DHAKA: The Israeli government has approved the release of another 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered deal for the resumption of peace talks.They will be the second round of prisoners to be freed since August.A statement from the Israeli prime minister`s office said the

DHAKA: Rail services across much of southern Britain have been cancelled for the morning rush hour as a storm continues to batter parts of England and Wales.Motorists planning to travel between South Wales and England have been warned the Severn crossings, the M4 and M48 will be closed in

DHAKA: A roadside bomb attack in Ghazni province, south of the Afghan capital Kabul, has killed ‘up to 17’ people on their way to a wedding, officials say.They said nearly all of the dead were women and children travelling in a minibus which was completely destroyed, reports the

DHAKA: A mother and her four young children, including a toddler, were killed in a late-night stabbing rampage at their home in New York City, and a man has been taken into custody, police said Sunday.Officers who arrived at the scene late Saturday found all five victims unconscious and

DHAKA: Sudan’s Dinka Ngok tribe has held a unilateral referendum to decide whether oil-rich Abyei, a district they inhabit and is under dispute between the Khartoum government and South Sudan, joins either of the two nations.Reports said on Sunday that the referendum results were

DHAKA: Millions of people in England and Wales have been warned to prepare for heavy rain and hurricane-force winds on Sunday night and Monday.Gusts of up to 80mph are predicted as the storm hits the South West then moves north and eastwards.There are fears of flooding, damage to

DHAKA: A French multiple sclerosis sufferer Sunday became the first disabled person to skydive over Mount Everest, successfully completing his landing before being taken to hospital as a precaution.‘I feel very happy. I am exhausted but very happy,’ Marc Kopp said from a hospital bed

DHAKA: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Iran is capable of converting low-grade uranium to weapons-grade within weeks.‘Iran is prepared to give up enriching uranium to 20 percent and therefore debate on this subject is unimportant,’ Netanyahu’s office

DHAKA: The BBC could face a cut in the TV licence fee or have to share it with other broadcasters unless it rebuilds public trust.A Tory minister has said, reports the BBC.Conservative party chairman Grant Shapps told the Sunday Telegraph the broadcaster must be ‘more transparent’ and

DHAKA: Teheran city officials have ordered the removal of some posters featuring anti-American slogans, a sign that Iran is seeking better relations with the United States as the two sides hold talks over its nuclear programme.A Teheran municipal official said some anti-American

DHAKA: Syria handed over a detailed plan to destroy its chemical stockpile on time, international watchdog OPCW said Sunday.‘On 24 October 2013, the Syrian Arab Republic submitted to the OPCW its formal initial declaration covering its chemical weapons programme,’ the watchdog said in

DHAKA: Ten cars rigged with explosives blew up in predominantly Shia Muslim areas in and around Baghdad on Sunday, and a suicide bomber attacked soldiers queuing up for their pay in northern Iraq, killing 49 people in total.There was no immediate claim of responsibility for any of the

DHAKA: As part of preparations to meet challenges from China and Pakistan, India is planning to lay 14 strategic railway lines close to borders with these two countries to help in easier and faster movement of troops.The railway lines are besides 73 roads being constructed along the Line

DHAKA: Ten car bombs exploded across Baghdad province early on Sunday, killing at least 37 people, police and medics said.Nine of the blasts hit predominantly Shia Muslim districts, with the deadliest attack in the town of Nahrawan, south of the capital, where two car bombs exploded in

DHAKA: Police in Saudi Arabia said that they have arrested 12 women for challenging the ban on driving.Five of the women drivers were apprehended in the capital Riyadh, five in the Eastern Province, three in Ahsa and two in Dammam, and two in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.The police said,

DHAKA: At least five people were killed and 24 injured when a series of blasts rocked Patna ahead of BJP’s Hunkar rally on Sunday.Bihar DGP GP Abhyanand has confirmed 8 explosions. Most of the blasts occurred in and around the Gandhi Maidan.People were seen rushing the injured to the

DHAKA: US president Barack Obama was personally informed of mobile phone tapping against German chancellor Angela Merkel, which may have begun as early as 2002.German media reported on Sunday, says The Straits Times.Bild am Sonntag newspaper quoted US intelligence sources as saying that

DHAKA: Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in south-east India that have killed dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages.As of Saturday, 39 people had died in flood-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

DHAKA: A senior Iranian official has denied reports the Islamic republic has temporarily stopped enriching uranium to the 20 percent level.The state news agency IRNA said on Saturday, gulfnews.com publishes this report on Sunday.‘Iran’s nuclear activities are unchanged and enriching

DHAKA: Former British foreign secretary Jack Straw has said he would step down as a member of parliament at the 2015 general election.Straw, 67, was foreign secretary under prime minister Tony Blair as Britain went to war in Iraq in 2003.The lawmaker for the Labour Party, now in