DHAKA: Ten people have been killed and 60 others injured in a stampede at a temple in Chitrakoot area — which falls in the northern Vindhya range of mountains spread over India’s Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.  Collector of Satna district has ordered a magisterial inquiry. Rope

DHAKA: A 6.9-magnitude quake struck southern Peru on Sunday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey reported Sunday.There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, said Mario Casareto, spokesman for Peru's fire agency. He said authorities were still surveying the region, including

DHAKA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 has shaken northern California, reports the US Geological Survey.The USGS said it struck at 03:20 local time (10:20 GMT) four miles north-west of American Canyon, at a depth of 6.7 miles.Dozens of people were injured in the Napa area, at least

DHAKA: Islamic State militants have withdrawn from areas north of the Syrian city of Homs and have retreated east after coming under attack from rival Islamist fighters. A monitoring group said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Islamic State (IS), an Al-Qaeda offshoot, has advanced

DHAKA: Iran said on Sunday it had shot down an Israeli spy drone that was heading for its Natanz nuclear enrichment site. Iranian media reported, says The Jerusalem Post. ‘The downed aircraft was of the stealth, radar-evasive type and it intended to penetrate the off-limits nuclear

DHAKA: India’s army clashed with militants in Indian Kashmir close to the disputed border between India and Pakistan, leaving one Indian soldier dead. An Indian military official said Sunday, reports The Straits Times. Soldiers encountered the militants, who had crossed the de facto

DHAKA: Iran on Sunday unveiled two new missiles and two new drones it said have been added to its arsenal, in a ceremony attended by president Hassan Rouhani.  The Ghadir (Mighty), with a range of 300km, is a ground-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile, the official IRNA news agency said,

DHAKA: Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian civilians on Sunday to leave immediately any site where militants are operating, one day after Israel took the Gaza war to a new level by flattening a 13-storey apartment tower. Israeli aircraft first fired a

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into whether it is ‘appropriate’ for the US military to sell battle-grade hardware to local police. A senior US official said on Saturday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Sunday. The order follows widespread

DHAKA: A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile on Saturday, officials said, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities or serious damage. The quake struck at 6.32pm about 108 kilometers north-west of the capital Santiago, at a depth of 35 kilometers, the US

DHAKA: Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) came up with a fresh demand on Saturday asking that Nawaz Sharif should resign for a month and during this period the inquiry into alleged poll rigging by a judicial commission is completed.Only minutes after talks between

DHAKA: Hamas is pushing a different tactic in its conflict with Israel, urging Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to go before the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli leaders for war crimes. The idea of pursuing an investigation into Israel by the international body

DHAKA: Libya's newly-elected parliament has condemned as terrorists the militia alliance which says it has captured Tripoli's international airport. It said the alliance was now a legitimate target for the armed forces. The alliance includes Islamists and fighters from the city of

DHAKA: Two suicide bombers in Iraq killed at least 17 people in apparent revenge attacks after a major assault on a Sunni mosque heightened sectarian tensions. In Baghdad, a bomber rammed a vehicle into an intelligence headquarters on Saturday, killing at least eight people, police and

DHAKA: German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday the standoff over Ukraine could be solved but only if control was tightened over the Ukraine-Russia border across which, the West alleges, Russia has been funneling arms to help a separatist rebellion. Merkel was visiting Kiev as a

DHAKA: More than 35,000 Nepalese made a bid Saturday to form the world’s largest ‘human national flag’ as they sought to set a new international record. As the country’s anthem played, participants held up crimson, blue and white coloured cardboard for 10 minutes on an open

DHAKA: A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into an intelligence headquarters in Baghdad Saturday, killing at least eight people. Police and medical sources said, reports TDS. The attack came a day after Shiite militiamen machinegunned 68 Sunni worshipers at a village mosque in Diyala

DHAKA: Hamas has signed a proposal for the Palestinians to apply to join the International Criminal Court at which legal action could be taken against Israel. A senior official of the Islamist movement said Saturday, reports The Straits Times. ‘Hamas signed the document which

DHAKA: Martial law will remain in effect after junta leader Prayuth Chan-ocha becomes prime minister, according to a spokesperson for the ruling National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). NCPO spokesman Sirichan Ngathong said Friday it was hoped that martial law would help the country

DHAKA: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said military operations will ‘intensify’ after an Israeli boy was killed by fire from Gaza. The four-year-old died in a mortar attack on a southern Israeli village near the Gaza border. Meanwhile Israeli air strikes have