DHAKA: The Saudi authorities began on Monday a clampdown on illegal immigrants after the end of an amnesty that gave overstayers and workers a grace period to leave or legalise their status.Police patrols will be searching for illegally staying foreigners and those who help them, interior

DHAKA: An Egyptian court has adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohammad Mursi over his alleged involvement in the death of protesters during his year in power.Mursi, in his first public appearance since the army deposed him in July, rejected the proceedings and told the

DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry said on Monday the US relationship with Saudi Arabia should stay ‘on track’, as he visited the oil-rich kingdom to ease tensions over Syria and Iran.‘Right now we have some very important things to talk about to make certain the Saudi-US

DHAKA: Thousands of protesters marched through Bangkok on Monday, seeking to raise pressure on the Thai government over its controversial political amnesty bill.The opposition, which organised the demonstration, fears that the legislation could allow fugitive former prime minister Thaksin

DHAKA: A Pakistan court on Monday granted bail to former military ruler Pervez Musharraf over a deadly raid on a radical mosque, bringing closer his possible release after more than six months of house arrest.The ruling by an Islamabad district court means Musharraf is on bail in all the

RIYADH: The special seven-month grace period to correct labor and residency status of foreigners in  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), announced by King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud, ended on Sunday and an all-out security inspection campaign is set to start on Monday.Earlier, the Saudi

DHAKA: At least six persons were killed and seven others critically injured in a suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants attack on a group of people gambling on the occasion of Diwali in Assam`s Goalpara district on late Sunday night.The armed insurgents swooped on the

DHAKA: South Korea`s president has highlighted a deep rift with Japan, as the region struggles to rein in North Korea`s growing nuclear capability.President Park Geun-hye told the BBC she saw no point in a summit with the Japanese leader unless the country apologised for war-time

DHAKA: In the Cairo suburb of Maadi on Friday, a few hundred protesters chanted against Egyptian military rule, many with their hands in the air.They gave the now famous Rabaa four-finger gesture, in reference to Rabaa al-Adawiya Square, where the army cracked down on supporters of former

DHAKA: At least six people died as an overcrowded ferry sank near the tourist resort of Pattaya in eastern Thailand.The dead included three Thais, two Russians and a Chinese, police said, adding that 15 people were seriously injured, including a Russian boy.The rest of the passengers were

DHAKA: An airplane has crashed in Bolivia`s northern Amazon region, killing at least eight of the 18 people on board.The pilot and the co-pilot have survived but are in a serious condition.The turboprop plane caught fire as it landed at around 16:00 local time (20:00 GMT) in the remote

DHAKA: Egypt`s ousted former President Mohammed Morsi is due to stand trial on Monday (November 4), along with 14 other senior Muslim Brotherhood figures.They are charged with inciting the killing of protesters during clashes outside the presidential palace last December.Security services

DHAKA: US security services shared data collected through eavesdropping with Jerusalem and secretly tracked Israeli military actions.The NSA documents leaked to the Guardian by whistleblower Edward Snowden and published in The New York Times revealed, says The Voice of Russia.The

DHAKA: Australia and the United States mounted a joint surveillance operation on Indonesia during the 2007 United Nations climate change conference in Bali, a report said on Sunday.The Guardian newspaper’s Australian edition cited a document from US whistleblower Edward Snowden showing

DHAKA: At least 24 people died during a stampede at an overcrowded church gathering in eastern Nigeria.The Red Cross said on Sunday, reports The Jerusalem Post.Nineteen women were amongst the dead at the stampede in the Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Uke, Anambra state on Saturday, where

DHAKA: A rare solar eclipse allowing a view of the Sun that is totally or partially blocked out by the Moon is under way.It was first visible in the southern United States, and is moving east. The best view of the total eclipse on land will be in Gabon at about 13:50 GMT, reports the

DHAKA: US state secretary John Kerry said his country is committed to working with Egypt’s interim rulers, on his first visit to Cairo since the military ousted president Mohamed Mursi.‘We are committed to work and we will continue our cooperation with the interim government,’ Kerry

DHAKA: Israel will build a security fence on the border with Jordan, a report said on Sunday, enraging Palestinians ahead of talks with US state secretary John Kerry.Israel has long stated that it seeks to retain a long-term military presence along the Jordan Valley, which the

DHAKA: Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf allies are moving to independently provide military support to Syrian rebels amid what they see as a failure of US leadership in the region.The Washington Post reported on Saturday, citing senior gulf officials, The Jerusalem Post publishes this

DHAKA: Inspectors will not check private homes to look for foreigners staying illegally in Saudi Arabia, the labour ministry has said.According to an official statement, only companies and establishments registered for commercial activities will be inspected in the campaigns to be