Iran, powers extend talks after missing nuclear deal deadline
Reuters, Vienna :Iran and six powers agreed to continue talking for four more months after failing to meet a July 20 deadline to reach a...
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US drone strike kills 8 in NW Pakistan
AP, Peshawar :Pakistani intelligence officials say a US drone has fired two missiles at a compound in a northwestern tribal region, killing eight militants.Two officials...
38 killed in China highway collision
Reuters, Beijing :At least 38 people were killed in a collision between a bus and a van carrying flammable liquids in southern China, state media...
ISIL killed 270 during Syrian gas field takeover
Reuters, Beirut :Militant group Islamic State killed 270 soldiers, guards and staff when they captured a Syrian gas field on Thursday in the bloodiest clashes...
Iraqi Christians flee after Isis issues ultimatum
BBC Online :Iraqi Christians are fleeing Mosul after Islamist militants threatened to kill them unless they converted to Islam or paid a “protection tax”.A statement...
Millions back Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar’s opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader Aung San SuuKyi from becoming...
Russia providing heavy weapons to Ukrainian rebels: Pentagon
PTI, Washington :The Pentagon has alleged that Russia continues to provide the separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine with heavy weapons and other military equipment, in...
Gaza conflict: Obama warns Israel amid rising death toll
US President Barack Obama has backed Israeli’s right to self-defence, but warned against escalation in Gaza. Speaking to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, he...
Govt conspiring to control SC judges: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the government is conspiring to enable parliament to impeach Supreme Court judges in a bid to infringe the judiciary’s independence...
Alleged criminal killed in ‘gunfight’ with DB in city
A suspected criminal was killed during a ‘gunfight’ with the Detective Branch (DB) personnel in the city’s Hatirjheel early Friday. The victim, identified as Gias...