KOLKATA: Police arrested two members of militant outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), in connection with the Burdwan blast in West Bengal last year.Acting on tip off, they were rounded up from Shipahijala district of Tripura in India Thursday midnight.Of the arrestees, one was

DHAKA: Germany has unveiled plans to speed up the asylum process, after the governing coalition resolved a rift on the issue.Chancellor Angela Merkel said they would create up to five special centres for asylum-seekers deemed to have little chance of staying, reports the BBC.Merkel's

DHAKA: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has declared that her party has the momentum for victory in Sunday’s elections, but warned against ‘ongoing fraudulent actions’ that could disrupt the electoral process.At a press conference on Thursday ahead of the November 8

DHAKA: Harjit Sajjan, a former police officer and veteran of three military deployments to Afghanistan, was named Canada’s new minister of defense on Wednesday, bringing first-hand expertise to one of the country’s top cabinet positions.‘It's an honour to serve in cabinet as

DHAKA: A major rescue operation is under way to save dozens of people thought to be trapped in rubble after a factory collapsed in Lahore, Pakistan.At least 17 people died when the factory, which was under construction, collapsed on Wednesday, reports the BBC.Cranes and bulldozers are

DHAKA: The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation.They shared their opinions on the Syria crisis in light of ministerial meetings in Vienna last week.Both sides confirmed they were willing to

DHAKA: Maldives President Abdulla Yameen declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, giving sweeping powers to security forces to arrest suspects ahead of a major anti-government protest rally.His spokesman said, reports Bangkok Post.‘(The) Maldives declares state of emergency for a

DHAKA: A plane has crash-landed near South Sudan’s airport shortly after taking off. Conflicting reports suggest that up to 40 people have been killed on board and on the ground.The crashed plane may have had about 20 crew and passengers, two of which survived, according to the South

DHAKA: A car bomb targeting a policeman’s club in the Egyptian city of El Arish killed six people and wounded 10 on Wednesday.Egypt security sources said, reports The Jerusalem Post.Islamic State’s Egypt affiliate, Sinai Province, claimed responsibility for the attack, which it

DHAKA: Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy to Syria, will hold talks with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, as diplomatic efforts gather fresh momentum in the wake of Vienna talks on Friday.‘The main subject will be the political process in Syria and starting a genuine

DHAKA: China president Xi Jinping (left) will discuss cross-strait issues with his Taiwanese counterpart Ma Ying-jeou.The presidents of Taiwan and China will stage a historic summit in Singapore on Saturday to discuss cross-strait issues, reports the stuff.co.nzIt will be the first ever

DHAKA: Astronomers from NASA have confirmed that the world will be in complete darkness from Sunday, November 15 to Monday, November 30. The darkness will occur from 3:00 AM on the 15th and will end at 4:45 PM on the 30th.The cause is an astronomical event between Venus and Jupiter.

DHAKA: A packed bus, with passengers also traveling on its roof, has plunged over a cliff and killed at least 30 people in central Nepal.Officials have said, reports Al Jazeera.Police said they were investigating the accident which occurred on Tuesday about 80km northwest of the capital,

DHAKA: Turkish police detained at least 35 people as part of a probe into alleged supporters of a US-based cleric who is accused of a plot against the Turkish president.Local media reported, says Al Jazeera.Police raided several addresses on Tuesday in the western coastal city of Izmir

DHAKA: President Barack Obama has said the US is not putting its troops on the front lines in Syria to fight the Islamic State (IS) of Iraq and Syria, despite his decision to deploy special operations troops on the ground.In his first comments since the deployment was announced on Friday,

DHAKA: Pakistani forces have killed two Indian soldiers in firing along the de facto border that divides Kashmir between the two countries, India’s army said.Quoting an army officer the BBC reported the incident happened in the Gurez area of Bandipora district on Monday evening.India

DHAKA: Islamist militant group Boko Haram has released photos apparently showing a rocket-making factory in north-eastern Nigeria.The group has used rocket-propelled grenades in the past and many Nigerians have been asking where the weapons have been coming from, reports the BBC.The

DHAKA: A rare tropical cyclone has hit the remote Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least one person before heading towards the Yemeni mainland.Many residents took shelter in schools and caves as the storm, named Chapala, brought hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves to

DHAKA: More than 218,000 refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in October - a monthly record and nearly the same number as in the whole of 2014.The United Nations said, reports Al Jazeera.‘Last month was a record month for arrivals,’ UN refugee agency spokesman Adrian

DHAKA: Iran has begun decommissioning uranium enrichment centrifuges under the terms of the nuclear deal struck with six world powers in July.Tehran’s nuclear chief was quoted as saying on Monday during a visit to Tokyo, reports The Jerusalem Post.‘We have started the preliminary