DHAKA: At least 16 people died after a US military flight crashed in a soybean filed in Leflore County in Mississippi Monday (July 10), reports USA Today. The US Marine Corps tweeted Monday that “a USMC KC-130 mishap occurred the evening of July 10. Further information will be

DHAKA: At least seven pilgrims returning from the remote Himalayan shrine of Amarnath in Kashmir of India were shot dead and several wounded as militants fired on their bus, reports Hindustan Times quoting Indian police Monday (July 10). All the victims were from Gujarat, the state

A major fire has broken out at a large building in Camden Lock Market in London, sending flames climbing high into the night sky. Eight fire engines, an aerial ladder and about 60 firefighters were initially sent to the area after the first emergency call just before midnight on

US President Donald Trump is to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, for the first time at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia's alleged meddling in the US election,

DHAKA: A fight between rival gangs in a prison in south-western Mexico has left at least 28 inmates dead, reports BBC quoting officials. The pre-dawn fight broke out in the maximum security wing of Las Cruces prison in the city of Acapulco. The victims were stabbed and beaten to

A deadly outbreak of dengue fever has ravaged the island nation of Sri Lanka, killing at least 227 people and infecting tens of thousands. Experts worry the death toll could yet increase, as the country's health infrastructure struggles to cope with the virus' rapid spread,

DHAKA: The US has said it will use its "considerable military forces" on North Korea "if we must", following long-range missile test Tuesday (July 4), reports BBC. US ambassador Nikki Haley said a new resolution will also be tabled against Pyongyang at the United Nations. She

DHAKA: South Korea and the United States on Wednesday (July 5) fired a "barrage of missiles" along the eastern coast of the Korean Peninsula, a day after North Korea's first successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test, reports Al Jazeera. North Korea said it carried

Dubai-based airlines, Emirates issued a statement on Wednesday (July 4) that the in-cabin ban on laptop and other devices on their flights was lifted with immediate effect, reports Khajeej Times. Passengers on flights from Dubai International Airport to the United States can carry

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from its western region, reports BBC quoting Japanese and South Korean authorities. The missile was launched at 09:40 local time (00:40 GMT), from Banghyon in North Pyongan Province, reported Yonhap news agency citing South Korea's

Eighteen people are believed to have died when their tour bus crashed and burst into flames on the A9 motorway in southern Germany, police say. The bus was in a collision with a lorry near Stammbach in north Bavaria, reports the BBC. Thirty people escaped the fire, two of whom are

Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours. The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the shutting down of the Al Jazeera news network, expired on

DHAKA: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau kicked off celebrations marking the country's 150th birthday in the capital city Ottawa as many citizens braved incessant rains to reach the main site, reports ABC News. An estimated 500,000 people were in Ottawa for the

Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of the UK's main opposition Labour Party, has called for a halt in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a ceasefire in Yemen, reports Aljazeera. Since the start of war in Yemen, the UK has approved arms export licences to Saudi Arabia worth $4.1bn, according to

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through central London to campaign against the Conservative government as part of a “Not One Day More” protest on Saturday (July 1), reports The Independent. More than 100,000 attended the rally, according to organising body the People’s

US President Donald Trump said that years of "strategic patience" with North Korea have failed and it is now time for a "determined response", reports BBC. "Together we are facing the threat of the reckless and brutal regime," Trump said at a press conference with South Korean

The Immigration Department of Malaysia will conduct a major operation at midnight to catch illegal immigrants as the E-Kad (enforcement card) registration deadline to end. Immigration director-general Datuk Seri Mustafar Ali made the announcement during an inspection on the final day

German lawmakers voted by a wide margin to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, a landmark decision which came just days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her longstanding opposition to a free vote on the issue. The bill gives homosexual couples in Germany the same rights as

People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump's controversial travel ban, reports BBC. It means people without close family or business relationships in the US could be denied visas and barred entry.

US-led coalition air strikes on a jail run by the Islamic State group in eastern Syria killed at least 57 people, reports The Telegraph quoting monitors on Tuesday (June 27). The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the air strike took place on early Monday (June 26),