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Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush

India, Aug. 2 -- Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border... Read More


13 die in tourist plane crash over Peru's Nazca Lines

India, Aug. 2 -- A small tourist plane crashed on Saturday as it flew over the Nazca Lines archaeological site in southern Peru, killing 13 people, Peru's government said. Peru's Ministry of Transpor... Read More


Bomb carried by woman kills three, injures 21 near Moscow restaurant, authorities say

India, Aug. 2 -- A homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three people and injured at least 21 in an explosion near an upscale restaurant in central Moscow on Saturday evening, the authorities said. ... Read More


Iran threatens to strike other nations' energy fields if US launches fresh attacks

India, Aug. 2 -- Iran warned this weekend against any "adventurous action" by the US and said it would retaliate decisively if American forces follow through on President Donald Trump's threats of fre... Read More


Trump says he will hold off on fresh Iran attack in hope of quick deal

India, Aug. 2 -- US President Donald Trump said late on Saturday he would hold off on a fresh attack on Iran as long as a deal could be reached quickly to halt Iran's nuclear ambitions and reopen the ... Read More


When extremism finds sympathy and freedom finds fear

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The International Crimes Tribunal or ICT in Bangladesh has been a fairly controversial court from its beginning. But in recent days, the criticism has reached a higher level, as ... Read More


PM meets Bangladesh's top businessmen, industrialists on economic woess

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sat down with Bangladesh's leading businessmen and industrialists for four hours, as concerns over the state of the economy took centre stage in... Read More


Bangladesh set to join China-led AI bloc WAICO as observer

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Bangladesh is set to join the China-led World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), initially as an observer. The foreign ministry said in a statement posted... Read More


Tarique will decide on presidential candidate from BNP, says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Standing Committee has authorised Chairman Tarique Rahman to decide the party's pick to run for president. The dec... Read More


Key party leaders gather as BNP Standing Committee meeting begins

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The BNP has begun a meeting of its highest policymaking body as speculation grows over who will become Bangladesh's next president. The meeting of the National Standing Committe... Read More