DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry is meeting Arab League leaders in Paris as part of a European tour to gather support for intervention in Syria.Earlier Kerry said the number of nations prepared to take military action was now in ‘double digits’, but the list has not been made

DHAKA: Two Egyptian soldiers were killed late on Saturday when an improvised explosive device detonated in a road in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid near the border with the Gaza Strip.Egypt security sources said, reports The Jerusalem Post.The Egyptian army launched an attack

DHAKA: Syrian rebels, including jihadists, have taken control of the historic Christian town of Maalula, north of Damascus.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog and a resident said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.‘Overnight, Syrian regime troops moved into the village,

DHAKA: The family of a student who died after being brutally gang-raped in New Delhi has called for the death penalty ahead of a court’s verdict on her alleged attackers.The court is expected to deliver its verdict on Tuesday after concluding a trial against four adults over the assault

DHAKA: British foreign secretary William Hague called on Sunday for a strong response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria, saying the issue went wider than the conflict in the Middle Eastern country.Hague said that although the British parliament had rejected joining military action

DHAKA: A passerby lured a runaway lion roaming an upmarket suburb of Kuwait into his car and then called the police for help, an incident that raised concerns about wild animals kept as pets in the wealthy Gulf Arab state.Pictures in Kuwaiti media showed the animal glaring out of the back

DHAKA: Hundreds of troops have been deployed to quell deadly riots and clashes between Hindus and Muslims sparked by the killing of three villagers who had objected when a young woman was being harassed in northern India.Police say the clashes in Kawal village left nine people dead,

DHAKA: Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh has endorsed Rahul Gandhi to lead the ruling Congress party, saying he would be ‘happy’ to work under the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.Dr Singh, who will turn 81 later this month, made the comment to reporters late Saturday while flying

DHAKA: The Pentagon is readying more intense and longer attacks on Syria than originally planned, set to last three days.The Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday, says The Straits Times.War planners now aim to unleash a heavy barrage of missile strikes to be followed swiftly by additional

DHAKA: Pope Francis called for reconciliation in Syria on Saturday as he led a mass peace vigil on St Peter’s square and millions of Catholics worldwide were joined by other faiths in a day of fasting and prayer.‘In beloved Syria, in the Middle East, in all the world, let us pray for

DHAKA: Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari is stepping down at the end of his five year term, becoming the first democratically elected president in the country’s history to complete his full tenure in office.His spokesman Farhatullah Babar says the presidency is holding a farewell

DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry has said the number of states ready to take military action against Syria’s government is in the ‘double digits’.Speaking in Paris, he said the world could not be ‘silent spectators to slaughter’ after Syria`s alleged use of chemical weapons

DHAKA: Iran Expediency Council Chairman Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the use of weapons of mass destruction, including chemical weapons, by any individual, group, or government is condemned and forbidden.He also denied the comments attributed to him accusing the Syrian

DHAKA: Hundreds of Syrian Christians gathered in Damascus on Saturday to pray for peace and protest against possible US military intervention, responding to a call by Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting.During a six-hour service at the al-Zeitouna Church, an ornate Roman Catholic

DHAKA: A Nato airstrike in the eastern Afghan province of Kunar has killed 15 people including nine civilians, Afghan officials say.But a Nato spokeswoman told the BBC that a precision attack killed 10 insurgents and that she had no reports of civilians dying.The Taliban frequently launch

DHAKA: The presidential elections in the Maldives will go to a second round after frontrunner Mohamed Nasheed failed to win an outright majority.Mohamed Nasheed obtained 45% but needed more than 50% to avoid a run-off against his rival, Abdulla Yameen, who got 25% of the vote.After

DHAKA: Cambodia`s ruling People`s Party (CPP) has been confirmed the winner of a general election which was marred by fraud allegations.The election commission said Prime Minister Hun Sen`s CPP won 68 seats, compared to 55 for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.The televised

DHAKA: Australia`s opposition has crushed the governing Labor party in a general election that has returned the Liberal-National coalition to power for the first time in six years.The coalition won 88 seats to Labor`s 57 in the 150-seat parliament.Liberal leader Tony Abbott, who will be

DHAKA: The US state department has said that it was ‘very concerned’ over a move by Bahrain forbid foreign diplomats to meet with political groups without government permission.‘We plan to meet with Bahraini officials in the coming days to raise our concerns and to seek further

DHAKA: The United States has extended for six months waivers on Iran sanctions to Japan and 10 countries of the European Union in exchange for their reduced petroleum purchases from the Islamic republic.US state secretary John Kerry said on Friday, reports The Jerusalem Post.The sanctions