As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew efforts to halt the conflict and avert a wider war.
Four Frontier Corps personnel died and 27 others were injured during an attack on a checkpoint in Upper South Waziristan district of Pakistan on Monday, media reports said.
Washington-based Sindhi Foundation will continue its campaign to ensure the freedom of Pakistani-enforced disappearance victim Priya Kumari.
Dhaka: A team of UN experts is scheduled to visit Bangladesh next week to investigate the deaths of protesters before and after Sheikh Hasina stepped down as prime minister last week, according to an announcement made on Thursday.
Tel Aviv/IBNS: A massive cyber attack targeted the Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks on Wednesday (Aug 14) amid ongoing tension in the Middle East, according to a report in the Saudi-affiliated Iran International.
A charity organisation which works for homeless people in New Zealand's Auckland has distributed candies filled with potentially lethal doses of methamphetamine in its food parcels.
The UN Secretary-General has welcomed efforts to restore calm and hold fresh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, urging the interim Government to be inclusive as the country moves towards restoring democratic rule.
Japanese PM Fumio Kishida will step down next month and will not run for re-election for a second term as the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party amid a series of political scandals that called for his resignation.
Breaking her silence for the first time since her government toppled which forced her to escape to India, former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday broke silence on the recent violence and said the act of sabotage in the name of movements led to the death of many innocent people.
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought justice and punishment for rioters in the country in her first remarks after fleeing Dhaka following days of massive protest over job quotas.
The Bangladesh National Hindu Grand Alliance, a religious organisation, has claimed the Hindu community faced attacks and threats in 278 locations across 48 districts across the South Asian nation since former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled amid violent protests, forcing her to escape to India.
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina, whose government toppled during the recent protests, has been named with six others in a murder case filed over the death of grocery shop owner Abu Sayeed in police firing in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on July 19.
The United States on Monday rejected claims that the government was involved in the recent protests in Bangladesh which led to the fall of the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government in the South Asian nation.
Former US President Donald Trump on Monday said his assassination attempt was 'not pleasant' while interacting with tech entrepreneur Elon Musk over his social media platform.
Dhaka/IBNS: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, who last week took oath as head of Bangladesh's interim government, has praised students who spearheaded protests to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Hit by sluggish domestic sales, new car sales in China dropped for second straight month in July, media reports said.
Away from Bangladesh, thousands of Canadians from different walks of life gathered in Toronto city to demonstrate against the recent violence against Hindu community members in the South Asian country after former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government was toppled amid protests that left over 400 people dead.
A large number of people demonstrated outside the White House in the US capital city of Washington on Friday against the recent attacks on Hindu community members in Bangladesh after the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government amid weeks of violent protests in the South Asian nation.
The US Embassy in Bangladesh on Monday issued a fresh advisory to its nationals to consider returning to the country amid the ongoing protests and demonstrations in the South Asian nation which even led to the fall of former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government last week.
The pilot of a helicopter, which crashed on the roof of a hotel in the Australian city of Cairns, has died, police said on Monday.
A statue that commemorated the liberation of Bangladesh has been destroyed by 'anti-India vandals', said Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
The global labour market outlook for young people has improved in the last four years, and the upward trend is expected to continue for two more, according to a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report.
At least one person died and 11 others were injured after a blast rocked Dasht-e-Barchi area in Afghanistan on Sunday.
The East Turkistan National Movement has appreciated the USA for the decision taken to ban goods produced with Uyghur forced labour.
A young Jewish man was stabbed in New York by an attacker who was shouting 'Free Palestine', media reports said.
Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina would have accused the US of the change in the recent regime in her country in her last speech which she was planning to deliver to the nation before her exit but could not do it since demonstrators entered her residence and she was forced to flee Dhaka last week.
Canadian singer Celine Dion has slammed former US President Donald Trump for using her song "My Heart Will Go On" from the iconic 1997 film 'Titanic' at his campaign event in Montana without getting her consent or endorsement.
Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh is still looking at uncertainty even as a caretaker government has been sworn in under the leadership of Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus amid reports of persecution of minority communities that continue to pour in.
At least three security personnel died and dozens of others were injured in a series of terrorist attacks on several security posts in Khyber district of Pakistan, media report said on Friday.
A large number of people assembled outside the United Nations headquarters in New York and demanded protection for Hindus and other minorities in Bangladesh where violent protests toppled the former PM Sheikh Hasina-led government and created a political vacuum last week.
