Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has resigned after suffering a heavy defeat in a referendum over his plan to reform the constitution. In a late-night news conference, he said he took responsibility for the outcome. He said the No camp must now make clear proposals, reports the BBC.

John Key has announced that he will resign as prime minister of New Zealand, after eight years in the job. Called it “the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” an emotional Key said “I don’t know what I’ll do next”. Deputy PM Bill English is likely to take over until the

DHAKA: Three Bangladeshis among five persons were killed in a bus-truck collision in Rabat road of Dubai in United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday (December 4). Two other deceased are Indian, local media said. However, three more persons were injured in the accident. BDST: 2212

DHAKA: Austrians are voting in a re-run of a presidential election which pits far-right Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer against former Green Party head Alexander Van der Bellen. The vote last May was narrowly won by Van der Bellen, but the result was overturned by Austria’s

DHAKA: A sniper has shot dead a local council official and two journalists outside a restaurant in Imatra, a small Finnish town near the Russian border. Police confirmed a 23-year-old local man has been detained following what is thought to be a random attack, reports the UK-based the

DHAKA: Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is formally on plans to streamline parliament but is expected to be used by many as a

Italians are voting in a referendum which is being closely watched for further signs of anti-establishment sentiment in Europe. The vote, called by centre-left Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, is on plans to streamline parliament but is expected to be used by many as a chance to register

Cuban President Raul Castro has led final tributes to his brother Fidel at an event in the city of Santiago. Tens of thousands of Cubans attended the ceremony, as well as world leaders. Raul Castro vowed to honor the socialist principles and goals of the revolution led by Fidel, who

Dozens of people are feared dead after a fire broke out during a rave at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California. Authorities have confirmed nine deaths but say they are preparing for the death toll to rise as high as 40, reports the BBC. Oakland fire chief Teresa Deloche-Reed

DHAKA: An Indonesian police plane with 15 people on board has gone missing on a flight to the island of Batam, south of Singapore. The plane, which took off from Pangkal Pinang on the island of Bangka, is thought to have crashed on Saturday between the islands of Mensanak and Sebangka

DHAKA: Seventeen people were killed and others were trapped in an explosion at a mine in northern China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region Saturday. It was not immediately clear how many people were trapped, reports the CNN. The blast happened around noon at a mine operated by the

DHAKA: At least nine people have died in a fire during a club night near San Francisco, authorities say. The fire started at 23:30 local time on Friday (07:30 GMT Saturday) in Oakland, police told the BBC. The venue was hosting a concert by electronic group Golden Donna. The

DHAKA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has described as ‘encouraging’ his phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump, whom he said was understanding of his bloody war on drugs. ‘I could sense a good rapport, an animated President-elect Trump. And he was wishing me

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of Muslims are rallying in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, against the city’s Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who is accused of insulting the Quran. Protesters chanting, praying and carrying banners gathered at the National Monument in central Jakarta on

DHAKA: The bodies of 71 people killed in a plane crash in Colombia that devastated a Brazilian football team are being returned home, as the team’s home town prepares for a memorial service. More than 100,000 people are expected to turn out for a ceremony at the team’s stadium in

US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken directly with the president of Taiwan - breaking with US policy set in 1979 when formal relations were cut. Trump’s transition team said he and Tsai Ing-wen noted “close economic, political, and security ties” between the US and Taiwan

Europol has warned that militants from so-called Islamic State (IS) will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. The European police force says more foreign fighters will try to come back to Europe, and “several dozen” capable of attacks

The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel-powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade. The mayors of Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens say they are implementing the ban to improve air quality, reports the BBC. They say they

DHAKA: North Korea warned of “tougher countermeasures for self-defence” after the UN Security Council unanimously imposed its strongest-ever sanctions on Pyongyang. The country’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Thursday calling the UNSC’s move “another excess of

DHAKA: Fati Adamu has not seen three of her six children nor her husband since Boko Haram fighters attacked her hometown in northeast Nigeria in a hail of gunfire. Two years on, she is among thousands of refugees at the Bakassi camp in Maiduguri, the city worst hit by a seven-year-old