DHAKA: A healthy British volunteer has become the first person to receive a new vaccine for the Ebola virus in a trial at the University of Oxford.The testing began on Wednesday as Britain announced it would increase aid to Sierra Leone to provide 700 treatment beds over the coming

DHAKA: The US House of Representatives has approved President Barack Obama's plan to train and arm the moderate Syrian opposition taking on Islamic State.The vote passed by a large majority in the Republican-controlled House and is expected to be adopted in the Senate.The endorsement

DHAKA: Australian police have carried out major anti-terror raids triggered by a call from a senior Islamic State militant for "demonstration killings", Prime Minister Tony Abbott says.The raids, involving at least 800 heavily-armed officers, took place in Brisbane and Sydney.Fifteen

RIYADH: Two Bangladeshis were killed in a fire at Solai area in Riyadh of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday midnight.The deceased were identified as Rabiul Ilsma, 33 and Iqbal Hoosain, 32, hailed from Comilla.Confirming the matter to banglanews, second secretary of Bangladesh Embassy in Riyadh

DHAKA: Haze shrouded the Republic on Wednesday, with the three-hour Pollutant Standards Index reading 102 at 8:00pm. A PSI reading over 100 refers to unhealthy air quality, while a reading of between 50 and 100 is moderate. The National Environment Agency (NEA) said in its daily haze

DHAKA: The people of Scotland will decide on Thursday whether to end a partnership with the rest of the United Kingdom that has lasted more than 300 years. Here is a guide to Scotland as the historic vote nears. What is Scotland? Scotland, with little more than 5 million people, is one

DHAKA: China president Xi Jinping has begun his first official visit to India, with a focus on improving trade ties and resolving the decades-old dispute over border areas. China is one of India’s top trading partners and the Asian neighbours are the world’s most populous countries.

DHAKA: The militant Islamic State (IS) group has released a video warning the United States that fighters await it in Iraq if president Barack Obama sends troops there, as he and his top general said may happen. The 52-second video entitled ‘Flames of War’ shows militants blowing up

DHAKA: Almost 50 people have been killed by Syrian government air strikes in an opposition-held town. Activists say, reports the BBC. Six children were among those who died as Talbiseh, in Homs province, was bombarded for two days, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. A

DHAKA: At least 67 South Africans were killed when a church hostel belonging to Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua collapsed in Lagos last week. South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has said, reports the BBC. It is not clear how many people died overall, as the previous death toll was

DHAKA: India prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday morning met his mother in Gandhinagar to seek her blessings and received calls from his president Pranab Mukherjee and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe. Modi, who turned 64, went to Gandhinagar, 23 km from Ahmedabad, alone in a normal

DHAKA: A magnitude-7.1 earthquake struck 40km northwest of the Pacific island of Guam on Wednesday.The United States Geological Survey said, reports The Straits Times.The quake struck at more than 160km deep, it said, after originally putting the magnitude at 6.9.The Pacific Tsunami

DHAKA: American ground troops could be deployed against Islamic State and the Levante (ISIL) fighters in Iraq, according to the most senior US military officer.General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US military's joint chiefs of staff, said on Tuesday he might recommend having US

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has called the West Africa Ebola outbreak "a threat to global security" as he announced a larger US role in fighting the virus."The world is looking to the United States," Mr Obama said, but added the outbreak required a "global response".The measures

DHAKA: Russian defense minister Sergei Shoigu said Tuesday that Russia needed to increase its military presence on the Crimea peninsula due to the crisis in Ukraine. News agencies reported, says TDS. ‘The deployment of proper and self-sufficient forces in the direction of Crimea is

DHAKA: More than $1bn is needed to fight the West Africa Ebola outbreak, a tenfold increase in the past month. The UN’s Ebola co-ordinator has said, reports the BBC. David Nabarro made the announcement as the World Health Organization (WHO) described the health crisis as

DHAKA: Pro-Russian rebels released dozens of captive Ukrainian troops Sunday as part of a ceasefire deal, CNN reports.  Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said in a Twitter post that 73 troops were released in Donetsk. But despite the ceasefire, violence continued to flare in the

DHAKA: Twelve Nigerian soldiers have been sentenced to death for mutiny and attempted murder after shots were fired at their commanding officer in the north-eastern city of Maiduguri in May, BBC reports.  The soldiers were angry after a convoy was ambushed on a road frequently targeted

DHAKA: At least three coalition soldiers died after a Taliban suicide car bomber rammed into a foreign military convoy in the Afghan capital Kabul. Nato says, reports the BBC. Another 16 civilians were injured, according to Afghan government sources. The blast took place in heavy

DHAKA: President Obama on Tuesday will announce an expansion of a $763 million US plan to help West Africa nations fight the spread of the Ebola virus, officials said. Adding to an existing project, the project calls for more doctors and health care providers, more portable hospitals