DHAKA: A portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi has been removed by Oxford University, where she was previously awarded an honorary degree, amid criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis, reports BBC. Violence in Myanmar has seen more than 400,000 Rohingya Muslims flee to neighbouring

DHAKA: Tom Price, secretary of the United States Health and Human Services Department, resigned Friday (September 29), ending days of presidential criticism over the use of private airplanes, reports USA Today. Price "offered his resignation earlier today and the President accepted,"

The UN leadership in Myanmar tried to stop the Rohingya rights issue being raised with the government. One former UN official said the head of the UN in Myanmar (Burma) tried to prevent human rights advocates from visiting sensitive Rohingya areas, reports the BBC. More than 500,000

DHAKA: A stampede at a railway station in India’s Mumbai left 22 people dead and injured about 30, reports BBC. The incident at Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines, was triggered by overcrowding and heavy rain, they added. The injured were

DHAKA: Somalia's al Shabaab fighters attacked a military base outside the capital Mogadishu using car bombs and guns, killing 17 soldiers and taking control of the base and a nearby town, reports Al Jazeera. Residents and officials confirmed the attack on Friday (September 29), but

DHAKA: In the past four weeks over half a million Rohingya Muslims have been forced to flee Myanmar to escape an orchestrated campaign of violence described by the UN as "ethnic cleansing", report CNN. But it wasn't until Thursday (September 28) that the UN Security Council held

The United Nations says a planned visit to Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been cancelled by the authorities. The visit would have been the first by UN officials to the area since violence broke out on 25 August, reports the BBC. UN

DHAKA: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by US President Donald Trump that the site has always been against him, reports BBC. Earlier, the US president accused the social network of "collusion" on Twitter, branding it "anti-Trump". He made the same claim

DHAKA: International adult magazine 'Playboy' founder Hugh Hefner died at the age of 91, reports BBC. Playboy Enterprises Inc said he passed away peacefully at home, from natural causes. Hefner began publishing Playboy in 1953. It became the largest-selling men's

Massive refugee camps sprawl on open spaces and hillocks in Kutupalong - home to nearly 200,000 Rohingya people, more than half of them arriving in the past one month. Rohingya men, women, children and older people can be seen milling around, sharing the muddy and narrow streets with

Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was handed a five-year prison sentence in absentia on Wednesday (September 26) after the country's to court found her guilty of negligence in the management of a rice subsidy scheme. “The court found that the defendant is

Saudi Arabia is easing restrictions on women driving, finally allowing almost half its population to get behind the wheel. A royal decree has been issued that will allow women in the country to drive, the Saudi Foreign ministry said Tuesday on its official Twitter account, reports the

DHAKA: The United Nations asked Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the displaced Rohingyas majorly sheltered at the refugee camps in Bangladesh, reports Reuters. Aung San Suu Kyi should personally meet members of the Muslim Rohingya minority which is being subjected to

DHAKA: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck off northern Japan. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no risk of a tsunami, reports SBS. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the quake struck at 5:22am off Iwate prefecture at a depth of about 30 kilometres. It

DHAKA: The United Nations Security Council will meet Thursday (September 28) to discuss the violence in Myanmar and hear a briefing from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the crisis, diplomats say. The Economic Times reports that Britain, France, the United States and four other

DHAKA: Human Rights Watch, a New York-based international rights group, on Tuesday (September 26) accused Myanmar of committing crimes against humanity in its campaign against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. The Indian Express reports that the Human Rights Watch made the accusation

DHAKA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off Fiji on Tuesday (September 26), reports Reuters. However, there is no threat of a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said. The quake, at a depth of 104km, was south of the Fijian islands in

DHAKA: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter scale struck off Fiji on Tuesday (September 26), reports Reuters. However, there is no threat of a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre (PTWC) said. The quake, at a depth of 104km, was south of the Fijian islands in

DHAKA: A gunman opened fire at the Philippines Presidential Palace– home to the strongman leader Rodrigo Duterte, reports dailystar.co.uk. The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is reportedly investigating the incident that happened inside Malacañang Park – the official residence

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has called an election a year early and will dissolve parliament on Thursday. Abe said he was seeking a fresh mandate to overcome "a national crisis" amid rising threats from North Korea. His decision comes amid rebounding approval ratings