Washington/IBNS: Nineteen bodies with no survivors have been recovered from the Potomac River of Washington DC after a passenger jet and US Army chopper crashed into the waterbody following a midair collision on Wednesday, media reports said.
Washington DC/IBNS: US president Donald Trump has said the midair collision between American jet and Army chopper "should have been prevented" amid the ongoing efforts to rescue the people who were onboard.
Washington D.C./IBNS: An American Airlines Flight carrying 64 people collided with an Army chopper with three soldiers onboard midair near the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and both crashed into the Potomac River of Washington D.C. on Wednesday, media reports said.
Washington D.C./IBNS: An American Airlines Flight carrying 60 passengers collided with the Army chopper midair near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, media reports said.
Human Rights Watch has said groups promoting extremist Islam are attacking minorities, particularly those from Hindu and Ahmadiyya communities, in Bangladesh, a nation which witnessed a massive political change last year after former PM Sheikh Hasina -led government toppled on August 5 amid severe protests against her regime.
The Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the Clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history.
The United States has temporarily suspended foreign assistance to Pakistan for re-evaluation following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump whose inauguration took place on January 20, media reports said.
Ousted ex-PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League has announced a series of political programmes, including a general strike and blockade, across Bangladesh next month, demanding the removal of Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus-led interim government over alleged 'oppressed misrule'.
A plus-sized US rapper has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against ride-share company Lyft after the driver allegedly refused to give her a ride in the vehicle for her size.
The United States has officially notified the Secretary-General of its withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, effective 27 January 2026, UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.
Jerusalem/IBNS: US President Donald Trump has invited Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House on Feb 4, the Israeli premier's office said on Tuesday.
US President Donald Trump has jokingly asked his Republican members of Congress whether he could once again run for the presidency in 2028.
The White House has unveiled the first official portrait of US First Lady Melania Trump.
A pregnant woman was beaten to death in the course of exorcism in Pakistan's Malkani Sharif town, media reports said.
US President Donald Trump on Monday said he will sign an executive order to start building an Iron Dome which is used by Israel for its defence.
Israel has confirmed that eight of the remaining 26 hostages, who are scheduled to be released by Hamas in the ongoing phase of the Gaza truce, are dead, media reports said.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence (MND) has detected 28 Chinese aircraft and eight naval vessels around its region as of 6 am on Saturday.
A Pakistani court has sentenced four individuals to death and fined them $16,000 on 'blasphemy' charges.
South Korean prosecutors indicted detained President Yoon Suk Yeol on charges of leading an insurrection with his short-lived imposition of martial law that plunged the nation into a political crisis.
At least six people died and 38 others, including women and children, were injured after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker exploded in Pakistan’s Multan region on Sunday, media reports said.
Washington/IBNS: Columbia has agreed to accept the deportation of its nationals who had migrated to the United States soon after the White House threatened to impose tariffs and sanctions on Bogota, media reports said.
The US government has decided to halt all aid to Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh, days after President Donald Trump took charge of the country.
Top UN officials in Lebanon are calling for compliance with the ongoing ceasefire after reports that Israeli forces killed 15 people, including a Lebanese soldier, along the buffer zone with Israel, which Israel was due to withdraw from on Sunday under the agreement.
Israel on Sunday said Hamas will release six hostages in two batches this week which will also include civilian Arbel Yehud and soldier Agam Berger.
A roadside explosion in Pakistan's Khuzdar area has left at least one person dead, media reports said.
The heir to a Welsh pie company fortune valued at $292 million has been sentenced to life imprisonment over the murder of his 'best friend' in Cardiff city.
The US Senate voted on Saturday to confirm the appointment of Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary.
The US Senate voted on Saturday to confirm the appointment of Kristi Noem as President Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary.
Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four hostages held by Hamas group members since the October 7, 2023 attack which left the world shocked.
Bangladesh's interim government's key adviser Mahfuj Alam has said former PM Sheikh Hasina's Awami League will not be allowed to participate in the general elections.
