months of unprecedented drought, 95% of the water has gone.Geraldo Alckmin,

DHAKA: More than 4,000 people have died in the Ebola epidemic that broke out in West Africa at the start of the year, according to the latest figures released by the World Health Organisation. The WHO said on Friday that as of October 8, 4,033 people have died of Ebola out of a total of

DHAKA: South Korea says it has returned artillery fire after being shelled from North Korea, reports BBC.BDST: 1604 HRS, OCT 10, 2014

  DHAKA: The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzay of Pakistan with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2014 for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.  Children must go to

DHAKA: Soon we'll know who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize. But for now, it's a guessing game.Here are some of the most talked-about contenders for the prize, which will be announced Friday:The 2014 Nobel Prizes at a GlanceMalala's Mission Thriving 2 Years After Her Attack1. Malala

NEW YORK: New York City of United States has taken special program, along with free legal advice, for immigrants who are applying for citizenship.Rodni Carbajal, Contingency and Program Manager of NY City Mayor Bill DE Bellagio’s Immigrations affairs office, made the

DHAKA: Mexican authorities have found four more clandestine graves containing charred human remains at a site in the restive southwest of the country, where officials fear missing students were massacred by gang members and police.Attorney General Jesus Murillo said the motive behind

DHAKA: Slightly fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, pushing the average number of applications in the past month to an eight-year low.The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications fell 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 287,000 in the week ended Oct. 4.

DHAKA: US-led forces have continued air strikes against Islamic State (IS) militants near the besieged Syrian Kurdish border town of Kobane.A senior local official said IS had been pushed back towards the edge of the town as a result of the strikes and advances by the town’s

DHAKA: Hong Kong government has called off a meeting on Friday with student leaders of the pro-democracy movement.Chief Secretary Carrie Lam said it would be “impossible to have a constructive dialogue” after protest leaders called for an increase in efforts to occupy main protest

DHAKA: The Narendra Modi government of India, which believes itself to be efficient and hard working, received sharp criticism on Thursday from the Supreme Court which said it behaved like 'Kumbhakarna', the mythological character who loved sleeping for long periods. The court also