DHAKA: Two car bombs and roadside bombs exploded in commercial areas of Baghdad on Sunday killing at least 14 people.Iraqi police and medical sources said, reports The Jerusalem Post.The deadliest attack took place in northern Baghdad’s mainly Shia district of Shaab where two car bombs

DHAKA: Almost two thirds of Spaniards want their king to abdicate and hand the crown to his son, according to a poll released on Sunday, the monarch’s birthday, that also showed his popularity slumping to a record low.King Juan Carlos, who has been on the throne for 38 years, was once

DHAKA: Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will visit Holy Land sites in Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories in May, his first trip to the area as pontiff.Francis, who has made many appeals for peace in the Middle East since his election in March, announced the trip to

DHAKA: Several thousand people joined a rally in Myanmar’s main city on Sunday to call for the abolition of repressive laws and an end to politically related arrests.The crowd gathered for about two hours near Yangon City Hall, chanting slogans such as ‘Give citizens full rights!’

DHAKA: At least 11 people have died and many are still feared trapped under the debris of an under-construction building that collapsed in Indian state of Goa on Saturday.An FIR has been registered against the builder and the contractor, who the police say have gone missing.According to

DHAKA: The United States on Sunday appeared for the first time to hold out the possibility that Iran might play a role on the sidelines of a Syria peace conference even if Teheran is not formally invited.Washington and Syrian opposition groups, have long had reservations about the

DHAKA: Egypt’s deputy prime minister and defence minister Abdul Fattah Al Sissi is expected to step down in the coming days to pave the way for his nomination in the upcoming presidential elections.Egyptian media reported, says gulfnews.com.Al Wafd newspaper reported that his exit will

DHAKA: North Korea slammed South Korea on Sunday for dismissing a peace overture by leader Kim Jong Un, accusing Seoul of ‘pouring cold water’ on its attempt to mend ties.During his New Year address last Wednesday, Kim hailed the execution last month of his once-powerful uncle, and

DHAKA: China investigated almost 37,000 officials suspected of corruption in more than 27,000 cases between January and November.China state media said on Sunday, reports The Straits Times.Out of the 27,236 cases, 12,824 resulted in ‘losses for the people’ involving a total of 5.51

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama is going to give his wife the birthday present that many parents can only dream of, time off, alone, without the children.The White House said on Saturday first lady Michelle Obama would stay in Hawaii, where the family has been on vacation for the last

DHAKA: Former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon was on Sunday still facing ‘imminent’ death.The Tel Aviv hospital where he is in critical condition said.Sharon’s ‘heart is holding out better than we thought, but he’s still in danger of imminent death’, Tel Hashomer hospital

DHAKA: A Saudi Arabian Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Muslim holy city Medina in the west of the kingdom on Sunday, injuring 29 people, an aviation authority spokesman said.The Saudia aircraft was travelling from the Iranian city of Mashhad with 315 passengers on board, General

DHAKA: Bracing for the big exercise, India’s Election Commission is all set to hold national Lok Sabha elections starting mid-April and spread it over at least five phases till early May.The much-awaited announcement for the polls is likely to be made by the end of February or early

DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry voiced confidence on Sunday the Iraqi government and tribes would be successful in their fight against Al-Qaeda, and said Washington was not considering sending troops back to Iraq.Sectarian and ethnic tensions have risen in Iraq since the US

DHAKA: A lawyer representing Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf said on Sunday the retired general would not make a scheduled appearance at his treason trial on Monday because of an ongoing illness.The 70-year-old was rushed to a military hospital on Thursday after

DHAKA: Indonesian authorities have extended a danger zone around a rumbling volcano in the country`s west after it erupted more than 50 times, spewing blistering gas farther than expected.The eruptions on Saturday sent searing lava streaming out of Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province

DHAKA: Rescue teams Sunday continued to rummage through the debris of an under-construction five-storeyed building, which collapsed Saturday afternoon at Canacona, 80 km from Panaji, killing 14 onsite labourers.Police said a portion of the building, Ruby Residency, located in the Chawdi

DHAKA: Parts of the US are braced for potentially record-breaking low temperatures as an Arctic chill brings more freezing weather.A winter storm has already blanketed areas of Canada and the north-eastern US with up to 2ft (60 cm) of snow.It has been blamed for 16 deaths and the

DHAKA: The US has dismissed as a hoax a video purportedly showing CCTV footage of senior Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade’s strip search after her arrest, saying it is a ‘dangerous and provocative fabrication’.‘This video, which we are aware of, is absolutely not footage of Ms

DHAKA: The Russian authorities are to set up a special zone for protest rallies at the Sochi Winter Olympics, where security will be tight.A special security regime will be in place in and around the southern city from 7 January until 21 March.The authorities announced last year that a