DHAKA: A gunman killed four people in a remote Northern California community on Tuesday (November 14) morning, but a much bigger death toll was averted when the killer was unable to break into an elementary school, reports Chicago Tribune. The staff at tiny Rancho Tehama Elementary

The plague death toll shows no sign of slowing as official figures reveal 165 have now lost their lives in Madagascar's 'worst outbreak in 50 years'. Data shows a 15 per cent jump in fatalities over three days, with scientists concerned it has reached 'crisis' point

Myanmar will take back Rohingyas, who had fled into Bangladesh, after the two countries sign a memorandum of understanding, said Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to her fellow ASEAN leaders. Suu Kyi assured her fellow Southeast Asian leaders who are gathered in Manila that

DHAKA: At least 53 people were reportedly killed in air strikes on a rebel-held town in northern Syria, says BBC. A market was hit, with video on social media showing widespread destruction. Rubble covers the streets and panicked civilians are seen carrying away the injured.

The army general in charge of the Rakhine state in Myanmar where 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled has been replaced. Myanmar's army gave no reason as it moved Major General Maung Maung Soe from his role as head of Western Commands in Rakhine. Major General Aye Lwin said: "I

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake has shaken the northern border region between Iran and Iraq, killing at least 335 people and injuring thousands more. One Iranian aid agency said 70,000 people needed shelter after the quake, one of the largest this year. The majority of those who died

DHAKA: Bob Geldof will return his Freedom of the City of Dublin on Monday (November 13) in protest at the fact that Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi also holds the accolade. Bob Geldof said that he will return his Freedom of the City of Dublin in protest against Aung San Suu Kyi, who

DHAKA: At least 19 people drowned in India after a boat overloaded with tourists capsized in the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday evening (November 12). The accident took place near Vijaywada, about 275 km from Hyderabad, when the boat set off for Pavitra Sangamam at Ferry

DHAKA: More than 135 people were killed and at least 1000 people were injured in Iran following a powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake has rattled the northern border region between Iran and Iraq. The strong earthquake in the Iraqi city of Halabja, close to the Iraq-Iran border, was felt

DHAKA: A military helicopter crashed during a training exercise, killing all seven crew members on board, reports Mail Online, reports Mail Online citing a statement of Iraq's Defense Ministry. The statement said the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter crashed Sunday morning (November

DHAKA: Two weeks of thick toxic smog has disrupted normal life in parts of Pakistan, with flights cancelled, road accidents surging and nearly 15,000 people being hospitalized in and around Lahore, reports News 18. The thick blanket of grey air and pollutants has enveloped the eastern

DHAKA: Two weeks of thick toxic smog has disrupted normal life in parts of Pakistan, with flights cancelled, road accidents surging and nearly 15,000 people being hospitalized in and around Lahore, reports News 18. The thick blanket of grey air and pollutants has enveloped the eastern

DHAKA: President Donald Trump will not hold a formal meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Vietnam, but the two men are likely to bump into each other, reports NBC News. "There was never a meeting confirmed, and there will not be one that takes place due to scheduling

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump has said the US will no longer tolerate "chronic trade abuses", in a defiant address at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Vietnam, reports BBC. He said the US was prepared to work with Apec countries as long as they "abide by fair

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump has said the US will no longer tolerate "chronic trade abuses", in a defiant address at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) summit in Vietnam, reports BBC. He said the US was prepared to work with Apec countries as long as they "abide by fair

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia summoned more than 200 people for questioning as part of a burgeoning investigation encompassing up to $100 billion in corruption-related wrongdoing, reports The Guardian quoting officials. A statement issued Thursday (November 9) by the kingdom’s attorney

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia summoned more than 200 people for questioning as part of a burgeoning investigation encompassing up to $100 billion in corruption-related wrongdoing, reports The Guardian quoting officials. A statement issued Thursday (November 9) by the kingdom’s attorney

At least 26 people were killed and 47 others injured when a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Attock district of Pakistan’s Punjab province on Wednesday night, reports the Hindu quoting police. Zeeshan Afzal, an officer from Punjab Highway Patrolling Police, told Xinhua that the

DHAKA: Myanmar on Wednesday (November 8) hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could "seriously harm" efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh, reports Mail Online. On Monday (November 6), the top

DHAKA: US President Donald Trump has issued a blunt warning to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in an address to South Korea's parliament, reports BBC. "Do not underestimate us. Do not try us," he said, while also condemning the "dark fantasy" of life in the North. He