DHAKA: A man and a woman have been arrested in Nice in connection with the Bastille Day lorry attack. More than 80 people died when a Tunisian man, Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, ploughed the vehicle into celebrating crowds on Thursday evening. Earlier, France called up 12,000 police

DHAKA: An armed group has stormed a police station in Armenia's capital, Yerevan, taking hostages and calling for the release of political prisoners. The group released a video demanding opposition leader Jirair Sefilian and a number of others be freed. It called on Armenians to

DHAKA: A bloody coup attempt by a large number of soldiers, including high-ranking generals was quashed by the security forces on July 16 as hundreds of thousands of civilians hit the streets across the country against the rebel soldiers in a night that put a black mark on Turkish

DHAKA: Turkish President Recep Erdogan addressed a large crowd in Istanbul Saturday morning, as security personnel rounded up suspects after a chaotic coup attempt that sent tanks and demonstrators into the streets while aircraft battled overhead. ‘In Turkey the army is not governing

DHAKA: French President Francois Hollande is to lead crisis talks with his inner security cabinet following Thursday's attack in Nice that killed 84 people. Hollande, who said that the attack was a terrorist act, has already extended a state of emergency by three months. Earlier

DHAKA: At least 754 members of Turkish armed forces have been arrested for involvement in the coup, citing Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency. It quoted a Turkish official said that that 29 colonels and five generals had been removed from their posts. At least 60 people,

DHAKA: At least 60 people, most of them civilians, died in overnight clashes in Istanbul during coup attempt by a portion of Turkish Army. An official in Turkish President’s office confirmed the death toll.  Meanwhile, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to

DHAKA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has flown in to Istanbul, after an army group said it took over the country. He was seen surrounded by supporters, and said the coup attempt was an “act of treason” in a live TV speech, reports the BBC. The army group earlier

DHAKA: The death toll in the terror attack in the southern French city of Nice rose to 84. France prosecutor Francois Molins has spoken to the press. He said, “We deplore the death of 84 people,” reports the BBC. “202 were injured including 52 who are now in critical care -

DHAKA: Republican Presidential runner Donald Trump has chosen Indiana governor Mike Pence as his vice-president runner. The 57-year-old former congressman assumed the governor's office in 2013, reports abc7chicago.com. “He's not controversial,” said ABC7 Political

DHAKA: US President Barack Obama has urged police and black communities to come together in a town hall meeting on race and policing. He said that it should not be ‘us versus them’. Obama and ABC News held the forum amid an increase in racial tensions in the US in recent weeks.

DHAKA: A lorry has struck a crowd after Bastille Day celebrations in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 80 people and injuring dozens. Officials said it happened on the famous Promenade des Anglais after a firework display. The driver was shot dead and guns and grenades

DHAKA: A Kenyan police officer went on a shooting spree on Thursday (July 14), killing seven of his colleagues including a hostage response team member before the standoff ended in a shootout. A police report said the siege in Kapenguria began early on Thursday when the attacker,

DHAKA: President Francois Hollande has announced that France will not extend the state of emergency imposed after last year’s Islamist militant attacks in Paris in November beyond 26 July. The president said in his traditional Bastille Day interview that it would not make sense for

DHAKA: Paying more than three lakhs in cash for anything should be made illegal and holding more than 15 lakhs in cash at any point should be banned for individuals - two major recommendations that the government will now review as it tries to eliminate thousands of crores of black or

DHAKA: New UK PM Theresa May on Thursday brought some changes in the Conservative cabi9net after taking charge from David Cameron on Wednesday. Michael Gove has been sacked as justice secretary and replaced by Liz Truss as May forms her new government, in her first full day as UK PM,

DHAKA: The Philippines has said China should respect an international tribunal’s rejection of its claims in the South China Sea. In a statement, it said foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay would raise the issue at a major two-day Asia-Europe summit starting on Friday, attended

DHAKA: A Zimbabwean pastor who was temporarily detained after organizing a nationwide strike last week has called on people to keep protesting. Evan Mawarire told that people should stay at home as part of a campaign against corruption, economic mismanagement and unemployment. He

DHAKA: A Chinese businessman has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison in the US for hacking sensitive military information. Su Bin admitted collaborating with hackers in the Chinese military to steal data from US defense companies between 2008 and 2014. He was arrested in

DHAKA: New Prime Minister Theresa May will continue to form her new government later as she has started her first full day in Downing Street. Leading Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson said that he was ‘humbled’ having been named new foreign secretary, in one of May's first