DHAKA: The Islamic State beheaded 15 of its own fighters Thursday (November 22) due to infighting in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar, reports Fox News. The fighters were executed in the Surkh Ab bazaar of Achin district along the country's border with Pakistan after

DHAKA: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Myanmar's military action against the minority Muslim Rohingya population constitutes ethnic cleansing, reports BBC. He said the Rohingya had suffered "horrendous atrocities" and as a result the US was considering targeted sanctions

DHAKA: Bangladesh and Myanmar has begun the much-awaited talks to find a way out in repatriating the Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to their home in Myanmar. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is expected to be signed between the both countries to launch the process of

DHAKA: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has resigned, bringing an end to 37 years of rule and sparking jubilant celebrations in the nation's streets, reports BBC. A letter from Mugabe read out by the speaker of parliament said the decision was voluntary and he had made it to allow

DHAKA: At least 50 people were killed in a suicide bombing on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, reports Sky News. The teenage bomber detonated his explosives early on Tuesday (November 21) in Adamawa state as people were arriving for morning prayers. Police spokesman Othman Abubakar

DHAKA: Amnesty International on Tuesday (November 21) said the Rohingya people in Myanmar are victim of a heinous system in their country resulted from state-sponsored and institutionalized discrimination that is tantamount to ‘apartheid’.  Amnesty observes that the root of the

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite mounting calls for him to stand down now. In a 30-minute national address on live television, Mugabe offered no concessions to his critics, the tens of thousands who marched calling for his

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was dismissed as leader of that country’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday (November 19) in a move to force a peaceful end to his 37 years in power following a de facto military coup. It has been reported that Mugabe was replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa,

DHAKA: Nineteen people were killed and eight others injured in a house fire in Beijing's southern Daxing District, reports China Daily quoting local authorities. The fire extinguished at around 9:00pm Saturday (November 18). The injured were rescued and taken to hospital for

DHAKA: Signals have been detected that are thought to have come from an Argentine submarine that went missing with 44 crew on board, reports BBC quoting officials. The defence ministry is now trying to trace the location of the seven failed satellite calls received on Saturday

DHAKA: Argentina’s navy has launched a huge search-and-rescue operation for a military submarine with 44 crew members that has been missing off the coast of Patagonia for more than two days, reports The Guardian. The last radio contact with the San Juan submarine was on Wednesday

DHAKA: Regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party have joined growing calls for President Robert Mugabe to resign, reports BBC. The move comes ahead of a protest march to be held in the capital Harare on Saturday (November 18), fully supported by the country's

DHAKA: Regional branches of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party have joined growing calls for President Robert Mugabe to resign, reports BBC. The move comes ahead of a protest march to be held in the capital Harare on Saturday (November 18), fully supported by the country's

DHAKA: Saudi monarch King Salman is set to step down and announce his son Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman as his successor next week, reports Express Tribune. The 81-year-old king will continue as a ceremonial figurehead, handing over official leadership of the country to his son —

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country's army took over on Wednesday (Nov 15). He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare, reports the BBC. Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its move

DHAKA: Notorious Sicilian Mafia boss Salvatore "Toto" Riina has died from cancer, reports BBC quoting Italian media. Riina, 87, former boss of the feared Cosa Nostra, was jailed in 1993. He was serving 26 life sentences and is believed to have ordered more than 150 murders. Riina

DHAKA: Flash floods caused by heavy overnight rain have killed at least 15 people and caused destruction in central Greece, reports BBC. The industrial towns of Mandra, Nea Peramos and Megara, west of the capital Athens, were the most affected. Many of the dead were elderly people

DHAKA: At least 18 persons were killed and 29 others injured as four suicide bombers attacked a crowded suburb of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, reports Premium Times Nigeria. Deafening blasts were heard echoing over the Maiduguri metropolis late in the evening of Wednesday

DHAKA: Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been removed from power and detained after the military seized control of Zimbabwe, reports Daily Star-UK. The ruling ZANU PDF Party confirmed former Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa will now take power. A statement reads: “Last night the

DHAKA: Zimbabwe's military denied that the army was carrying out a coup against President Robert Mugabe's government and said the leader and his family were "safe and sound and their safety is guaranteed". Meanwhile, the military has seized state TV and blocked off access to