DHAKA: Saudi Arabia is ‘considering’ sanctions against the Netherlands after an anti-Islamic stunt by far-right politician Geert Wilders. The Dutch foreign ministry said on Saturday, reports gulfnews.com. In November, the anti-Islamic lawmaker printed stickers insulting Islam and

DHAKA: A no-fly zone has been imposed over Libya’s second city of Benghazi, the army has announced. The move follows clashes between a paramilitary force and Islamist militants which resulted in 43 deaths and more than 100 injuries, reports the BBC. There have also been regular

DHAKA: Swiss voters are taking part in a referendum on Sunday on whether to introduce what would be the highest minimum wage in the world. If approved, employers would have to pay workers a minimum 22 Swiss francs an hour. Supporters say the move is necessary for people to live a decent

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia has reported five new deaths from the MERS respiratory virus, bringing the death toll in the world’s worst-hit country to 168. In its latest tally, issued on Saturday, the health ministry said the total number of infections in the kingdom from the coronavirus since

DHAKA: Narendra Modi, who will be India’s next prime minister, is holding multiple discussions in Delhi Sunday as he plans government formation. He also met senior BJP leader LK Advani at the latter’s residence. Later in the day Modi is expected to meet BJP president Rajnath Singh

DHAKA: Rahul Gandhi, who led the Congress’ campaign for the 2014 elections, is looking for answers for the party’s worst-ever showing at the polls and office-bearers have been asked to identify the reasons for the wipeout. The feedback received from the state units was likely to be

DHAKA: At least nine Pakistani soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in the tribal area of North Waziristan, the military says.The improvised explosive device was placed on the roadside between the town of Miranshah in North Waziristan and the border with Afghanistan, a military

DHAKA: Some four people found dead inside tennis great James Blake's burning mansion had been shot, investigators said Thursday.Blake was not at the Florida home at the time of the blaze Wednesday and was leasing out the property, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Col. Donna Lusczynski told

DHAKA: Russia is poised to hold its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square amid a surge of patriotism kindled by its annexation of Crimea.A similar event marking the Soviet victory in World War Two will be held in the Crimean port of Sevastopol.Russian media reported that

DHAKA: Ukraine has reduced its water supplies to the Crimea peninsula, which was annexed by Russia last month. The region’s governor Sergei Aksyonov said on Saturday, The Straits Times publishes this report on Sunday. ‘Ukraine’s sabotage limiting the water supply to the republic

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama on Sunday said new international sanctions set to come into force against Russia would send a message that it must stop its ‘provocations’ in eastern Ukraine. ‘It is important for us to take further steps sending a message to Russia that this kind

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama on Sunday said new international sanctions set to come into force against Russia would send a message that it must stop its ‘provocations’ in eastern Ukraine. ‘It is important for us to take further steps sending a message to Russia that this kind

DHAKA: Two leading popes of the 20th Century, John Paul II and John XXIII, are to be declared saints at an unprecedented open-air ceremony in Rome on Sunday. A Mass co-celebrated by Pope Francis and his predecessor Benedict will be witnessed by one million pilgrims and a vast TV and

DHAKA: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake has struck 40 kilometres northwest of Port Alice at a depth of 22 kilometres, the Pacific Tsunami Information Centre reports.Authorities are still evaluating the risk of a local tsunami but have already determined a widespread destructive tsunami threat

DHAKA: Stakes are high for the Congress and the BJP and a number of other parties like AIADMK, DMK, NCP and Shiv Sena as 117 constituencies go to polls in yet another substantial round of polling in the Lok Sabha elections.Over 18 crore voters in 11 states and union territory of

DHAKA: Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have announced a reconciliation deal after a meeting in the Gaza Strip.They have agreed to begin negotiations to form a unity government within the coming weeks.It comes as peace talks between the Fatah party of Palestinian president

DHAKA: More than a week after a South Korean ferry carrying 476 people capsized and sank, North Korea finally voiced its condolences Wednesday for the victims of the disaster, including the many schoolchildren who died.The message was sent between the two Koreas’ Red Cross organisations

DHAKA: Pakistan said Wednesday it was ‘encouraged’ by comments from arch rival India’s election frontrunner Narendra Modi who stressed cooperation with foreign governments if he was elected prime minister.Hindu nationalist hardliner Modi and his opposition Bharatiya Janata Party

DHAKA: The US will deploy about 600 troops for training exercises in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to reassure NATO and regional allies adjacent to Russia.A pro-Russian activist walks in front a barricade set up outside the regional administrative building in the eastern Ukrainian

DHAKA: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday gave prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to submit her defence against allegations of abuse of power which could see her removed from office.The premier, who has faced a series of legal challenges to her tenure as well as