DHAKA: US President-elect Donald Trump has urged Israel to "stay strong" until he assumes office next month. In comments referring to last week's UN Security Council vote which criticized Israeli settlement building on occupied land, he complained Israel had been treated with

DHAKA: China is aiming to own the race for space in the next decade. China's ambitious and fast-growing space program is targeting a landing on the dark side of the moon by 2018, and reaching Mars before the end of the decade, reports CNN. The country's space agency held a

DHAKA: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, where he offered “sincere and everlasting condolences” to the victims of Japan's attack on the base 75 years ago. “We must never repeat the horrors of war again, this is the solemn vow

Over 40 people have been injured after 15 coaches of the Sealdah-Ajmer Express derailed near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh in India Wednesday morning (December 28). Eight of the passengers brought out of the wrecked coaches are believed to be in a critical state, confirmed senior police

DHAKA: A high-profile North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea has told the BBC that he has no regrets. Thae Yong-ho was Pyongyang's deputy ambassador to London before he defected in the summer. He and his family are now under the South Korean government's

DHAKA: The flight data recorder of the Russian military airliner which crashed in the Black Sea on Sunday has been recovered and brought to Moscow. The Tu-154 jet came down with the loss of all 92 passengers and crew. At least 12 bodies have been recovered so far. It was carrying

DHAKA: At least 18 people died and seven other fell unconscious after consuming toxic liquor in Toba Tek Singh district of Punjab on Monday (December 26). The affected people belonged to Christian community and they had consumed liquor in revelry, enjoying the Christmas eve, DawnNews

DHAKA: Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has visited several memorials in Hawaii, ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941. Abe will be accompanied by US President Barack Obama, making the visit the first by the leaders of both countries since the

DHAKA: India successfully tested its most powerful nuclear-capable missile on Monday (December 26), according to the country's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and Defense Ministry. The Defense Ministry said that the test showed the increasing strength of the

DHAKA: Powerful typhoon Nock-Ten is continuing to batter the Philippines, as it heads towards the area around the heavily-populated capital Manila. Civil defence officials have been put on “red alert”, as the storm is due to hit the city later on Monday. The storm has weakened

DHAKA: At least 14 civilians have been killed and several others wounded in a series of barrel-bomb attacks on rebel-held areas near Damascus, activists have told Al Jazeera. Syrian government air strikes targeted the town of Wadi Barada, northwest of the capital on Monday, injuring

DHAKA: A record amount of rainfall has led to the closure of Australia’s famous national park at Uluru. Waterfalls appeared all over the landmark, also known as Ayers Rock, at the heart of the park in central Australia. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) described the massive

DHAKA: India has successfully conducted a fourth test launch of its nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile. The Agni-V missile was launched from a site off the east coast on Monday (December 26). It has a range of more than 5,000km (3,100 miles), potentially bringing

Israel’s prime minister has summoned the US ambassador amid a growing row after the US eased the passage of a resolution against Israel at the UN. Benjamin Netanyahu, who is also foreign minister, took the unusual step of calling Dan Shapiro to his office, reports the BBC. It

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.7 off southern Chile has prompted a tsunami warning. It struck 225km (140 miles) south-west of Puerto Montt in southern Chile, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, reports the BBC. The quake's depth was about 15km (10

A Russian military plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea, Russia's defense ministry says. The plane disappeared from radar two minutes after taking off from Sochi at 05:25 (02:25 GMT), heading for Latakia in Syria. Debris and several bodies have been

DHAKA: A Russian military plane with 91 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea, media reports say. The plane disappeared from radar 20 minutes after taking off from Adler airport in the resort of Sochi at 05:20 (02:20 GMT), reports BBC. The defense ministry said the Tu-154

DHAKA: Donald Trump has announced that he plans to shut his charitable foundation, although an investigation into its practices continues. The US president-elect said he wanted to avoid “even the appearance” of any conflict of interest, reports BBC. New York's attorney

DHAKA: A Russian plane has disappeared from radar just minutes after take-off from the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russian media say. They are quoting a source at the emergency ministry as saying the missing aircraft is a Tu-154, reports BBC. Between 70 and 100 people are reported to

DHAKA: Pope Francis has said that the true meaning of Christmas is being drowned out by materialism. During a high-security Christmas Mass at the Vatican, the head of the Roman Catholic Church also denounced the continuing suffering of children, reports BBC. He mentioned those who